El Gran Dictador

A small European town, pre-war tension, a barber's scissors snapping. A Jewish barber dodges storm troopers, a dictator's voice booms over loudspeakers, a double's awkward mimicry unfolds. Chaplin critiques fascist regimes with sly satire.

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Charlie Chaplin directed El Gran Dictador in 1940. See Charlie Chaplin's full filmography, where to start with Charlie Chaplin, or where to go after you've seen everything by Charlie Chaplin.

El Gran Dictador was released in 1940 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 125 minutes.