A King in New York (1957)

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Charles Chaplin

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Charles Chaplin
King Shahdov

Maxine Audley
Queen Irene

Jerry Desmonde
Prime Minister Voudel

Oliver Johnston
Ambassador Jaume

Dawn Addams
Ann Kay - TV Specialist

Sid James
Johnson - TV Advertiser

Joan Ingram
Mona Cromwell - Hostess

Michael Chaplin
Rupert Macabee

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Pleasantly surprised

8 years, 4 months ago at Jul 31 3:45

BRODO

The Good:

Upon my first impression, the movie seems quite silly. But under all the silliness of plastic surgery, rock'n'roll, fire hoses and sexual innuendo is a very intelligent satire of blatant commercialism and, yes, communism. (Chaplin himself claimed this was not a political film, but the attacks on McCarthyism and his own bitterness over his American exile are obvious... read more

A good movie

5 years, 2 months ago at Oct 7 19:59

johanlefourbe

It has been many years since I saw this flick and, back then, I wasn't really impressed. If I recall it correctly, I saw it as a teenager at school and I was rather disappointed because, as a kid, I grew up with Chaplin's hilarious older movies starring the Tramp so I was expecting something really funny to happen but I barely laughed during the whole thing. Back in those days, I didn't know that ... read more

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Description: "One of the minor annoyances in modern life is a revolution." Due to a revolution in his country, King Igor Shahdov (Charlie Chaplin) comes to New York City with almost no money, his securities having been stolen by his own Prime Minister. He tries to contact the Atomic Energy Commission with his ideas for using atomic power to create a utopia. At a dinner party, some of which is televised live (unbeknownst to him,) he reveals he's had some experience in the theater. He's approached to do TV commercials but doesn't like the idea. Later, he does make a few commercials in order to get some money. Invited to speak at a "One of the minor annoyances in modern life is a revolution." Due to a revolution in his country, King Igor Shahdov (Charlie Chaplin) comes to New York City with almost no money, his securities having been stolen by his own Prime Minister. He tries to contact the Atomic Energy Commission with his ideas for using atomic power to create a utopia.
At a dinner party, some of which is televised live (unbeknownst to him,) he reveals he's had some experience in the theater. He's approached to do TV commercials but doesn't like the idea. Later, he does make a few commercials in order to get some money.
Invited to speak at a progressive school, he meets Rupert Macabee (Michael Chaplin), editor of the school paper, a ten-year-old historian who gives him a stern anarchist lecture. Although Rupert himself says he distrusts all forms of government, his parents are communists. Shahdov is subsequently suspected as a communist himself and has to face one of Joseph McCarthy's hearings. He is cleared of all charges and decides to join his estranged queen in Paris for a reconciliation. But Rupert's parents are jailed, and authorities force the child to reveal the names of his parents' friends.
Grieving and guilt-ridden, he is presented to King Shahdov as a "patriot". Shahdov reassures him that the anti-communist scare is a lot of nonsense, and invites him to come to Europe with his parents for a visit. In a cataclysmic scene, Shadov accidentally directs a strong stream of water from a fire hose at the members of HUAC, who scatter in panic - a bit of fulfilment, considering Chaplin's own bitter experience with that body.
In addition to its condemnation of HUAC's methods, the film takes witty potshots at American commercialism, popular music and film. A dinner party scene includes a number of satirical portrayals of actors and public figures of the period, including Sophie Tucker; and the King attends a film preview for Man or Woman? (Glen or Glenda).

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Release date: 12 September 1957
UPC: 014381918625

Tags: Comedy (6), 1950s (5), 1957 (4), Drama (3), UK (2), Charlie Chaplin (2), Dawn Addams (1), Oliver Johnston (1), Michael Chaplin (1), Satire (1), Politics (1), HQ (1), 50's (1), Watch Online (1), Archway (1)

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"22.3. Chaplin esittää myöhäistyössään maanpakoon joutunutta kuvitteellisen valtion kuningasta, josta tulee vahingossa mainosjulkkis. Huumori on välillä aivan kamalaa, ja välillä ihan kelvollista. Nykyvinkkelistä katsottuna jotkut hassuttelun aiheet ovat auttamattoman vanhentuneita ja joku voisi ehkä suuttuakin trans gender -vitsailusta. Loppupuolella Chaplin vetäisee sitten poikansa kautta henkilökohtaista tilitystä kommunistivainoista ja niiden absurdiudesta. Rohkea tilitys on "

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"Chaplinin myöhäisessä hassuttelussa ei ollenkaan paista MacCarthyn kommarivainot, ei yhtään. Jotain lienee ollut hampaankolossa ja se paistaa aika selvästi läpi. Muuten oikein hauska filmi."

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