Review of The Great Dictator (1940) by J Man — 07 Aug 2008

I just watched this and it is a great movie. I think it is amazing being what happened in WW2 and the fact that this came out in 1940.

This review of The Great Dictator (1940) was written by J Man on 07 Aug 2008.

The Great Dictator has generally received very positive reviews.

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TWO THUMBS UP Viewed this on 31/8/15 Sound can do wonders to a Chaplin film and how I wish all the other Chaplin films had dialogues in them…

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