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The great dictator / written and directed by Charlie Chaplin ; United Artists.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977, film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor.
Goddard, Paulette, 1911-1990, actor.
Oakie, Jack, 1903-1978, actor.
Gardiner, Reginald, 1903-1980, actor.
Gilbert, Billy, 1894-1971, actor.
Moscovich, Maurice, 1871-1940, actor.
Struss, Karl, 1886-1981, cinematographer.
Totheroh, Roland H., 1890-1967, cinematographer.
Nico, Willard, film editor.
Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984, composer.
Brownlow, Kevin
Kloft, Michael, 1961-
Chaplin, Sydney
United Artists Corporation.
MK2 Productions
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Series:
Chaplin collection (Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.))
Chaplin collection
Standardized Title:
Great dictator (Motion picture)
Language:
Chinese
English
French
Korean
Portuguese
Spanish
Thai
Subjects (All):
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--Caricatures and cartoons--Drama.
Hitler, Adolf.
Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945--Caricatures and cartoons--Drama.
Mussolini, Benito.
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977.
Chaplin, Charlie.
Fascism--Caricatures and cartoons--Drama.
Fascism.
National socialism--Caricatures and cartoons--Drama.
National socialism.
Jews--Persecutions--Germany--Drama.
Jews.
Antisemitism--Germany--Caricatures and cartoons--Drama.
Antisemitism.
Germany--History--1933-1945--Caricatures and cartoons--Drama.
Germany.
Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Biography.
Motion picture producers and directors.
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.
Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945.
United States.
Genre:
Feature films -- United States.
Silent films
Biographies
Comedy films
Feature films
History
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Biographies.
Parody films.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (120 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
monochrome
Place of Publication:
[S.l.] : MK2 Éditions ; Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2003]
Language Note:
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue; optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese or Korean.
System Details:
DVD, NTSC, Region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
digital
optical
video file
DVD video
Summary:
Chaplin plays the double role of the persecuted Jewish barber and Adenoid Hynkel, dictator of Tomania. The barber is imprisoned, escapes, and is finally mistaken for the dictator at which point he makes an impassioned, humanistic speech which amazes the dictator's followers.
Contents:
Disc 1. The great dictator
disc 2. Special features: The tramp and the dictator (55 mins.) / directed by Kevin Brownlow & Michael Kloft ; Making of in color (26 min.) / [as filmed] by Sydney Chaplin ; Charlie the barber (8 min.) ; scene from Monsieur Verdoux (3 min.) ; poster gallery ; scenes from films in the Chaplin Collection (ca. 23 mins.).
Participant:
Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Billy Gilbert, Maurice Moscovich.
Credits:
Photography, Karl Struss, Roland Totheroh ; editor, Willard Nico ; music, Meredith Willson.
Notes:
National Film Registry selection, 1997.
Special features: documentary by Kevin Brownlow and Michael Kloft; recently discovered color footage shot on the set of the film; scenes from Sunnyside, Monsieur Verdoux and other films in the series.
Contains:
Tramp and the dictator
Monsieur Verdoux
ISBN:
079078064X
9780790780641
0790771675
9780790771670
OCLC:
53400303
Publisher Number:
085393765026
37944 Warner Home Video
Access Restriction:
Educational and home use only.

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