USA,
1940, 125 min
Directed by:
Charlie ChaplinScreenplay:
Charlie ChaplinCast:
Charlie Chaplin, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Henry Daniell, Billy Gilbert, Paulette Goddard, Maurice Moscovitch, Emma Dunn, Chester Conklin, Eddie Gribbon (more)Plots(1)
After dedicated service in the Great War, a Jewish barber spends years in an army hospital recovering from his wounds, unaware of the simultaneous rise of fascist dictator Adenoid Hynkel and his anti-Semitic policies. When the barber, who bears a remarkable resemblance to Hynkel, returns to his quiet neighborhood, he is stunned by the brutal changes and recklessly joins a beautiful girl and her neighbors in rebelling. (Artificial Eye)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1941 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1941 - Charlie Chaplin (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1941 - Jack Oakie (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1941 - Charlie Chaplin (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1941 - Meredith Willson (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
Jussi Awards
- 1974 - Charlie Chaplin (Best Foreign Filmmaker)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1940 - Charlie Chaplin (Best Actor)