The Great Dictator is the first talking film directed by Charlie Chaplin, a British film actor, director and screenwriter.
Using the background of World War II as an excuse, the film depicts a great dictator who brutally persecuted Jews and tried to rule the world. Chaplin obviously imitated the fascist leader Hitler in character modeling, and made a bitter satire on this character through his performance. This film was listed as "a film of great cultural, historical and artistic significance" by the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
19 18, the two armies fought fiercely in World War I. Dominic's latest weapon, the long-range gun, began to exert its power, but the clumsy Jewish barber shot the shells at his feet. He was ordered to stay in the trench and accidentally let the Grenade roll into his sleeve when throwing it.
The Jewish barber accidentally rescued an injured pilot, Shore, but when he and Shore fled by plane, the plane was shot down by the enemy. Although the Jewish barber was rescued, he lost his memory.
A few years later, Dominica rose again from the ruins of war and was ruled by a great dictator named Hingl. Under the double cross party emblem, Singh kept making remarks, denying democracy and freedom, and his aggressive ambition was exposed. Enthusiastic people clapped and cheered wildly, raised their right arms and shouted "Long live Hingl!" Soon after, egged on by propaganda minister Kabic, Hingl ordered the persecution of Jews.
The Jewish barber returned to the ghetto and resumed his old job. Several SS wrote "Jews" in white paint on the window of his shop. The barber dared to resist and cooperated with Hannah, the washerwoman, and beat the SS out of the water.
When more SS came to suppress the barber, the barber in critical condition was unexpectedly discovered by SS commander Shore. In return for saving his life, Sauer ordered that Jewish hairdressers should not be harassed in the future, which puzzled the barbers with amnesia.
In the presidential palace, Singh is preparing for the new world war day and night. He ordered the manufacture of the most powerful weapon in the world. Between work, he ran into the room next to the office like a gust of wind, stood on the model platform and asked the sculptor to make a statue for him.
But in less than five seconds, Hingl quickly returned to the office to meet the visitors, who were the inventors of various new weapons. The professor who invented the super bulletproof vest couldn't stand the blow of the pistol and immediately fell to the ground and died; The professor who invented the micro parachute jumped from the third floor and immediately fell to the ground and died.
Therefore, the potbellied Marshal Hailin was severely reprimanded. Propaganda Minister Kabic reported that people complained about long working hours, low wages and sawdust in bread. Hingl was furious and decided to immediately launch a war to attack Austria in order to divert the attention of domestic people, and ordered all workers who dared to strike to be shot.
After giving the order, Hingl felt very proud, ran to the window, grabbed the curtain, climbed up like a monkey, and brushed the floor down. Then, he gently lifted a big globe with one hand, threw it high and kicked it around overhead like a balloon. Suddenly, the globe exploded, and Zinger's dream of playing with the earth was shattered.
Under the planning of Kabic, the persecution of Jews escalated gradually. Shore was arrested for opposing anti-Semitic atrocities. The Jewish barber lost his backer and was madly countered by the SS he had fought with Hana.
The barber shop was burned down, and the barber hid on the roof of his neighbor Geacar's house and escaped the disaster. Then Geacar announced that Shor had escaped from prison and hid in his basement. That night, Shore summoned five Jews, including the barber, to secretly discuss the plan to blow up the presidential palace.
At the meeting, it was decided to give five people a snack, one of which was wrapped in silver coins. People who eat silver coins should sacrifice themselves for the freedom of the Jews. The unlucky barber was the first person to eat the silver coin. He swallowed it in fear, but in a hurry, he didn't find that three other people except Jakel had stolen all the snacks containing the silver coin for him one after another.
It turns out that there are silver coins at every point. When Geacar got the silver coin, he excitedly announced that he would sacrifice himself. The barber couldn't help burping, and the silver coins in his stomach jingled and poured out at once. Hannah then came out and announced that she had destroyed the lottery because she opposed this meaningless sabotage.
The SS discovered Shore's hiding place, and a big manhunt began. The Jewish barber wore Shore's luggage around his arm and neck, and he followed Shore to the roof. He is lucky. Although it is dangerous, he always saves the day.
On the verge of escaping from the net, he unfortunately ran into the arms of the SS. He was sent to a concentration camp with Shore. Geacar's family and Hana were lucky enough to escape from the jaws of death and go to Austria.
Hingl was finally ready to attack Odiru, but the news came that the dictator of neighboring Bactria, Na Palloni, had taken the lead and drove the army to the border of Odiru. Hingl flew into a rage and tore up Marshal Hailin's chest full of medals. Na Palloni called and asked to hold talks with Hingl on the occupation of Odiru. In order to show his strength, Singh decided to let Na Palloni come to Dominica for talks.
Brought Palloni's car into the station. But the disobedient locomotive can't stop on the red carpet, which makes Xinger lose his prestige before and after running. When reporters take pictures, the tall Na Palloni always blocks Hingl, so that he can't even get on the camera.
In Xinger's office, Na Palloni was originally designed to sit in a particularly short chair, but unexpectedly, Na Palloni sat on Xinger's desk, a head taller than Xinger. In the barber shop, Singh and Na Palloni rocked the barber chair almost to the ceiling in order to compare their height. Hing swung the chair over his head and immediately fell off.
While reviewing the army, Hingl's plane crashed and fell to the ground. At the dance, the fat woman in Palloni held Hingl like a chicken. During the negotiation, the two dictators bickered and fought, making smoke billowing and cakes and bread flying all over the sky.
In the end, Singh used Kabic's trick to deceive Na Palloni by making superficial concessions and secretly sending more troops.
When the war broke out, Shore and the Jewish barber escaped from the concentration camp. When they put on stolen SS uniforms and fled to the border, they met Hingl who was shooting wild ducks on the lake. With a gunshot, Singh was drowned by the recoil of the gun.
The SS chasing Sauer and the Jewish barber rushed to the scene, mistaking Hingl for a Jewish barber, while the Jewish barber was mistaken for Hingl at the border and was surrounded by senior generals to attend the grand Olympic ceremony. This is because these two people look exactly alike and others can't tell them apart.
Dominica's powerful army occupied the capital Odiru. The Jewish barber put the mistake on the podium of the celebration meeting. Facing the microphone, the barber calmly delivered a long speech to the world.
Jewish hairdressers condemn those who build hatred barriers around the world to satisfy their ugly desires, and call on people to connect the whole world with the inventions of modern science, so that all mankind can treat each other sincerely, help each other and live a free and beautiful life together.
The emotional voice of the Jewish barber reached Hana's farm. She fell on the farm ransacked by the SS and burst into tears. She heard the barber calling her, "Hannah, you!" " Did you hear that? I have no idea where you are now. Look at the sky! The dark clouds have cleared away! The sun is shining again ... "
Hannah stood up and looked up at the sky. She began to pray and firmly believed that a bright future would come.