The Great Dictator (1940) Reviews & Ratings

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The Great Dictator reviews

The Great Dictator holds a 8.3/10 average from 3,813 TMDB ratings.

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 parody and attack the German führer and fascism. In _The Great Dictator_, Adenoid Hynkel (Chaplin) rules Tomania and sets…
— wizzardss (8/10)

Forever great, forever relevant as dictators and dictator-wannabes do their best to deprive the humans of their humanity.
— userloser (10/10)

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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