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The great dictator / Charles Chaplin Film Corporation ; written & directed by Charles Chaplin.

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).

Summary:
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

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.).
Subject: Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 > Drama.
Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945 > Drama.
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.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
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 -


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