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The Great Dictator
Film by Charlie Chaplin.
Statements about
The Great Dictator
Cast Member
36 items
Charlie Chaplin
Character Role
:
Adenoid Hynkel
Paulette Goddard
Jack Oakie
Character Role
:
Benzino Napaloni
Reginald Gardiner
Henry Daniell
Billy Gilbert
Emma Dunn
Chester Conklin
Maurice Moscovitch
Bernard Gorcey
Esther Michelson
Gino Corrado
Grace Hayle
Hank Mann
Joe Bordeaux
John Davidson
Paul Weigel
Wheeler Dryden
Carter DeHaven
Eddie Gribbon
Eddie Dunn
Charles Irwin
Sig Arno
Hans Conried
Richard Alexander
Leo White
Don Brodie
Pat Flaherty
Charles Sullivan
Cyril Ring
William Irving
Bert Moorhouse
Fred Aldrich
George Lynn
Tiny Sandford
Rudolph Anders
Production Company
Charles Chaplin Film Corporation
United Artists
Charlie Chaplin Studios
Instance Of
Film
Image
Original Language of Film or TV Show
English
Genre
Comedy Drama
Political Satire
War Film
Anti-War Film
Drama Film
Parody Film
Slapstick
Comedy of Error
Comedy Film
Producer
Charlie Chaplin
Screenwriter
Charlie Chaplin
Composer
Charlie Chaplin
Meredith Willson
Main Subject
Fascism
Antisemitism
Dictatorship
Publication Date
10/15/1940
Place of Publication
:
United States
11/19/1945
Place of Publication
:
Sweden
8/26/1958
Place of Publication
:
Germany
10/22/1960
Place of Publication
:
Japan
Country of Origin
United States
Award Received
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
(1940)
Winner
:
Charlie Chaplin
Point in Time
:
1940
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Filming Location
Los Angeles
California
Malibu
Title
The Great Dictator
Nominated For
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
(2/10/1941)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
13th Academy Awards
Nominee
:
Jack Oakie
Point in Time
:
2/10/1941
Academy Award for Best Actor
(2/10/1941)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
13th Academy Awards
Nominee
:
Charlie Chaplin
Point in Time
:
2/10/1941
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Statement Is Subject Of
:
13th Academy Awards
Nominee
:
Charlie Chaplin
Academy Award for Best Picture
(2/10/1941)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
13th Academy Awards
Point in Time
:
2/10/1941
Academy Award for Best Original Score
(2/10/1941)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
13th Academy Awards
Nominee
:
Meredith Willson
Point in Time
:
2/10/1941
Color
Black-and-White
Distributed By
United Artists
Inspired By
Triumph of the Will
Archives At
Margaret Herrick Library
Narrative Location
Tomainia
Osterlich
Bacteria
Set in Period
1918
World War I
Assessment
Bechdel Test
Assessment Outcome
:
Passes
Reverse Bechdel Test
Assessment Outcome
:
Passes
Review Score
8.9/10
(10/5/2021)
Review Score By
:
Rotten Tomatoes
Unnamed
:
bug: P459
Point in Time
:
10/5/2021
92%
(1/8/2026)
Review Score By
:
Rotten Tomatoes
Unnamed
:
bug: P459
Point in Time
:
1/8/2026
Number of Reviews/Ratings
:
52 critic review
Part Of
National Film Registry
(1997 - )
Start Time
:
1997
Different From
The Great Dictator
Criterion Used
:
Title Refers to Multiple Creative Works
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