Chaplin's Napoleon and The Great Dictator

Featurette about the abandoned 1930's Napoleon film by Charlie Chaplin.
Visual essay by Chaplin archivist Cecilia Cenciarelli about Chaplin's interest in making a film about Napoleon and the various stages the project went through, before ultimately turning to The Great Dictator.
Copyright Criterion Collection, 2011.
For documental purpose only. No profit or copyright infringement intended.
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[@nerktwin]

Great video essay, of course it comes from the amazing Criterion. So glad there are people out there still preserving and teaching about the incredibly interesting sides of film history. Long live cinema, long live Chaplin!

[@jonsimpson9640]

fantastic!!! wonderful and insightful.

[@RockMusicBear]

Excellent docu, thank you so much!