It was one of the biggest gambles in Charlie Chaplin's career.

Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator earned five Oscar nominations and featured a globe dance later named among cinema’s greatest scenes.

Hollywood studios did not want Charlie Chaplin to make The Great Dictator. When he first started writing the script in 1938, the U.S. had not yet entered World War II. In fact, it still enjoyed ...

Share this page on Twitter Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Email Share this page on Print Hollywood studios did not want Charlie Chaplin to make The Great Dictator. When he first ...

It's been 85 years since The Great Dictator first dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world's most popular performers to... How Charlie Chaplin used his uncanny resemblance to ...