A look at the parallel lives of Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler and how they crossed with the creation of the film “The Great Dictator,” released in 1940.
Editing
Brilliant intercutting of Chaplin footage with Nazi propaganda.
Production
Rare archival treasures unearthed from Chaplin's vault.
Director
Kevin Brownlow
Kenneth Branagh
Narrator (voice)
Walter Bernstein
Self (uncredited)
Ray Bradbury
Self (uncredited)
Sydney Chaplin
Self
Al Hirschfeld
Self (uncredited)
Sidney Lumet
Self (uncredited)
Budd Schulberg
Self (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Oona O'Neill Chaplin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Syd Chaplin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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