Browning Cinema
Classics in the Browning
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
With With Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie
Not Rated, 125 minutes, DCP
In The Great Dictator, Charlie Chaplin offers both a cutting caricature of Adolf Hitler and a sly tweaking of his own comic persona. Chaplin, in his first pure talkie, brings his sublime physicality to two roles: the cruel yet clownish "Tomainian" dictator and the kindly Jewish barber who is mistaken for him. Featuring Jack Oakie and Paulette Goddard in stellar supporting turns, The Great Dictator, boldly going after Hitler before the U.S.'s official entry into World War II, is an audacious amalgam of politics and slapstick that culminates in Chaplin's famously impassioned speech.
Free for ND, SMC, HC, and IUSB Students.
Co-presented by the Meg and John P. Brogan Endowment for Classic Cinema.
Event Dates
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - 7:30 PM
