A King in New York (1957)
- 7.1
- 105 mins
- Comedy, Drama
Storyline
Due to a revolution in his country, King Shahdov comes to New York - almost broke. To get some money he goes to TV, making commercials and meets the child from communist parents. Due to this he is suddenly a suspected as a communist himself and has to face one of McCarthy's hearings.—Stephan Eichenberg
Plot Keywords
lawyer, oath, courtroom, bellhop, paranoia, porter, little boy, hotel, comedian, singer, nurse, physician, husband wife relationship, informer, playing cards, reference to julius caesar, advertising, reference to william shakespeare, tv commercial, children
Short Review
Chaplin's political satire no longer seems as daring as it must have been in the 1950s, but his social commentary is, if anything, more timely now.
Trailer
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