Hollywood studios did not want Charlie Chaplin to make The Great Dictator. When he first started writing the script in 1938, the U.S. had not yet entered World War II. In fact, it still enjoyed friendly diplomatic relations with Nazi Germany, as well as many lucrative business ones.So Chaplin financed The Great Dictator himself. - Neda Ulaby https://www.npr.org/2025/10/15/nx-s1-5554555/the-great-dictator-charlie-chaplin-anniversary-hitler