Charlie Chaplin portraying Adenoid Hynkel in the film 'The Great Dictator', 1940. Artist: Unknown
Title

Charlie Chaplin portraying Adenoid Hynkel in the film 'The Great Dictator', 1940. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Charlie Chaplin portraying Adenoid Hynkel in the film 'The Great Dictator', 1940. The film was Chaplin's (1889-1977) first talking picture. As well as directing and producing the film, Chaplin played a dual role in it, one of his characters being Hynkel, a parody of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. It was the only film of the period to satirise Hitler and Nazism. 'The Great Dictator' was nominated for five Oscars, but did not win any.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1914

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D79_121

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