Chaplin as a ludicrous dictator and his Jewish barber doppelganger. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Nineteen two-reel shorts make up Keaton¡s silent-film output over a three-year period during which he raised pratfalls to the level of art. Remastered but not restored, the film displays a picture quality that is the best ever for home video though showing the effects of time. In his first full-fledged talkie, Charlie Chaplin in Dictator takes on the dual role of a Fascist dictator and the Jewish barber who could be his twin. While often funny, Chaplin¡s caricature is mitigated by ensuing revelations of the extent of Hitler¡s evil. Both are musts for respective fans. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
