Review of The Great Dictator (1940) by Jen M — 09 May 2008

First movie I've seen with Charlie Chaplin. He was a funny dude!

This review of The Great Dictator (1940) was written by Jen M on 09 May 2008.

The Great Dictator has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Matthew R (1,327) on 31 Aug 2015

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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By King L (158) on 30 Jan 2016

I've never seen any of Charlie Chaplin's movies until now, prior to this I've only seen excerpts of his films…

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By Sean H (887) on 24 Aug 2016

Not my favorite Chaplin. Prefer less words. But...considering the time in whichit was made. Very powerful…

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By James L (1,420) on 15 Jul 2018

Very funny, a hilarious movie that makes everyone laugh. It has a hilarious story, with fantastic characters and fantastic jokes…

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By Davide M (37) on 08 Mar 2018

The first true sound film from devoted silent movie maestro Charlie Chaplin, The Great Dictator has aged severely in the nearly 80 years since…

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By Andrew K (2,033) on 09 Jan 2017

Brilliant film, even after more than 75 years…

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By Mike W (1,027) on 31 Aug 2015

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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By Francisco Q (221) on 05 Feb 2017

A terrible idea for a movie. Charlie Chaplin should have known better. The mostly positive reviews are ludicrous…

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By Oscar T (386) on 08 Mar 2015

Tiene uno de los mejores discursos en la historia del cine…

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By Tim O (288) on 29 Jan 2017

Chaplin seamlessly makes the transfer to talking films in this brilliant comedy about dictatorship. It's a completely audacious film…

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