“THE GREAT DICTATOR”
CHAPLIN’S FAMOUS COMEDY. The great and inimitable Charles Chaplin, who for a generation had maintained pre-eminence as the leading Comedian of the screen, returns to the screen in “The Great Dictator,” the master work upon which he bent his tireless energies for two years and the picture which is causing international repercussions. “The Great Dictator,” which will be shown at the State Theatre, commencing on Friday, June 13, is a film that stands alone as the shining achievement of a brilliant man. Chaplin has put all his artistry and craftsmanship into this picture. The theme Chaplin chooses springs from the dreams of millions the light-hearted ridiculing of the forces that oppress the average man of the workaday world. In order to achieve this, Chaplin selects as his central character the one personality alive in the world today who, more than any other human being, guides those forces of oppression against the innocent peoples of the world. Chaplin portrays “The Great Dictator" in the spirit of satire, comedy, and denunciation.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 June 1941, Page 8
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172“THE GREAT DICTATOR” Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 June 1941, Page 8
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