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".
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.
Oscars
Nominated for Best Picture
1941
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Nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Charles Chaplin)
1941
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Nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jack Oakie)
1941
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Nominated for Best Original Screenplay
1941
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Nominated for Best Original Score
1941
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