Originally released as a French motion picture in 1931. Special features: deleted scenes; the 1924 short Entracte; 1998 interview with Bronja Clair; film historian David Robinson on the plagiarism lawsuit against Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times. Henri Marchand, Raymond Cordy, Rolla France, Paul Olivier, Andre Michand, Germaine Aussey, Jacques Shelly, Leon Lorin, William Burke, Vincent Hyspa.
Summary:
A landmark film in early sound production this is a left-wing satirical comedy about two ex-convicts, one of whom works his way up from salesman to factory owner. He oversees a highly mechanised operation where the workers are reduced to mere automatons. Blackmailed over his past, he joins up with his old cellmate, and the pair take to the road as tramps. Frequently acknowledged as the inspiration for Chaplin's "Modern times."
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