"The great dictator": the history of the film

On October 15, 1940, the premiere of the movie "The Great dictator" took place. The main role in the film was played by Charlie Chaplin, who played Adolf Hitler in a humorous manner. The film is a political satire that ridicules Nazism and the actions of the dictator.

Charlie Chaplin performed not only as an actor, but also made a film based on his own script. The idea was born due to the strong similarity between Chaplin and Hitler, in particular, because of the mustache. In addition, the actor was concerned about the persecution of Jews in many European countries in the 30s. As a result, he came up with the idea of a script for a new film, which he created in 1938-39.

The film was Chaplin's very first fully sound motion picture. Many believed that the movie would not be released, because it could harm the neutrality between the United States and Germany. Since the Creator of the film was completely independent in financial terms from the film studios, he decided not to back down and release the film for hire. In addition, Chaplin himself invested $ 1.5 million in it, so he could not afford to lose such an amount in vain. The American public received the film well, and it was later released in the UK to raise morale among the soldiers and residents of the country. In France, it was first demonstrated only in April 1945.

Much later, in 1964, Charlie Chaplin wrote that if he had known about the real nightmares that reigned in the Nazi concentration camps, probably, the film might not have appeared. He couldn't have laughed so much at the Nazis and their obsession with destruction.