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The Great Dictator (1940)

NR ★ 8.3/10 125 min Comedy, War United States English
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Screenplay by: Charlie Chaplin
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Once again - the whole world laughs!

Description

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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Top Cast

Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
Paulette Goddard
Paulette Goddard Hannah
Jack Oakie
Jack Oakie Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
Reginald Gardiner
Reginald Gardiner Commander Schultz
Henry Daniell
Henry Daniell Garbitsch
Billy Gilbert
Billy Gilbert Field Marshal Herring
Grace Hayle
Grace Hayle Madame Napaloni
Carter DeHaven
Carter DeHaven Spook

The Great Dictator Appears on 21 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #140
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #563
IMDb Top 250
IMDb #67
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #858
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #283
Russian Culture Ministry’s 100 Recommended Films
Russian Culture Ministry #41

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: The 100 Greatest Comedies of All Time
BBC #16
Collider’s 100 Essential Movies Any Serious Film Fan Should See
Collider #51
Paste Magazines 50 Best Films Of The 1940s
Paste Magazine #07
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #139
The 100 Best Movies Of All Time By Esquire
Esquire #83
The Guardian: The Greatest Films of All Time
The Guardian #127
Time Magazines 15 Best Political Films Of All Time
Time Magazine #10

Filmmaker Curation

Francois Truffaut's List Of Favorite Films
LaCinetek #32
John Woo's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #04

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1940-1949 Films
Letterboxd #05
Showdown Bamboozled
Letterboxd Showdown #15
Showdown Faces Places
Letterboxd Showdown #09
Showdown Multiplicity
Letterboxd Showdown #09
Showdown The Kings Speech
Letterboxd Showdown #03
The Top-Rated Movie of Every Year by Letterboxd Users
Letterboxd #26

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