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Great Dictator (The) (Blu-ray) (1940)
Once again – the whole world laughs!Director: Charles Chaplin
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with Charlie Chaplin experts Dan Kamin and Hooman Mehran
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Extras:"The Tramp and The Dictator" documentary (1080i, 55:00)
"Chaplin's Napoleon and the Great Dictator" visual essay by Chaplin archivist Cecilia Cenciarelli (1080p, 19:12)
"The Clowns Turn to Prophet" visual essay by Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance (1080p, 20:54)
The Production Filmed in Color by Sydney Chaplin (1080i, 27 mins)
"King, Queen, Joker" 1921 short (1080i, 4:54)
"Charlie the Barber" 1919 silent short (1080i, 7:50)
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 30-page liner notes booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Wood, Chaplin’s 1940 New York Times defense of his movie, a reprint from critic Jean Narboni on the film’s final speech, and Al Hirschfeld’s original press book illustrations.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with Charlie Chaplin experts Dan Kamin and Hooman Mehran
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Extras:"The Tramp and The Dictator" documentary (1080i, 55:00)
"Chaplin's Napoleon and the Great Dictator" visual essay by Chaplin archivist Cecilia Cenciarelli (1080p, 19:12)
"The Clowns Turn to Prophet" visual essay by Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance (1080p, 20:54)
The Production Filmed in Color by Sydney Chaplin (1080i, 27 mins)
"King, Queen, Joker" 1921 short (1080i, 4:54)
"Charlie the Barber" 1919 silent short (1080i, 7:50)
Theatrical Trailer (1080p, 2:01) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 30-page liner notes booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Wood, Chaplin’s 1940 New York Times defense of his movie, a reprint from critic Jean Narboni on the film’s final speech, and Al Hirschfeld’s original press book illustrations.
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Extras:The Production Filmed in Color by Sydney Chaplin
"Chaplin ABC" clips compilation (in French with German subtitles) (30:01)
Sydney Chaplins 'Making of' in Farbe (25:46)
"Charlie The Barber" 1919 silent short (7:30)
2 Photo Galleries
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Subtitles:German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono -
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Extras:
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English LPCM 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"Chaplin Today: The Great Dictator" featurette (26:26)
The Tour Filmed in Colour by Sydney Chaplin (25:45)
Extracts from the films in the Chaplin Collection (10:44)
Theatrical Trailers (2:06) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with Charlie Chaplin experts Dan Kamin and Hooman Mehran
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Extras:"The Tramp and The Dictator" documentary (1080i, 55:00)
"Chaplin's Napoleon and the Great Dictator" visual essay by Chaplin archivist Cecilia Cenciarelli (1080p, 19:12)
"The Clowns Turn to Prophet" visual essay by Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance (1080p, 20:54)
The Production Filmed in Color by Sydney Chaplin (1080i, 27 mins)
"King, Queen, Joker" 1921 short (1080i, 4:54)
"Charlie the Barber" 1919 silent short (1080i, 7:50)
Theatrical Trailer (1080p, 2:01) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 30-page liner notes booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Wood, Chaplin’s 1940 New York Times defense of his movie, a reprint from critic Jean Narboni on the film’s final speech, and Al Hirschfeld’s original press book illustrations.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
DISC TWO (DVD, PAL)
“Chaplin Today: The Great Dictator” featurette (26:15)
Behind the scenes colour footage shot by Sydney Chaplin (25:46)
“Charlie the Barber” outtake from “Sunnyside” (1919) (7:31)
Photo gallery
Trailer reel: "The Kid", "A Woman of Paris", "The Gold Rush", "The Circus", "City Lights", "Modern Times", "The Great Dictator", "Monsieur Verdoux", "Limelight" and "A King in New York". -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English LPCM 2.0 dual mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
The Criterion releases include a commentary and other extras not found elsewhere.
The German Arthaus release includes extras not seen elsewhere.
The UK Park Circus release includes some nice extras and a 5.1 track.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (125:35).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts (125:35).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Arthaus - No Cuts (125:15).
- Blu-ray B Scandinavia- Soul Media - No cuts (125:26).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Artificial Eye - No cuts (125:07).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Criterion Collection - No cuts (125:35).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Park Circus - No cuts (125:26).
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Comparison added by Anthony_DiPaola on 24/05/11
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 14/10/22UPDATE LOG:
24/05/11: Initial entry.
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26/01/13: Addition of the Scandinavian edition.
20/12/14: Addition of the UK Park Circus edition.
25/08/15: Added UK Artificial Eye release.
14/10/22: Added Canada, UK Criterion.
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