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The Great Dictator, 1940

Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner

Directed by: Charlie Chaplin

Written by: Charlie Chaplin

Language: English, Esperanto

Country: USA

Runtime: 125 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:8.4

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The Great Dictator can be described as biting, witty, and humorous. The plot revolves around anti semitism, a head of state, and anti-war themes. Its comic aspect comes from slapstick humor and satire. The Great Dictator's main genres are drama, comedy, and period. In approach, it is realistic. It takes place in the 1930s. The Great Dictator has received attention for being a classic, a masterpiece, and an award winner.

Summary of 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.

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Language:	English, Esperanto
Country:	USA
Release date:	15 October 1940
Runtime:	125 min

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Charlie Chaplin

as Adenoid Hynkel / A Jewish Barber

Paulette Goddard

as Hannah

Jack Oakie

as Benzini Napaloni

Reginald Gardiner

as Commander Schultz

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I really like this movie. It stumbles out of the starting gate, looking for all the world like a Three Stooges short, but it soon transforms into so much more. It seamlessly blends together Chaplin's brand of clever physical humor with a searing... Read and rate it

22.March.2009
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by: coolerking
coolerking rated this movie10/10Must See

genius.

Only Charlie Chaplin could take such a painful subject and make fun of it. Only Chaplin could take such an evil character and make him look so silly. What a brilliant satire! It's a really funny movie, but like all Chaplin films, it has a serious... Read and rate it

13.August.2008
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by: regina.falangy
regina.falangy rated this movie10/10Must See

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