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Chaplin plays both leading roles: a ruthless fascist dictator and a persecuted Jewish barber. The Great Dictator was popular with audiences, becoming Chaplin's most commercially successful film. [4] . Modern critics have praised it as a historically significant film, one of the greatest comedy films ever made and an important work of satire.
Apr 12, 2024 · Writing. Lee Pfeiffer. 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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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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Cast 61. Charlie Chaplin. Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber. Paulette Goddard. Hannah. Jack Oakie. Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria. Reginald Gardiner. Commander Schultz.
May 24, 2011 · Featuring Jack Oakie and Paulette Goddard in stellar supporting turns, The Great Dictator, boldly going after the fascist leader before the U.S.’s official entry into World War II, is an audacious amalgam of politics and slapstick that culminates in Chaplin’s famously impassioned speech.
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Henry Daniell. Garbitsch. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. After dedicated service in the Great War, a Jewish barber (Charles Chaplin) spends years in an army hospital...
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Once again - the whole world laughs! Overview. Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime. Charlie Chaplin. Full Cast & Crew. Reviews 1. Discussions 3. A review by wizzardss. 80 % Written by wizzardss on February 18, 2021.
