directed by: Charlie Chaplin, year: 1940
actors: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner

The Great Dictator is a satirical comedy-drama that delivers a poignant social critique of totalitarian regimes, particularly Nazi Germany. Directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, the film uses humor and satire to convey its message against dictatorship and anti-Semitism. Through the parallel stories of a Jewish barber and the tyrannical ruler Adenoid Hynkel, Chaplin highlights the absurdity and cruelty of authoritarian power.

Comedy, Satire, Drama, War, Social Critique