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TIL In 1940, Charlie Chaplin produced and financed the film 'The Great Dictator', which mocked Hitler. Hollywood studios were hesitant to produce the film due to their financial relations with Germany. 'The Great Dictator' is considered one of Chaplin's greatest works.

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