The Great Dictator (DVD)

Charlie Chaplin has a dual role in this film, his first with dialogue. He plays a sweet-natured Jewish barber and a murderous Hitler-type dictator with such satirical impact that it counterbalanced the oratory of Adolf Hitler. Particularly delectable comic scenes are Hynkel's balletic pas de deux with a globe, and a cream cake fight between Hynkel and Napoloni, the dictator of Bacteria.Additional Release Material:Chaplin: A Legacy of Laughter CollectionBonus Scene - SUNNYSIDE (1918) (Note: InspiredDictator's barber scene.)Newsreel Footage - MovieTone (1933) (Note: About Hitler)Additional Products: Program for the Premiere Notes, Drafts, and Records for the Final Speech(Jacket includes synopsis, chapter, and frame guide and biographies of Charles Chaplin and Paulette Goddard.) Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.