“It was necessary to make fun on Hitler” (“The great dictator” as a satire on the totalitarianism)

The author of article analyzes the Chaplin’s film “The Great Dictator” (1940), which combined the art of the cinema and political propaganda. The author pointed out the concept and preparatory phase of the film. He drew attention to the key scenes of the film and their ideological content. The question about the reaction of the authorities and society at this film in the western countries and the Soviet Union was also studied by the author. The main thesis of the article - the film played an important role in the ideological struggle with the doctrines and practices of Nazism and Fascism. Until now, this kind of standard for makes fun of dictators on the screen.