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1940 Certificate PG
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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
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
Director Charlie Chaplin
Studio CDA ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 6 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Collections 100 must-see movies
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 17 Nov 2003
Production year: 1940
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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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    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 19 out of 27 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Not one of the best C.C films

    His early silent films remain the best.

    Just a WW2 propaganda film.

      • A.S from Wales
      • Posted 09 Feb 2005 23:36

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Brilliant parody

    Soppy story but brilliant parody of Hitler.

      • A customer from London
      • Posted 02 Jan 2008 10:45

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