THE GREAT DICTATOR


 "THE GREAT DICTATOR"  (1940) 

SYNOPSIS:
"After dedicated service in the Great War, a Jewish barber spends years in an army hospital recovering from his wounds, unaware of the simultaneous rise of fascist dictator Adenoid Hynkel and his anti-Semitic policies. When the barber, who bears a remarkable resemblance to Hynkel, returns to his quiet neighborhood, he is stunned by the brutal changes and recklessly joins a beautiful girl and her neighbors in rebelling."

STARRING:
Charles Chaplin (who plays a dual role), Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Carter DeHaven, Henry Daniell and Reginald Gardiner

SCREENPLAY:
Charles Chaplin

DIRECTOR:
Charles Chaplin

AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:
It was nominated for five (5) Academy Awards and won none of them.

In 1977 it was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry at The Library of Congress.

It was nominated for seven (7) additional awards, by various entities, and won six (6) of them.

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