1940 · 125 min · NR

The Great Dictator

Name: The Great Dictator
Genre: Comedy, War
Released: 1940
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Henry Daniell

Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Comedy, War

The Great Dictator (1940) is a Comedy film, directed by Charlie Chaplin set during the 1910s–1930s. It runs 125 minutes and is rated NR.

A neo noir, with a satirical and hopeful tone. Themes of power & corruption, identity, and war's cost run throughout.

Composer

Charlie ChaplinMeredith Willson

Cinematography

Roland TotherohKarl Struss

Cast

Charlie ChaplinPaulette GoddardJack OakieReginald GardinerHenry DaniellBilly GilbertGrace HayleCarter DeHaven

The world of this film

Setting

Urban Rural

When

1910s 1930s

Premise & themes

Premise

Neo Noir

Themes

Power & CorruptionIdentityWar's Cost

Tone

SatiricalHopefulDarkly Comic

Shape

Protagonist

Two Hander

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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The Great Dictator

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Setting

Premise & themes

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