The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator is a 1940 American political satire comedy-drama movie written, directed, produced, scored by, and starring British comedian Charlie Chaplin, following the tradition of many of his other movies.
| The Great Dictator | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Produced by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Written by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Starring | Charlie Chaplin Paulette Goddard Jack Oakie Henry Daniell Reginald Gardiner Billy Gilbert Maurice Moscovich |
| Music by | Charlie Chaplin Meredith Willson |
| Cinematography | Karl Struss Roland Totheroh |
| Edited by | Willard Nico Harold Rice |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million (US$30,682,692 in 2020 dollars[2]) |
| Box office | $5 million (US$75,976,190 in 2020 dollars[2])[3] |
The Great Dictator Media
- Dictator charlie2.jpg
Charlie Chaplin from the film The Great Dictator (1940) (with "double cross" emblem in background and on cap).
- Dictator charlie6.jpg
Chaplin as Adenoid Hynkel (right) with Jack Oakie as Benzino Napaloni (left)
- Costume Adenoïd Hynkel.jpg
Costume utilisé dans le film Le Dictateur pour Adenoïd Hynkel.
- Dictator charlie5.jpg
Chaplin in the globe scene
- Buenos Aires - Publicidad ambulante en 1941.jpg
Billboard bicycle of the movie with its title in Spanish, El gran dictador, in Buenos Aires, 1941
- Charlie Chaplin and Paulette Goddard in The Great Dictator trailer 2.JPG
Chaplin (as the barber) absentmindedly tries to shave Goddard (as Hannah) in this image from the film trailer.
- The Great Dictator trailer (1940).webm
The original trailer for the film
References
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- ↑ Jones, Lon (March 4, 1944). Which Cinema Films Have Earned the Most Money Since 1914?.. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. p. 3 Supplement: The Argus Weekend magazine. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11816878. Retrieved August 6, 2012.