# Top Dog, Week 2 - The Great Dictator (1940)

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Published: 2026-05-16T04:58:36+00:00
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Episode 135 - Pack your bags, we are headed to the nation of Tamainia circa 1940. It is week 2 of Top Dog month, a month focusing on films related to authoritarian rule and struggles within government. This week we are watching Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator (1940) which features Chaplin playing dual roles as a Jewish barber/ WW1 vet, as well as the dictator Adenoid Hynkel, which is a satirical version of a certain dictator from history. This is a unique film in history so tune in to hear a much tamer conversation than last week's. Also tune in next week when we watch and discuss The Death of Stalin (2017) email us at mracfilmclub@gmail.com

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