The Great Dictator
- Charles Chaplin
- 1940
- 2h 5m
- USA
When Chaplin decided to introduce the idea of dialogue to the cinema for the first time, he made a timeless and humanitarian satire on the horrors of war and the monster called fascism, thus prejudging the following five terrible years. "We think too much but feel too little".
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Charlie Chaplin writes, directs and stars in The Great Dictator. The story of Dictator Adenoid Hinkel who tries to expand his empire, while a poor Jewish barber struggles to escape capture by the former's soldiers.
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Ο Μεγάλος Δικτάτωρ
Nominated for Best Picture
Oscars
1941
Nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Charles Chaplin)
Oscars
1941
Nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jack Oakie)
Oscars
1941
Nominated for Best Original Screenplay
Oscars
1941
Nominated for Best Original Score
Oscars
1941
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