The Great Dictator is a 1940 American satirical comedy-drama film written, directed, produced, and starring Charlie Chaplin, following the tradition of many of his other films. The film is a satire of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, fascism, antisemitism, and
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The Great Dictator is a 1940 American political satire black comedy film written, directed, produced by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. Having been the only major Hollywood filmmaker to continue to make silent films well into the period of sound films, Chaplin made this his first true sound film.