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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Britain is portrayed as acting purely defensively against the threat of an aggressive warmongering Napoleon. In reality, Britain was not quite so blameless in the Napoleonic Wars.
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* UnreliableVoiceover: Following the Treaty of Amiens, Addington gives an optimistic speech about Europe moving towards peace. This speech plays over a montage of France building up its military and preparing for another war.
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* UnreliableVoiceover: Following the Treaty of Amiens, Addington [[HeadInTheSandManagement Addington]] gives an optimistic speech about Europe moving towards peace. This speech plays over a montage of France building up its military and preparing for another war.
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* AMinorKidroduction: The film starts off showing Pitt as a kid, back when [[UsefulNotes/WilliamPittTheElder his father]] was an ardent opponent of [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution Britain's war against the American colonies]].
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* IdenticalGrandson: Robert Donat also plays UsefulNotes/WilliamPittTheElder.
* AMinorKidroduction: The film starts off showing Pitt as a kid, back when[[UsefulNotes/WilliamPittTheElder his father]] father was an ardent opponent of [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution Britain's war against the American colonies]].
* AMinorKidroduction: The film starts off showing Pitt as a kid, back when
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* UnreliableVoiceover: Following the Treaty of Amiens, Addington gives an optimistic speech about Europe moving towards peace. This speech plays over a montage of France building up its military and preparing for war with Britain.another war.
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''The Young Mr. Pitt'' is a 1942 British {{Biopic}} about UsefulNotes/WilliamPittTheYounger, who is played by Creator/RobertDonat. The film was directed by Creator/CarolReed.
As you might have guessed from the release date, this is a work of wartime propaganda. UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars are used as a metaphor for UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, with Pitt filling the role of UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill and UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte filling the role of UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* HeadInTheSandManagement: The British politicians who seek peace with Napoleon are portrayed this way. The analogy to the appeasement of Hitler is not subtle.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Yes, Napoleon was a dictator who conquered most of Europe, but that's about where his similarities with Hitler end. Without getting too into it, Napoleon's legacy is... complicated.
* AMinorKidroduction: The film starts off showing Pitt as a kid, back when [[UsefulNotes/WilliamPittTheElder his father]] was an ardent opponent of [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution Britain's war against the American colonies]].
* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Napoleonic France is just like UsefulNotes/NaziGermany, but we'll defeat Hitler like we defeated Boney! For King and country! And remember to buy war bonds!
* UnreliableVoiceover: Following the Treaty of Amiens, Addington gives an optimistic speech about Europe moving towards peace. This speech plays over a montage of France building up its military and preparing for war with Britain.
As you might have guessed from the release date, this is a work of wartime propaganda. UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars are used as a metaphor for UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, with Pitt filling the role of UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill and UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte filling the role of UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* HeadInTheSandManagement: The British politicians who seek peace with Napoleon are portrayed this way. The analogy to the appeasement of Hitler is not subtle.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Yes, Napoleon was a dictator who conquered most of Europe, but that's about where his similarities with Hitler end. Without getting too into it, Napoleon's legacy is... complicated.
* AMinorKidroduction: The film starts off showing Pitt as a kid, back when [[UsefulNotes/WilliamPittTheElder his father]] was an ardent opponent of [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution Britain's war against the American colonies]].
* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Napoleonic France is just like UsefulNotes/NaziGermany, but we'll defeat Hitler like we defeated Boney! For King and country! And remember to buy war bonds!
* UnreliableVoiceover: Following the Treaty of Amiens, Addington gives an optimistic speech about Europe moving towards peace. This speech plays over a montage of France building up its military and preparing for war with Britain.
