The Great Dictator Essay Examples and Topics

Triumph of the Will (1935), directed by Leni Riefenstahl and The Great Dictator (1940), directed by Charlie Chaplin, aim to paint a certain picture of Nazi Germany. They are both made for much different and much the same purposes and motives. When looked at closely…

The speech of Charlie Chaplin’s that was from the 1940 film The Great Dictator (United Artists) is relevant to nowadays as it was in 1940. The film was five Academy Award-nominated, which plays off with the worst dictator of Hynkel, Tomaniya (a parody of Germany…

Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” imitates Nazi Germany’s banners and uniforms; however, two crosses in the shape of an x is used in place of the infamous swastika symbol. This cross symbol is prevalent throughout the film as it is seen on just about everything…