Hanns Eisler is a personal friend and I am proud of the fact... I don't know whether he is a communist or not. I know he is a fine artist and a great musician and a very sympathetic friend. No it wouldn't [make any difference if he was a communist].
— Charlie Chaplin Modern

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Press conference, defending his association with suspected communist Hanns Eisler.

Date / Period

1947

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Controversial

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