
The Tramp and the Dictator
Documentary · TV Movie
Overview
A look at the parallel lives of Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler and how they crossed with the creation of the film “The Great Dictator,” released in 1940.
Top Cast


Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh
Narrator (voice)
Kenneth Branagh
Narrator (voice)


Walter Bernstein
Walter Bernstein
Self (uncredited)
Walter Bernstein
Self (uncredited)


Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury
Self (uncredited)
Ray Bradbury
Self (uncredited)


Sydney Chaplin
Sydney Chaplin
Self
Sydney Chaplin
Self
Brigitte Hamann
Brigitte Hamann
Self (uncredited)
Brigitte Hamann
Self (uncredited)


Al Hirschfeld
Al Hirschfeld
Self (uncredited)
Al Hirschfeld
Self (uncredited)
Stanley Kauffmann
Stanley Kauffmann
Self (uncredited)
Stanley Kauffmann
Self (uncredited)


Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet
Self (uncredited)
Sidney Lumet
Self (uncredited)
Nikola Radosevic
Nikola Radosevic
Self (uncredited)
Nikola Radosevic
Self (uncredited)
Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
Self (uncredited)
Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
Self (uncredited)
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