The Great Dictator two-page discussion of the relationship between the barber and The Tramp appears in Eric L. Flom's book "Chaplin in the Sound Era: An Analysis of the Seven Talkies." He concludes: The film was nominated for five Academy Awards: Chaplin's half-brother Sydney directed and starred in a 1921 film called "King, Queen, Joker" in which, like Chaplin, he played the dual role of a barber and ruler of a country which is about to be overthrown. More than twenty years later, in 1947, Charles Chaplin was sued over alleged plagiarism with "The Great Dictator". Yet, apparently, neither the suing party nor
Beach Head II: The Dictator Strikes Back Beach Head II: The Dictator Strikes Back Beach-Head II: The Dictator Strikes Back is a 1985 computer game, a sequel to "Beach-Head". It was developed and published by Access Software. It was designed by Bruce Carver and his brother, Roger, and was released for the Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit (Atari 400/800), Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. The spelling of the game's name varies. The title screen spells it "Beach Head", while the box renders it "Beach-Head". "Beach-Head II" features the player pursuing the eponymous Dictator in several ways. There are four levels in the game. In the first