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You can watch The Great Dictator (1940) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
The Great Dictator is a film that explores themes of amnesia, nazi, hairdresser. It also touches on propaganda and world war i and dictator.
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Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Henry Daniell, Billy Gilbert, Grace Hayle, Carter DeHaven, Maurice Moscovitch, Emma Dunn
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The Great Dictator
You can watch The Great Dictator (1940) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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8.3/10
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92%
Director
Cast
Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Henry Daniell, Billy Gilbert, Grace Hayle, Carter DeHaven, Maurice Moscovitch, Emma Dunn
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