In this visual essay, Charles Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance, author of "Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema", draws upon a wealth of photography as well as a wide range of interviews (Paulette Goddard, Sydney Chaplin, Chuck Jones, Leni Riefenstahl, Mel Brooks, Joan Collins et al.) to examine the production history of "The Great Dictator", the film's importance as a satire, and legacy.
Abbey Lustgarten
Director
Jeffrey Vance
Writer
Jeffrey Vance
Self (voice)
Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Paulette Goddard
Self (archive footage)
Jack Oakie
Self (archive footage)
Joan Collins
Self (archive footage)
Chuck Jones
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks
Self (archive footage)
Fuck64%
Room 23761%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
Sidney70%
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Sherman's March67%
Love, Antosha74%
Night Will Fall76%
Directed by John Ford70%
Report61%
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story62%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Cover-Up71%
Bitter Lake75%
The Class of ‘9271%
Looking for Richard68%
David Bowie: Five Years75%
Mifune: The Last Samurai71%
For the Love of Spock73%
Lucy and Desi71%
