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How Charlie Chaplin used his uncanny resemblance to Hitler to fight fascism

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It's been 85 years since <em>The Great Dictator</em> dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world's most popular performers to take a stand against fascism on film. (Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
It's been 85 years since The Great Dictator dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world's most popular performers to take a stand against fascism on film. (Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

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