Is this the one you want? Rage against the machine is originally from the industrial age in England.
How so? in what context? Your response earlier, to which i said, “Um, no”, seemed to imply the term was in the title of said chaplin movie. hence my umm, no. perhaps im wrong, but i dont think that was part of the title. Certainly the term is used these days to describe much of the different aspects of artistic endeavors that (which?) sought to speak on the general public’s opinion of the ‘age of machines’, or whatever. But i cant say ive ever seen it apply to a specific work, or be credited to one. honestly, the only think i can think of is the band. but perhaps there is some old novel or play mat cat or shad can bring up that i dont know of…