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The Great Dictator is a 1940 American anti-war, political satire, and black comedy film written, directed, produced, scored by, and starring British comedian Charlie Chaplin, following the tradition of many of his other films.
The Great Dictator: Directed by Charles Chaplin. With Charles Chaplin, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Henry Daniell. Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
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- Comedy, Drama, War
- Charles Chaplin
- 1941-03-07
Jun 7, 2024 · The Great Dictator, American comedy film, released in 1940, that Charlie Chaplin both acted in and directed. Satirizing Adolf Hitler and Nazism and condemning anti-Semitism, it was Chaplin’s most successful film at the box office.
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Feb 5, 2021 · Eighty years ago, Charlie Chaplin skewered the Nazis in his satire The Great Dictator. Nicholas Barber looks at how the film has wider relevance today.
Sep 27, 2007 · Charlie Chaplin satirizes Hitler and Mussolini in this classic comedy, but his speech at the end undermines the humor. Read Ebert's analysis of the film's plot, gags, and historical context.
May 24, 2011 · Charlie Chaplin's controversial masterpiece satirizes Hitler and his own comic persona in his first talkie. The film features a new restoration, commentary, documentary, essays, and more.
Hynkel, the tyrannical dictator, and his henchmen persecute the barber, as well as the rest of the Jewish community, including the beautiful Hannah… A visionary satire that marked history, just as history itself left its mark on the film.
