The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator

The Great Dictator

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1940

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125 min

Runtime

Comedy
War

Overview

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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Keywords

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jewish ghetto
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world war ii
national socialism
national socialist party
satire
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barbershop
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Reviews(2)

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wizzardss

wizzardss

February 18, 2021

8
8/10

In September 1939, six days after Britain declared war on Nazi Germany, Charlie Chaplin began filming his next feature. Drawing on the public perception of the similarities between himself and Adolf Hitler - not just his toothbrush moustache but also their upbringings - Chaplin sought to directly pa…

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userloser

May 20, 2026

10
10/10

Forever great, forever relevant as dictators and dictator-wannabes do their best to deprive the humans of their humanity.