67% Critic Match

Chaplin Today: The Great Dictator

6.7 / 10• 2003• 26m•NR• English

DocumentaryTV Movie

Storyline

A short documentary about the making of "The Great Dictator."

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Lead

Costa-Gavras

Self

4.0

“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Serge Toubiana's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”

— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

3.0

“Every frame feels alive. Chaplin Today: The Great Dictator is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”

— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker