The great dictator / Charles Chaplin Film Corporation ; written & directed by Charles Chaplin.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781604654233
- ISBN: 1604654236
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (125 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm).
- Edition: Special edition.
- Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection : [2011]
- Distributor: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Distributed by MK2
- Copyright: ©2011
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1940. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1. The film -- disc 2. the supplements. |
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. |
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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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lower Macungie Library | DVD FIC GRE (Text) | 33400001018202 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
Pottsville Free Public Library | DVD-1440 (Text) | 30003008654699 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
Allentown Public Library | DVD GREA (Text) | 34455006457218 | Adult DVD Fiction | Available | - |
Hughes Library | DVD GRE (Text) | 32378005128071 | Adult DVD | Available | - |