The great dictator.

A: Access CP: Composite Positive AC: Acetate D: 1600'(16/8/9.5mm) 16mm Black & White Sound Charlie Chaplin Director: Charlie Chaplin Charles Chaplin Film Corp. Criterion Collection

Charlie Chaplin plays a Jewish Private fighting for the Central Powers nation of Tomainia. The Private suffers from amnesia and returns to his previous profession as a barber in the ghetto. The Barber falls in love with a neighbor, Hannah, and together they try to resist persecution by military forces. Hannah and her family flee to freedom in neighboring country of Osterlich.

Credits

Cast
Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie

Copyright

Complete catalog record
THE GREAT DICTATOR. Released thru United Artists, c1940. 13 reels, sd. Credits: Produced, written, and directed by Charles Chaplin; music director, Meredith Willson; film editor, Willard Nico. © Charles Chaplin Film Corp.; 31Oct40; LP10041., THE GREAT DICTATOR. Released thru United Artists, c1940. 13 reels, sd. Credits: Produced, written, and directed by Charles Chaplin; music director, Meredith Willson; film editor, Willard Nico. © Charles Chaplin Film Corp.; 31Oct40; LP10041., THE GREAT DICTATOR. Released thru United Artists, c1940. 13 reels, sd. Credits: Produced, written, and directed by Charles Chaplin; music director, Meredith Willson; film editor, Willard Nico. © Charles Chaplin Film Corp.; 31Oct40; LP10041., THE GREAT DICTATOR. Released thru United Artists, c1940. 13 reels, sd. Credits: Produced, written, and directed by Charles Chaplin; music director, Meredith Willson; film editor, Willard Nico. © Charles Chaplin Film Corp.; 31Oct40; LP10041.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, copyright
  2. Wikidata · Q109116 ↗ — color, country