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'''''The Great Oppressor''''' was the title of a [[20th century]] [[Archie Maplin]] film that the [[Tenth Doctor]] said he had seen. It came from a later stage in Maplin's career — a part of Maplin's body of work that the Doctor preferred. ([[IDW]]: ''[[Silver Scream]]'')  
'''''The Great Oppressor''''' was the title of a [[20th century]] [[Archie Maplin]] film that the [[Tenth Doctor]] said he had seen. It came from a later stage in Maplin's career — a part of Maplin's body of work that the Doctor preferred. ([[IDW]]: ''[[Silver Scream]]'')  
:''The title is a thinly-veiled reference to [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s ''[[wikipedia:the Great Dictator|The Great Dictator]]''. For rights reasons, IDW were not able to use Chaplin or his films in the story.
:''The title is a thinly-veiled reference to [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s ''[[wikipedia:the Great Dictator|The Great Dictator]]''. For rights reasons, IDW were not able to use Chaplin or his films in the story.
 
[[Category:Films|Great Oppressor]]
[[Category:Films|Great Oppressor]]

Revision as of 17:45, 5 November 2011

The Great Oppressor was the title of a 20th century Archie Maplin film that the Tenth Doctor said he had seen. It came from a later stage in Maplin's career — a part of Maplin's body of work that the Doctor preferred. (IDW: Silver Scream)

The title is a thinly-veiled reference to Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator. For rights reasons, IDW were not able to use Chaplin or his films in the story.