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Charlie Chaplin - The Great Dictator
1940
Charlie Chaplin has a dual role in this film, his first with dialogue. He plays a sweet-natured Jewish barber and a murderous Hitler-type dictator with such satirical impact that it counterbalanced the oratory of Adolf Hitler. Particularly delectable comic scenes are Hynkel's balletic "pas de deux" with a globe, and a cream .. Read more
| Starring | Charlie Chaplin, Chester Conklin, Henry Daniell, Billy Gilbert |
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| Director | Charlie Chaplin |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Charlie Chaplin - The Great Dictator
Charlie Chaplin has a dual role in this film, his first with dialogue. He plays a sweet-natured Jewish barber and a murderous Hitler-type dictator with such satirical impact that it counterbalanced the oratory of Adolf Hitler. Particularly delectable comic scenes are Hynkel's balletic "pas de deux" with a globe, and a cream cake fight between Hynkel and Napoloni, the dictator of Bacteria.
| Starring | Charlie Chaplin, Chester Conklin, Henry Daniell, Billy Gilbert, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Emma Dunn, Carter DeHaven, Bernard Gorcey, Grace Hayle, Hank Mann, Maurice Moscovich, Paul Weigel |
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| Director | Charlie Chaplin |
| Studio | PARK CIRCUS |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 6 mins Blu-ray: 3 hrs 4 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | 100 must-see movies |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 1940 To Rent: DVD: 17 Nov 2003 Blu-ray: 10 May 2010 |
Charlie Chaplin - The Great Dictator (1940)
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Chaplin acts the roles of Hitler (alias Adenoid Hynkel) and a Jewish barber who returns as an amnesiac, decades after... read more on Time Out
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Not one of the best C.C films
His early silent films remain the best.
Just a WW2 propaganda film. - 71229
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A very brave Chap(lin)
A brave film in so many ways. Finally succumbing to using sound, Chaplin delivers an iconic and fierce critical mawling of Hitler and the Nazi's at a time ... read more »
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Charlie Chaplin - The Great Dictator
Made with great courage in a year when the USA had not entered WW2 and the world was largely unaware of the ghetto's. Charlie Chaplin excels at mixing ... read more »
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Powerful satire - a must see
Chaplin takes on dual roles in this satirical masterpiece. The screen is filled with lovely little touches (Venus de Milo reunited with her arms in a nazi ... read more »
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Charlie Chaplin - The Great Dictator - Blu-ray
Charlie Chaplin has a dual role in this film, his first with dialogue. He plays a sweet-natured Jewish barber and a murderous Hitler-type dictator with such satirical impact that it counterbalanced the oratory of Adolf Hitler. Particularly delectable comic scenes are Hynkel's balletic "pas de deux" ...
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Charlie Chaplin - The Great Dictator
Charlie Chaplin has a dual role in this film, his first with dialogue. He plays a sweet-natured Jewish barber and a murderous Hitler-type dictator with such satirical impact that it counterbalanced the oratory of Adolf Hitler. Particularly delectable comic scenes are Hynkel's balletic "pas de deux" ...
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