The Great Dictator (1940) is a satirical comedy-drama film written, directed, and starring Charlie Chaplin. It tells the story of two characters played by Chaplin: Adenoid Hynkel, a fictionalized version of Adolf Hitler, and a Jewish barber named Jakie Rabinowitz, who bears a striking resemblance to Hynkel. The barber returns from World War I and finds his neighborhood transformed, with Hynkel’s fascist regime in power. As Hynkel’s popularity grows, the barber is mistaken for him and becomes embroiled in a series of absurd and chaotic events. The film is a biting critique of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime, as well as a commentary on the rise of fascism and anti-Semitism.