The Tramp and the Dictator

During the late 1930s, Charles Chaplin embarked on the creation of his first "talkie," The Great Dictator (1940), a project that paralleled striking similarities between Chaplin and Adolf Hitler. Rare color home movie footage, captured by Chaplin's brother Sydney, offers a unique glimpse into the production process of this iconic work. These previously unseen recordings were uncovered by Chaplin's daughter Victoria, hidden within an old suitcase in a basement. The raw material provides a fresh perspective on the development of Chaplin's classic satire, which began taking shape well before Hitler was widely recognized as a significant threat in the Western world.