Charlie Chaplin - Complete Globe Scene - The Great Dictator

• The Great Dictator © Roy Export SAS.

[chazm.]

Man thinks he can control the world, but he ends up destroying it in the process...this scene was beautiful

[nschuehly]

This is, without a doubt, one of the greatest scenes in cinema.

[Vomaxx]

It's noteworthy that Chaplain, who first achieved fame in silent films, chose to revert to silence in what was probably his greatest and most important movie scene. This was genius!

[frankholt]

Its ironic that Chaplin and Hitler were born in the same year and month. One man grew up to give the world laughter and the other grew up only to give the world war and death.

[breezingby]

I love how his dance is so calm and lovely that you almost forget what a monster he really is
Then it pops and reminds you what would happen if someone like this ran the world

[sanmitrabhattacharyya]

This scene is just genius! 4 minutes of a dream sequence and then the balloon pops, he comes back to reality... this is pure gold!

[shantolion]

he was one of the only artists that dare say what a monster hitler and the nazis are. such a brave man he was..RIP Charlie

[jeremieyvars]

Hard to believe that this movie did not win a single Academy Award. Absolute nonsense.

[MyNeilNeil]

The world can only have only one Charlie Chaplin. Nearly 4 min of cinematic genius

[kyellowplush]

What is truly great about this celebrated scene is that it is accompanied by Wagner's narcissistic music about the warrior-saviour hero AND immediately followed by the other celebrated scene accompanied by Brahms's popular music based on Hungarian dance. Of course, Wagner versus Brahms was the main opposition in late nineteenth-century music.

[moviemania]

Great way of metaphorically showing Hitler and his imagination and his deeds....which went nowwhere...ultimately the bubble burst...speaks of the times when this masterpiece was released.

[aishwaryabg]

I watched this movie for the first time yesterday, it is such a brilliant piece of cinema, thoroughly entertaining. No wonder it's such a timeless classic!

[anima_x]

It’s amazing how this and the speech at the end of the film fit so well alongside some of the more overtly slapstick moments that which personified Chaplin’s legacy in film. This scene in particular is one of my most favorite he did alongside the tilting cabin in The Gold Rush; the emotional finale of The Kid, and the Little Tramp getting caught up in the gears in Modern Times.

Something about this scene balances so well with elements of satire, darkness, and a strange sense of beauty. It’s an excellent way of showing Hynkel as a power hungry and delusional monster who thinks the world is a plaything to him, yet Chaplin weaves this so well into the fabric of also showing this monster as one whose malevolence runs hand in hand with his rather silly ineptitude. Another small touch I like that reinforces the darkness behind Hynkel is how Chaplin lets out that sinister cackle before tossing the globe around, showing that even an inept monster can still very much be a dangerous one. Finally, the cherry on top, is the music and Chaplin’s choreography, as it showed he hadn’t lost a single step and was very much capable of moving with such grace as he was capable of tumbling around. Overall, a true testament to his abilities as a filmmaker and that though his career didn’t have much left in it (his wrongful exile being the reason), he was still a true master of his craft to the very end.

[AlexanderArsov]

Such triumph of writing, acting and directing, this marvellous scene! So much genius and brilliance in one man. It's hard to believe he really existed. Fortunately for the thankless posterity, he left plenty of evidence for his existence.

[JustDeeevin]

"Dictator of the world... a god"
"*GASP* nono, you musn't say it"

always makes me laugh

[vg-kfkg]

Great dialogue delivery ....by a hero of silent movie era.... Showing his greatness as an actor...

[janec]

I have watched that scene a gazillion times! But today it takes on a whole different meaning with what is going on in the world!
Genius forever!

[AnimatedTerror]

It’s amazing. It goes from serious to silly to oddly beautiful and then back to silly without killing the tone. You can see this maddened fascination grow in his mind without a word.

It’s incredible honestly knowing how poignant film has been since the beginning. There’s always been something to say or even something to get across without saying a thing.

[Mostopinionatedmanofalltime]

Chaplin had such graceful moves. He really was a great dancer in my opinion.

[Nuhanii]

03:33 Charlie gets ready for the explosion :)