Bibliograph

The Great dictator, produced, written and directed by Charles Chaplin

Type

Label

The Great dictator, produced, written and directed by Charles Chaplin

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

The Great dictator

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

60859533

Responsibility statement

produced, written and directed by Charles Chaplin

Runtime

223

Series statement

Chaplin collection

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Disc 1. The great dictator (120 min) -- Disc 2. Special features: The Tramp and the dictator (55 min) : a documentary / by Kevin Brownlow and Michael Kloft ; The production filmed in color (25 min) / by Sydney Chaplin ; Charlie the Barber (1919) (7 min) ; Scene from Monsieur Verdoux (1947) (3 min) ; Scenes from films in the Chaplin Collection (23 min) ; Poster Gallery

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Contributor