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Nearly Sane

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Laughing at Hitler
« on: October 23, 2019, 02:59:29 PM »
Interesting little article on the use of humour about the Nazis. Disappointed not to see Lubitsch's To Be Or Not To Be not mentioned

https://medium.com/@HolocaustMuseum/laughing-at-hitler-humor-and-the-third-reich-dcf7c903ec0e
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Re: Laughing at Hitler
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2019, 04:37:20 PM »
I remember this little film appearing in cinemas at the time..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjbYl3LgTHA
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Re: Laughing at Hitler
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2019, 10:47:18 PM »
 ;D Yes, seen that before.
https://youtu.be/rGbe5qy5274
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