# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Movies at the MAC: Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Come watch movies with friends!

The Great Dictator is a 1940 American political satire black comedy film written, directed, produced by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. Having been the only major Hollywood filmmaker to continue to make silent films well into the period of sound films, Chaplin made this his first true sound film.

Chaplin’s film advanced a stirring condemnation of the German and Italian dictators Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, as well as fascism, antisemitism, and Nazism. At the time of its first release, the United States was still at peace with Nazi Germany and neutral during what were the early days of World War II. Chaplin plays both leading roles: a ruthless fascist dictator and a persecuted Jewish barber.

The Great Dictator was popular with audiences, becoming Chaplin’s most commercially successful film. Modern critics have praised it as a historically significant film, one of the greatest comedy films ever made and an important work of satire. In 1997, it was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”. The Great Dictator was nominated for five Academy Awards—Outstanding Production, Best Actor, Best Writing (Original Screenplay), Best Supporting Actor for Jack Oakie, and Best Music (Original Score).
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/marion/movies-at-the-mac-charlie-chaplin’s-the-great-dictator/200029430203120
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, art, theatre, comedy
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.marionartcenter.org/events/movie-011426/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=marion-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Marion
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 80 Pleasant Street, Marion, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02738
- **lat**: 41.70225
- **long**: -70.76595
- **full address**: 80 Pleasant Street, Marion, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02738

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Marion Art Center (https://allevents.in/org/marion-art-center/20522835)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 80 Pleasant Street, Marion, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02738
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Marion Art Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, art, theatre, comedy
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Movies at the MAC: Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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