The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet

6.0 2011 21 min
Documentary

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, Chuc…

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Director
Abbey Lustgarten
Writer
Jeffrey Vance

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Jeffrey Vance Self (voice)
Charlie Chaplin Self (archive footage)
Paulette Goddard Self (archive footage)
Jack Oakie Self (archive footage)
Joan Collins Self (archive footage)
Chuck Jones Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks Self (archive footage)

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