The Great Dictator

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film satirical comedy film

The Great Dictator is a 1940 satirical comedy film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin that boldly parodies Adolf Hitler and fascism.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film → satirical comedy film →
character	Adenoid Hynkel → Benzino Napaloni → Commander Schultz → Hannah → The Jewish Barber →
cinematography	Karl Struss → Roland Totheroh →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Charlie Chaplin →
distributedBy	United Artists →
editedBy	Willard Nico →
filmFormat	black-and-white →
genre	anti-fascist film → comedy film → political satire → satire → war film →
hasIMDbId	tt0032553 →
musicBy	Meredith Willson →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Actor → Academy Award for Best Original Score → Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay → Academy Award for Best Picture → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor →
notableScene	final speech advocating democracy and humanity →
originalLanguage	English →
parodies	Adolf Hitler → Benito Mussolini →
producer	Charlie Chaplin →
productionCompany	Charles Chaplin Film Corporation →
publicationDate	1940-10-15 →
releaseYear	1940 →
runningTime	125 minutes →
screenwriter	Charlie Chaplin →
setInPeriod	World War II era →
starring	Billy Gilbert → Charlie Chaplin → Henry Daniell → Jack Oakie → Maurice Moscovitch → Paulette Goddard → Reginald Gardiner →
theme	anti-Semitism → critique of fascism → dictatorship → parody of Adolf Hitler →
writer	Charlie Chaplin →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Snub Pollard →	filmographyIncludes
Charlie Chaplin →	notableWork
Paulette Goddard →	starredIn