The Great Dictator (1940)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Great_Dictator_(1940)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross $5 million (approximate, original release)
gptkbp:character gptkb:Adenoid_Hynkel
gptkb:The_Jewish_Barber
gptkb:Schultz
gptkb:Benzino_Napaloni
gptkb:Garbitsch
gptkb:Hannah
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Karl_Struss
gptkbp:color black-and-white
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Charlie_Chaplin
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:United_Artists
gptkbp:editingBy gptkb:Willard_Nico
gptkbp:genre political satire
satirical comedy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Great Dictator (1940)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:Benito_Mussolini
Fascism
rise of Adolf Hitler
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Meredith_Willson
gptkbp:nominatedFor gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Music,_Original_Score
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay
gptkbp:notableFor parody of Adolf Hitler
Charlie Chaplin's first true sound film
gptkbp:notableScene globe dance
gptkbp:notableSpeaker final speech by the Barber
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:United_States_National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Charlie_Chaplin
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Charles_Chaplin_Film_Corporation
gptkbp:releaseDate October 15, 1940
gptkbp:runtime 125 minutes
gptkbp:setInPeriod gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Billy_Gilbert
gptkb:Henry_Daniell
gptkb:Jack_Oakie
gptkb:Charlie_Chaplin
gptkb:Paulette_Goddard
gptkb:Reginald_Gardiner
gptkbp:theme anti-fascism
peace
humanity
totalitarianism
gptkbp:writer gptkb:Charlie_Chaplin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Adenoid_Hynkel
gptkb:Benzino_Napaloni
gptkb:Jewish_Barber
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7