| Description |
2 videodiscs (120 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Chaplin collection |
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Chaplin collection (Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.))
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| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1940. |
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Special features: documentary by Kevin Brownlow and Michael Kloft; recently discovered color footage shot on the set of the film; scenes from Sunnyside, Monsieur Verdoux and other films in the series. |
| Credits |
Photography, Karl Struss, Roland Totheroh ; editor, William Nico ; music, Meredith Wilson. |
| Cast |
Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Billy Gilbert, Maurice Moscovich. |
| 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. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1 ; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
English or dubbed French dialogue, English intertitles, optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Thai, and Korean ; closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Drama.
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Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945 -- Drama.
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Fascism -- Drama.
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National socialism -- Drama.
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Antisemitism -- Germany -- Drama.
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Fascismo -- Teatro. |
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Nacionalsocialismo -- Teatro. |
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Antisemitismo -- Alemania -- Teatro. |
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Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Comedy films
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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| Added Author |
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977
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Goddard, Paulette, 1911-1990
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Oakie, Jack, 1903-1978
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Gardiner, Reginald, 1903-1980
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Gilbert, Billy, 1893-1971.
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Moscovich, Maurice. 1871-1940
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Struss, Karl, 1886-1981.
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Totheroh, Roland H., 1890-1967
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Nico, William.
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Wilson, Meredith, 1970-
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Brownlow, Kevin
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Kloft, Michael, 1961-
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United Artists Corporation
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MK2 Productions
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
079078064X |
| Standard No. |
085393765026 |
| Music No. |
37944 Warner Home Video |
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