The great dictator
(Video)
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video/MK2 Editions, 2003.
Edition
Standard version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (120 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Castle Valley Library - Adult Audio-Visual
DVD F GREAT
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DVD F GREAT
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Valley Library - Adult Audio-Visual | DVD F GREAT | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Antisemitism -- Germany -- Drama.
Closed captioning.
Comedy films
Comedy films.
Dictators -- Drama.
Dictators -- Parodies, imitations, etc.
DVD-Video discs.
Fascism -- Drama.
Feature films
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.
Parody films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
War films
Closed captioning.
Comedy films
Comedy films.
Dictators -- Drama.
Dictators -- Parodies, imitations, etc.
DVD-Video discs.
Fascism -- Drama.
Feature films
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.
Parody films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
War films
OCLC Fast Subjects
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video/MK2 Editions, 2003.
Format
Video
Edition
Standard version.
Language
English
UPC
085393794422, 085393765026
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1940.
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.
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.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Awards
National Board of Review and New York Film Critics Awards: Best Actor/Charles Chaplin.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chaplin, C., Goddard, P., Oakie, J., & Gardiner, R. (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, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, and Reginald Gardiner. 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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