The Great Dictator

PostED ON 17.10.2024

As part of the event “Chaplin the Eternal”, Lumière is screening The Great Dictator in a restored print. Are you familiar with this brilliant anti-Hitler satire? - Fanny Bellocq

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1 - What was Charlie Chaplin’s profession in the film?

A.    A cook
B.    A shoemaker
C.    A barber

2 - What is the name of the country where the story takes place?

A.    Genovia
B.    Tomania
C.    Morasia

3 - In the film, what is the name of the horrible dictator?

A.    Adenoid Hynkel
B.    Alfred Hückler
C.    Astolf Hipster

4 - What major historical event occurred at the start of filming in 1939?

A.    The Night of Broken Glass
B.    Germany invaded Poland
C.    The Auschwitz concentration camp opened

5 - For this film, Chaplin wrote the script, directed it, starred in it and?

A.    Produced it
B.    Was the cameraman
C.    Composed the music

6 - Un autre dictateur apparaît dans le film. De qui s’agit-il ?

A.    Joseph Staline
B.    Benito Mussolini
C.    Francisco Franco

SCREENING

The Great Dictator  by Charles Chaplin (1940, 2h06)

Pathé Bellecour Sat 19 7:15pm

SOLUTIONS : 1C - 2B - 3A - 4B - 5A ET C - 6B