The Tramp at War

Mon. Aug 25, 2014 at 8:00pm EDT
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Includes the following films:

The Bond

1918. USA. Directed by Charles Chaplin. With Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Sydney Chaplin, Henry Bergman. In this silent appeal to buy Liberty Bonds, Charlie Chaplin’s brother Syd is cast as the Kaiser, who he played again in Shoulder Arms. 10 min.

Shoulder Arms

1918. USA. Directed by Charles Chaplin. With Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Sydney Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Albert Austin. Charlie Chaplin’s classic rendition of life in the trenches was released just weeks before the armistice. Silent, with musical track. 35 min.

The Great Dictator (opening reels only)

1940. USA. Directed by Charles Chaplin. With Chaplin. Before his classic parody of Hitler, Chaplin created a similar protagonist in the German Army in the Great War. 16 min.

The Great War

1956. USA. Produced and written by Henry Salomon. Documentary made for NBC’s Project 20 series. 52 min.

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The Museum of Modern Art Theater 2 11 West 53 Street
New York, NY 10019