The Great Dictator
Summary: Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Runtime: 2 h 05 min
MPAA: PG
Production: Charles Chaplin Productions
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 2,000,000
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1910s1930sactor playing multiple rolesadolf hitler characteradolf hitler spoofairplane accidentairplane crashamnesiaamnesiacanti semitismanti warantisemitismarrestattackbarberbarbershopbattlebattlefieldbenito mussolini characterbiplanebolt action riflebombshellbrawlcannonchasecombatcomic heroconcentration campcontroversycrash landingcult filmdatedictatordirected by stardoppelgangerdual roleescape from prisonesperantofalling down stairsfalling through a skylightfascismfascistfascist spooffictional countryfictional european countryfictitious countryfighter pilotfistfightfood fightfoot chasefrying pan as a weaponfunny nazigeofictionghettoglobegood versus evilgrand ballherohigh concept comedyhistorical satirehit on the head with a frying panhit on the head with a police batonhowitzerimpostorinvasioninvented languagejewjewishjewish ghettojewish persecutionjewish refugeeknocked outknocked unconsciouslooking up to the skylove interestmachine gunmale protagonistman with no namemegalomaniacmild violencemistaken identitymontagemusic score composed by directormussolininational film registrynazinewspaper headlineoccupationopening action sceneparadeparody comedypersecutionpolitical comedypolitical satireprison campprison escapepropagandaradioreference to benito mussolinirefugeesatiresatire comedysatiricalshaving a beardshot to deathshotgunslapstick comedysmokescreensoldierspeechstate visitsubstitutiontimeframe 1910stimeframe 1930stotalitarian statetrench warfaretrenchesviolencewar violenceworld war oneworld war one veteranworld war twowriting a letteryear 1918
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