Powerful Timing

Rating: 8/10 (4 February 2015)

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Ernst Lubitsch writes, produces and directs this satire of Nazi Germany. Putting it alongside Charles Chaplin's "The Dictator", this is a very powerful film because of its timing. Released in 1942, at the height of World War II, when anyone could have won... very brave to make a film of this sort.
Lubitsch, a man who inspired the likes of Billy Wilder and Mel Brooks, never had his equal. Perhaps not the most well-known creator, he ought to be. With films like this, he was a true treasure.