The Great Dictator

  • U (INDIA)
  • 1945


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Average Rating 4.0/5
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4.4
Charlie Chaplins The Great Dictator (1940) came some 12 years after the introduction of sound, but it was Chaplins first all talking picture, and the .. Rogerebert
4.5
Its when he is playing the dictator that the comedians voice raises the value of the comedy content of the picture to great heights. Variety
1.5
The representation of Hitler is vaudeville goonery all the way, but minus the acid wit and inventive energy that Groucho Marx managed. Time Out
4.0
Though the slapstick may seem tired now. there are moments of greatness, notably Charlies graceful globe juggling routine and, for all its idealism, t ..
4.5
Like all major Chaplin works, Dictator was a cheaply, but methodically, made film, a cardboard act of humanist defiance, and, thanks to its purity of .. Village Voice
2.0
But it was plodding and put a crimp on the films comedy and made the pic take a nosedive. Sover
5.0
Other complaints about this movie are that its not funny, its too long, and its too serious a subject to make fun of.The movie is not uproariously fun .. Combust Ible Celluloid
5.0
Chaplin is at his most profound in suggesting that there is much of the Tramp in the Dictator, and much of the Dictator in the Tramp. Chicago Reader
2.0
Chaplins timely political satire emerged as one of the biggest losers in 1940. Emanuellevy
4.4
Both men offer great insight into the films production and detailed analysis of Chaplins unique comic style. Q Network
4.0
Strangely, though, what remains so powerful about the films satire is its outright silliness. Bbc
5.0
Satire in all its refinements and lack of refinement also went into the potcrude take offs on a dictators.. Time
1.5
This effort, uneven as it is and punctuated by many stretches which are tame as compared with the high comedy points brilliantly established, neverthe .. Boxoffice Magazine
4.5
This is Chaplins brilliant and heartfelt plea for world peace in an era of rising fascism and mass annihilation. Movies Tv Guide
4.0
Perhaps even more caustically effective in ridicule due to the serious, familiar WWII setting, The Great Dictator manages poignancy, adventure, romanc ..
5.0
The Great Dictator is essentially a tragic pictureor tragi comic in the classic senseand it has strongly bitter overtones. Ny Times
5.0
If you believe Chaplin, the barber isnt even in the same universe. Solzy At The Movies
4.0
...one of the few motion pictures of the day to stand up and be counted against the forces of tyranny and injustice, for which it must always be comme .. Movie Metropolis
4.5
Chaplin contrasts wars delusions of grandeur against traditional human values: truth, liberty, and justice. El Pais (Spain)
4.5
The first full blown talkie from the biggest star of the silent era, complete with a message that Chaplin couldnt have sent more loudly or clearly. Film.com
4.0
Charlie Chaplins first talkie became an example of an effective satire. One that was way ahead of its time.
4.5
The Chaplin masterpiece is a mecca of motion picture art to which the industrys devout will make repeated pilgrimages in future years. OutWeek
5.0
Yet it does not reach the heights: it is uneven, lacks coherence and sweep, and is in spots already slightly dated. The Nation
2.0
The World War 1918: In the trenches of no mans land criss crossed with barbed wire, explosions rocked the barren landscape amidst cannon fire. Film Site
4.5
Though The Great Dictator provides a good many laughs merits serious consideration for the superior presentation of the message it is trying to put ac .. Cincinnati Enquirer
4.1
City Lights (Charlie Chaplin, USA, 1931)Many critics consider City Lights to be Charles Chaplins finest film, no small accomplishment considering his .. Djardine Blogspot
5.0
The Great Dictator lacks the coherence of his greater masterstrokes, feeling instead like the early work of a gifted but lesser director.None of which .. Dvd Journal
4.5
Trumps thin skinned seething over such perceived slights leaves no doubt as to their effectiveness: laugh at the bully and he never seems quite so fri .. Cinema Stache



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