In his first film with dialogue, Charlie Chaplin also plays dual roles. One is a friendly Jewish barber with amnesia and the other is the anti-Semitic dictator of Tomania. After the barber and his old military buddy, Schultz (Reginald Gardiner), escape from a Concentration Camp, there is a mix-up that allows the barber to take Hynkel's place during a radio broadcast and give an impassioned speech for democracy to his country's people. Directed by Charlie Chaplin. With Paulette Goddard and Jack Oakie. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Classic. Year: 1940.
Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator
Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator
Paulette Goddard in The Great Dictator
Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator
Charlie Chaplin and Reginald Gardiner in The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator
Charlie Chaplin also appeared in Modern Times, The Gold Rush, and City Lights.
Paulette Goddard also appeared in Modern Times.
Billy Gilbert also appeared in Block-Heads.