nazi,world war ii,filmmaking,parallel lives,nazism,adolf hitler

The Tramp and the Dictator (2002)

Poster for The Tramp and the Dictator

A look at the parallel lives of Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler and how they crossed with the creation of the film “The Great Dictator,” released in 1940.

Cast & Crew

Director
Michael Kloft
  • Profile picture of Kenneth Branagh
    Narrator (voice) Kenneth Branagh
  • Profile picture of Walter Bernstein
    Self (uncredited) Walter Bernstein
  • Profile picture of Ray Bradbury
    Self (uncredited) Ray Bradbury
  • Profile picture of Sydney Chaplin
    Self Sydney Chaplin
  • Profile picture of Al Hirschfeld
    Self (uncredited) Al Hirschfeld
  • Profile picture of Sidney Lumet
    Self (uncredited) Sidney Lumet
  • Profile picture of Budd Schulberg
    Self (uncredited) Budd Schulberg
  • Profile picture of Charlie Chaplin
    Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Charlie Chaplin

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Keywords

  • nazi
  • world war ii
  • filmmaking
  • parallel lives
  • nazism
  • adolf hitler