The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet (2011)

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.

Released May 24, 2011 21 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-video, tmdb.biography, tmdb.political-satire, tmdb.political-history, tmdb.social-cultural-documentary, tmdb.film-history

Production Companies: The Criterion Collection

Country: United States
Production Country: United States
Languages: English