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Complete the identity card, with the help of this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin

Date and place of birth: …………………………………………………………………………………

Date and place of death: ……………………………………………………………………………….

Nationality: …………………………………….

Find 4 “jobs”: 1 = ………………………………. 2 = …………………………………

3 = ………………………………. 4 = …………………………………

Number of marriages: ………………………………..

Place where most of his films were made: ………………………………

/ Name in English: …………………………………………………………….
Name in French: ……………………………………………..
Description in English:
………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………
Description in French:
………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………

Find the English titles of these films:

1921 /
1925 /
1936 /
1940 /

Now go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Dictator

Film made in: (year) …………………….

Film director: ……………………. Producer: ………………………..

Screenplay by: ……………………… Composer: ………………………….

Actors: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Talkie or silent movie ? …………………………..

/ Similarities: (Making of the film)
1 = looks = ………………………………………………...
2 = date of birth = …………………………………………
3 = youth = ……………………………………………….. /

Chaplin stars in a double role (Cast and analysis):

1 = ………………………………….. 2 = ……………………………………..

Explain its importance: …………………………………………………………………………………

Historical facts: (Making of the film)

- When Chaplin started filming in S……………….. 19……. , were France and the USA at war with Germany ? ……………….

- When the film was released in 19……. in the USA, was the USA at war with Germany ? ……

- When the film was released in France in A……….. 19……. , was WW2 over ? ……………..

A few names (Cast and analysis):

Napaloni stands for N………………. + M……………………

Osterlich is almost the German word for A………. , country taken by Hitler in M……… 19……..

Now you can watch and listen to the speech at the end of the film:

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=5IvPIWzQcUY&feature=related or:

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechthegreatdictator.html

and here’s the text: http://www.vagabundia.net/dictator.html#Anchor-Text-55860

Is it a speech written by Chaplin or Hitler ? Justify