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The Great Dictator
Scores
- Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer92%as of 2026-01-08
- Rotten Tomatoes average8.9/10as of 2021-10-05
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Genres
- Comedy / Drama / War
- Original language
- English
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