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5. Chaplin shouldn't have had any regrets. He make exactly the right movie for the time.

Wed Aug 16, 2017, 04:09 PM

Aug 2017

As a comedian, he should have known that one of the best ways to rob the power-mad of their power is to laugh at them.

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The Great Dictator: Charlie Chaplin Anti-Fascist Speech [View all] Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 OP

That film was brilliant. BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #1

One of my favorites The Blue Flower Aug 2017 #2

I love this scene. It never fails to move me. Aristus Aug 2017 #4