Charlie Chaplin nails the Occupy Wall Street sentiments with this AMAZING SPEECH

[drokhole]

Run time: 04:04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8HdOHrc3OQ   Posted on YouTube: May 29, 2011 By YouTube Member: LinkTheCoward Views on YouTube: 21486   Posted on DU: November 01, 2011 By DU Member: drokhole Views on DU: 1408

 
WOW! Forgive me, this may be old, but I first heard it today. I'll let Mr. Chaplin do the rest of the talking.


You can hear it here without the music here:

Charlie Chaplin final speech in The Great Dictator

[Poll_Blind]

1. Every time this is posted, I always watch it in full. Because you can't hear it enough. nt

PB

[yurbud]

2. it's stunningly accurate. Too bad so little has changed.

[Uncle Joe]

3. An outstanding classic, Chaplin was ahead of his time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin

The Great Dictator (1940)

Charlie Chaplin in the film The Great DictatorChaplin's first talking picture, The Great Dictator (1940), was an act of defiance against Nazism. It was filmed and released in the United States one year before the U.S. entry into World War II. Chaplin played the role of "Adenoid Hynkel",<37> Dictator of Tomainia, modelled on German dictator Adolf Hitler, who was only four days his junior and sported a similar moustache. The film also showcased comedian Jack Oakie as "Benzino Napaloni", dictator of Bacteria, a jab at Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.<37>

Paulette Goddard filmed with Chaplin again, depicting a woman in the ghetto. The film was seen as an act of courage in the political environment of the time, both for its ridicule of Nazism, for the portrayal of overt Jewish characters, and the depiction of their persecution. In addition to Hynkel, Chaplin also played a look-alike Jewish barber persecuted by the regime. The barber physically resembled the Tramp character.<37>

At the conclusion, the two characters Chaplin portrayed swapped positions through a complex plot, and he dropped out of his comic character to address the audience directly in a speech<38> denouncing dictatorship, greed, hate, and intolerance, in favour of liberty and human brotherhood.

The film was nominated for Academy awards for Best Picture (producer), Best Original Screenplay (writer) and Best Actor.<39>

Thanks for the thread, drokhole.:thumbsup:

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

4. No need to apologize

It's a damn good movie. One of the best ever, and well worth multiple posts.

I highly recommend TMC's making-of documentary on the film as well.