The Great Dictator
Released Date
October 15, 1940
Distributor
United Artists
Genre
Comedy
Rating
G
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$969,879 + $0 = $969,879
$969,879 + $0 = $969,879
About The Great Dictator
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
About
Chaplin's first talkie film, he satirizes horrific dictators like Adolf Hitler and also plays a poor Jewish barber.
Trivia
Chaplin wrote, directed, and produced the film. It was nominated for a total of five Academy Awards.