The great dictator
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video/MK2 Editions, c2003.
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Ave. Library - DVDs | Great | Checked Out | October 23, 2024 |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Antisemitism -- Germany -- Drama.
Comedy films.
Dictators -- Drama.
Dictators -- Parodies, imitations, etc.
Fascism -- Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Drama.
Hitler, Adolf, -- 1889-1945 -- Drama.
Jews -- Persecutions -- Germany -- Drama.
Mussolini, Benito, -- 1883-1945 -- Drama.
National socialism -- Drama.
Comedy films.
Dictators -- Drama.
Dictators -- Parodies, imitations, etc.
Fascism -- Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Drama.
Hitler, Adolf, -- 1889-1945 -- Drama.
Jews -- Persecutions -- Germany -- Drama.
Mussolini, Benito, -- 1883-1945 -- Drama.
National socialism -- Drama.
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video/MK2 Editions, c2003.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (120 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Additional material includes The tramp and the dictator, a documentary by Kevin Brownlow and Michael Kloft (55 min.), the production filmed in color by Sydney Chaplin (25 min.), a seven-minute sequence shot in 1918 for Sunnyside that inspired the famous barber scene in The Great Dictator (7 min.), scene from Monsieur Verdoux (3 min.), scenes from films in the Chaplin collection (23 min.), poster gallery.
General Note
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1940.
Creation/Production Credits
Directors of photography, Karl Strauss, Roland Totheroh; film editor, William Nico; musical direction, Meredith Willson.
Participants/Performers
Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Henry Daniell, Reginald Gardiner, Billy Gilbert.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: G.
System Details
DVD; dual-layer format; Dolby digital.
Language
In English, French, and Spanish; subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Thai, Korean.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chaplin, C., Gardiner, R., Goddard, P., & Oakie, J. (2003). The great dictator (Standard version.). Warner Home Video/MK2 Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charlie Chaplin et al.. 2003. The Great Dictator. Warner Home Video/MK2 Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charlie Chaplin et al.. The Great Dictator Warner Home Video/MK2 Editions, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chaplin, Charlie, Reginald Gardiner, Paulette Goddard, and Jack Oakie. The Great Dictator Standard version., Warner Home Video/MK2 Editions, 2003.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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