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The Resource The great dictator, written and directed by Charles Chaplin ; Charles Chaplin Film Corporation ; Roy Export Company Establishment

The great dictator, written and directed by Charles Chaplin ; Charles Chaplin Film Corporation ; Roy Export Company Establishment

Label
The great dictator
Title
The great dictator
Statement of responsibility
written and directed by Charles Chaplin ; Charles Chaplin Film Corporation ; Roy Export Company Establishment
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • tha
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • spa
  • por
  • fre
  • chi
  • kor
  • eng
Summary
Chaplin plays two characters: Adenoid Hynkel, the dictator of Tomania, and a Jewish barber. The barber recovers from amnesia to discover Hynkel is persecuting all the Jews in his country
Member of
Cataloging source
IlCrlFMD
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Directors of photography, Karl Struss, Roland Totheroh ; film editor, William Nico ; music, Meredith Willson
Dewey number
  • [Fic]
  • 813/.52
Language note
Soundtrack in English, French or Spanish; subtitles in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Chinese, Korean or Thai; closed-captioned
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.G74 2003
PerformerNote
Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Henry Daniell, Billy Gilbert, Grace Hayle, Carter De Haven, Maurice Moscovich, Emma Dunn, Bernard Gorcey, Paul Weigel
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1889-1977
  • 1911-1990
  • 1903-1978
  • 1903-1980
  • 1894-1963
  • 1893-1971
  • 1888-1963
  • 1886-1977
  • 1871-1940
  • 1875-1966
  • 1886-1955
  • 1867-1951
  • 1902-1984
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Chaplin, Charlie
  • Goddard, Paulette
  • Oakie, Jack
  • Gardiner, Reginald
  • Daniell, Henry
  • Gilbert, Billy
  • Hayle, Grace
  • De Haven, Carter
  • Moscovich, Maurice
  • Dunn, Emma
  • Gorcey, Bernard
  • Weigel, Paul
  • Willson, Meredith
  • Charles Chaplin Film Corporation
  • Roy Export Company Collection (Library of Congress)
Runtime
120
Series statement
Chaplin collection
Series volume
2
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Dictators
  • Fascism
  • Barbers
  • World politics
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Films for the hearing impaired
  • Feature films
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
The great dictator, written and directed by Charles Chaplin ; Charles Chaplin Film Corporation ; Roy Export Company Establishment
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1940
  • Special features (disc 2): The tramp and the dictator (documentary by Kevin Brownlow and Michael Kloft); making-of featurette, as filmed by Sydney Chaplin; Charlie the barber (scene originally shot for short film Sunnyside); scene from Monsieur Verdoux; poster gallery
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Standard format.
Extent
2 videodiscs (120 min.)
Isbn
9780790771670
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
085393765026
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
37944
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • 909405
  • (OCoLC)bwi08991573
  • AGY-3668
  • (KyLxBWI)909405
System details
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround in English; Dolby digital monophonic in English and French; region 1
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The great dictator, written and directed by Charles Chaplin ; Charles Chaplin Film Corporation ; Roy Export Company Establishment
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1940
  • Special features (disc 2): The tramp and the dictator (documentary by Kevin Brownlow and Michael Kloft); making-of featurette, as filmed by Sydney Chaplin; Charlie the barber (scene originally shot for short film Sunnyside); scene from Monsieur Verdoux; poster gallery
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Standard format.
Extent
2 videodiscs (120 min.)
Isbn
9780790771670
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
085393765026
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
37944
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • 909405
  • (OCoLC)bwi08991573
  • AGY-3668
  • (KyLxBWI)909405
System details
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround in English; Dolby digital monophonic in English and French; region 1
Video recording format
DVD

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