The Great Dictator (1940)

"Once again - the whole world laughs!"
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The Great Dictator
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
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Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 7th, 1941
On DVD & Blu-ray:April 11th, 2000 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$2,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$11,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Roy Export Company Establishment, United Artists, Charles Chaplin Productions

Charlie Chaplin Collection

Charles “Charlie” Chaplin (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, film director and composer best-known for his work during the silent film era. He used mime, slapstick and other visual comedy routines, and continued well into the era of the talkies, though his films decreased in frequency by the end of the 1920s. His most famous role was that of The Tramp, which he first played in Kid Auto Races (1914). From 1914 onwards he was writing and directing most of his films, by 1916 he was producing them, and by 1918 he was also composing the music for them. In 1919 he co-founded United Artists. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Chaplin the 10th greatest male screen legend of all time.