Chaplin’s Napoleon
Chaplin’s Napoleon

Chaplin’s Napoleon

Supplemental201919 min

Charlie Chaplin long wanted to make a film about Napoleon Bonaparte, working and reworking his concept over a number of years—until ultimately it morphed into THE GREAT DICTATOR. The following visual essay by Cecilia Cenciarelli, archivist and head of the Cineteca di Bologna’s Progetto Chaplin, traces the trajectory of Chaplin’s Napoleon project.

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