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orangecrush

(29,043 posts) Wed Jan 28, 2026, 08:45 PM 5 hrs ago

The Dictator's Speech

Chills.

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The Dictator's Speech (Original Post) orangecrush 5 hrs ago OP

Thank you The Blue Flower 5 hrs ago #1

"Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people." dalton99a 4 hrs ago #2

Wow. Beautiful and timely. byronius 4 hrs ago #3

The Blue Flower

(6,382 posts)

1. Thank you

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Wed Jan 28, 2026, 09:13 PM

5 hrs ago

Love this. Chaplin was a prophet and a genius. The double-cross armband was a small but brilliant device that's just a tiny indication of the genius of this film. This is one of my all-time favorites.

dalton99a

(92,632 posts)

2. "Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people."

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Wed Jan 28, 2026, 09:29 PM

4 hrs ago

byronius

(7,930 posts)

3. Wow. Beautiful and timely.

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Wed Jan 28, 2026, 09:33 PM

4 hrs ago

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