The Great Dictator

1940 film directed by Charlie Chaplin
Movie film Q109116
The Great Dictator
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The Great Dictator spans the genres of comedy drama, political satire, war film, anti-war film, drama film, and parody film.[1][2][3][4][5]

The Great Dictator

Summary

The Great Dictator is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,419 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Great Dictator received the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor[3].
  • The Great Dictator received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • The Great Dictator's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Great Dictator was directed by Charlie Chaplin[6].
  • Charlie Chaplin wrote the screenplay for The Great Dictator[7].
  • The Great Dictator's composer is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[8].
  • The Great Dictator's composer is recorded as Meredith Willson[9].
  • The Great Dictator's genre is comedy drama[10].
  • The Great Dictator's genre is political satire[11].
  • The Great Dictator's genre is war film[12].
  • The Great Dictator's genre is anti-war film[13].
  • The Great Dictator's genre is drama film[14].
  • The Great Dictator's genre is parody film[15].
  • The Great Dictator's genre is slapstick[16].
  • The Great Dictator's genre is comedy of error[17].
  • The Great Dictator's genre is comedy film[18].
  • A cast member of The Great Dictator was Charlie Chaplin[19].
  • A cast member of The Great Dictator was Paulette Goddard[20].
  • A cast member of The Great Dictator was Jack Oakie[21].
  • A cast member of The Great Dictator was Reginald Gardiner[22].
  • A cast member of The Great Dictator was Henry Daniell[23].
  • A cast member of The Great Dictator was Billy Gilbert[24].
  • A cast member of The Great Dictator was Emma Dunn[25].
  • A cast member of The Great Dictator was Chester Conklin[26].
  • A cast member of The Great Dictator was Maurice Moscovitch[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Great Dictator was produced by Charlie Chaplin[28]. It was directed by Charlie Chaplin[6]. Charlie Chaplin wrote the screenplay for it[7]. Cast members include Charlie Chaplin[19], Paulette Goddard[20], Jack Oakie[21], Reginald Gardiner[22], Henry Daniell[23], and Billy Gilbert[24].

Publication

Publication dates include October 15, 1940[29], November 19, 1945[30], August 26, 1958[31], and October 22, 1960[32]. The original language of The Great Dictator was English[33]. Genres include comedy drama[10], political satire[11], war film[12], anti-war film[13], drama film[14], and parody film[15]. It is part of National Film Registry[34].

Reception

Awards received include New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor[3], an award for best leading actor[35], in United States[36], founded in 1935[37] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1929[40]. Reviews include 8.9/10[41] and 92%[42].

Why It Matters

The Great Dictator ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,419 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did The Great Dictator receive?

Honors received include New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . film4.com. film4.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Chaplin: A Life. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . helios.pl. Retrieved . helios.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . allmovie.com. allmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mubi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.
  26. [4] . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [41] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [42] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . theredlist.com. theredlist.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . Filmdienst. filmdienst.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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