Review of The Great Dictator (1940) by Shivashankar R — 22 May 2010

Hah..!! simply awesome!

This movie was out in the year 1940,but just makes u wonder!

This review of The Great Dictator (1940) was written by Shivashankar R on 22 May 2010.

The Great Dictator has generally received very positive reviews.

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