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The great dictator

Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977 (Director, Screenwriter, Actor). Struss, Karl, 1886-1981 (Cinematographer). Totheroh, Roland H., 1890-1967 (Cinematographer). Nico, Willard. (Film editor). Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984 (Musical director, Composer). Spencer, J. Russell. (Artistic director). Townsend, Percy J. (Sound designer). Rominger, Glenn. (Sound designer). Goddard, Paulette, 1911-1990 (Actor). Oakie, Jack, 1903-1978 (Actor). Gardiner, Reginald, 1903-1980 (Actor). Daniell, Henry, 1894-1963 (Actor). Gilbert, Billy, 1894-1971 (Actor). Hayle, Grace, 1888-1963 (Actor). De Haven, Carter, 1886-1977 (Actor). Moscovich, Maurice, 1871-1940 (Actor). Dunn, Emma, 1875-1966 (Actor). Gorcey, Bernard, 1886-1955 (Actor). Weigel, Paul, 1867-1951 (Actor). Conklin, Chester, 1888-1971 (Actor). Michelson, Esther, 1898-1965 (Actor). Mann, Hank, 1887-1971 (Actor). Wright, Florence. (Actor). Gribbon, Edward. (Actor). Dunn, Eddie, 1896-1951 (Actor). Pike, Nita, 1913-1954 (Actor). Lynn, George, 1906-1964 (Actor). Charles Chaplin Film Corporation. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). Janus Films. (Added Author). MK2 Productions. (Added Author). Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Henry Daniell, Billy Gilbert, Grace Hayle, Carter De Haven, Maurice Moscovich, Emma Dunn, Bernard Gorcey, Paul Weigel, Chester Conklin, Esther Michelson, Hank Mann, Florence Wright, Eddie Gribbon, Robert O'Davis, Eddie Dunn, Nita Pike, Peter Lynn. (Cast).

In Chaplin's first talkie, he plays the duel role of dictator Adenoid Hynkel and a Jewish barber who is a dead-ringer look-alike for der Nutsie ... and who thwarts his plans for world domination.

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Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 > Drama.
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Dictators > Drama.
Dictators > Parodies, imitations, etc.
Fascism > Drama.
Fascism > Parodies, imitations, etc.
National socialism > Drama.
National socialism > Parodies, imitations, etc.
Jews > Persecutions > Germany > Drama.
Antisemitism > Germany > Drama.
Germany > History > 1933-1945 > Drama.
Dictateurs > Parodies, pastiches, etc.
Fascisme > Parodies, pastiches, etc.
Nazisme > Parodies, pastiches, etc.
Films comiques.
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Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings.
Drama.
Parodies (Literature)
  • ISBN: 9781604654233
  • Physical Description videodisc
    2 videodiscs (125 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm).
  • Edition Special edition.
  • Publisher [Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection : Janus Films : Distributed by MK2, ©2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1940.
GMD: videodisc.
Formatted Contents Note: Disc 1. The film -- disc 2. the supplements.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Directors of photography, Karl Struss, Roland Totheroh ; film editor, Willard Nico ; musical direction, Meredith Willson ; original music, Charles Chaplin, Meredith Willson ; art director, J. Russell Spencer ; sound, Percy Townsend, Glenn Rominger.
Participant or Performer Note: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Henry Daniell, Billy Gilbert, Grace Hayle, Carter De Haven, Maurice Moscovich, Emma Dunn, Bernard Gorcey, Paul Weigel, Chester Conklin, Esther Michelson, Hank Mann, Florence Wright, Eddie Gribbon, Robert O'Davis, Eddie Dunn, Nita Pike, Peter Lynn.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Library use only. May circulate to faculty for classroom use only.
Language Note:
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards Note:
Named to the National Film Registry in 1997 by the Library of Congress ; Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Charles Chaplin), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jack Oakie), Best Music, Original Score (Meredith Willson), Best Picture, Best Writing, Original Screenplay (Charles Chaplin), 1940 Academy Awards (U.S.A.).

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