Mad for the Movies: Political Satire - The Great Dictator

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Teens, Adults

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For the month of January, we will be showing movies poking fun at tyrannical leaders and politics in general.

On this night, we are watching Charlie Chaplin's 1940 film "The Great Dictator" starring Charlie, Paulette Goddard, and Jack Oakie.  It is rated G.

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

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