Greed has poisoned men's souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed.

Rating: 8/10 (23 September 2007)

The Great Dictator was Charlie Chaplin's first all-talking picture, and the first in which we heard the Little Tramp speak. Chaplin never used the Tramp character again after this film.
This heartfelt satirical assault on Hitler and anti-Semitism is a tremendous badge of honor for Chaplin. Demoting Hitler to the level of a clown, he exposes the farcical base of fascism, much the same way Stanley Kubrick did with militarism in Dr. Strangelove.
With Oscar class actors such as Paulette Goddard and Jack Oakie, and featuring the original Storm Troopers long before Star Wars, this film was one of the greatest of all times.