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The Great Dictator (1941)

In Charlie Chaplin's Oscar-nominated satire of Nazi Germany, dictator Adenoid Hynkel has a double: a poor Jewish barber who one day is mistaken for Hynkel.

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The Great Dictator

Title	The Great Dictator (1941)
Runtime	2 hr. 05 min.
Director	Charlie Chaplin
Country	USA
Studio	Criterion Collection
Genres	Classics \| Comedy \| Family
Description	In Charlie Chaplin's Oscar-nominated satire of Nazi Germany, dictator Adenoid Hynkel has a double: a poor Jewish barber who one day is mistaken for Hynkel.

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The critics of the time panned this film and for good reason. Slow interminable story, self indulgent, wringing the life out of every gag no matter how long it takes, only a shadow of his genius. Pity.

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Chaplin was one of the greatest, but this film offers little more than the outdated antics of a fading star. It was funny in The Gold Rush and The Kid, but it just doesn't work here. He doesn't even seem to be trying very hard.

about 1 year ago

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If I am getting a 90 second preview to entice me to pay for Hulu Plus, it would actually be useful if the preview included something other than the credits. I saw 90 seconds of credits and that was it.

about 1 year ago

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Whenever they talked about Chaplin and how great and funny he was they always talked about "The Tramp." I am sorry; but I just didn't see it. Not until I saw this movie and Monsieur Verdoux did I realize his true genius.

about 1 year ago

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Charlie Chaplin may well have the greatest movie maker of all time, and this movie just proves it.

about 1 year ago

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Excellent! Just as relevant today as it was when it was made. We need Charlie today.

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Charlie Chaplin was a brilliant film actor and maker. It's worth watching for that alone. This film combines comedy, drama and entertainment (dancing), and message all in one. It certainly captures the feelings of pre WWII, and I think the message still holds up today. In fact, it really reveals how little the world has advanced as a global society since WWII. Anyway, the best parts for me were the scenes Charlie did after he got hit in the head with a pan....better than Gene Kelly in "Dancing in the rain".....and it's almost impossible to beat Gene.....watched this one for the first time, and glad I did.....

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