Charlie Chaplin
Adenoid Hynkel/A Jewish Barber
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The Great Dictator. The Great Dictator is a 1940 American anti-war political satire black comedy written, directed, produced, scored by, and starring British comedian Charlie Chaplin, following the tradition of many of his other films. Having been the only Hollywood filmmaker to continue to make silent films well into the period of sound 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
Apr 12, 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. The movie earned five Academy Award nominations, including one for best picture.
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Feb 5, 2021 · The Great Dictator is a masterpiece that isn't just a delightful comedy and a grim agitprop drama, but a spookily accurate insight into Hitler's psychology. "He was a visionary," said Costa-Gavras ...
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.
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A satirical comedy film by Charlie Chaplin, starring as a Jewish barber who resembles the fascist dictator of Tomainia. The barber gets involved in a plot to stop Hynkel's invasion of Osterlich and liberate the Jews from persecution.
Chaplin's first all-talking picture and his last appearance as the Little Tramp. He satirizes Hitler and Mussolini, and speaks for peace and human brotherhood in a tragic comedy.
