The Great Dictator

Summary

The Great Dictator is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,420 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 video is recorded as The Great Dictator trailer (1940).webm^[5].
• The Great Dictator's image is recorded as The Great Dictator still cropped (high quality version).jpg^[6].
• The Great Dictator's instance of is recorded as film^[7].
• The Great Dictator's director is recorded as Charlie Chaplin^[8].
• The Great Dictator's screenwriter is recorded as Charlie Chaplin^[9].
• The Great Dictator's composer is recorded as Charlie Chaplin^[10].
• The Great Dictator's composer is recorded as Meredith Willson^[11].
• The Great Dictator's genre is recorded as comedy drama^[12].
• The Great Dictator's genre is recorded as political satire^[13].
• The Great Dictator's genre is recorded as war film^[14].
• The Great Dictator's genre is recorded as anti-war film^[15].
• The Great Dictator's genre is recorded as drama film^[16].
• The Great Dictator's genre is recorded as parody film^[17].
• The Great Dictator's genre is recorded as slapstick^[18].
• The Great Dictator's genre is recorded as comedy of error^[19].
• The Great Dictator's genre is recorded as comedy film^[20].
• The Great Dictator's cast member is recorded as Charlie Chaplin^[21].
• The Great Dictator's cast member is recorded as Paulette Goddard^[22].
• The Great Dictator's cast member is recorded as Jack Oakie^[23].
• The Great Dictator's cast member is recorded as Reginald Gardiner^[24].
• The Great Dictator's cast member is recorded as Henry Daniell^[25].
• The Great Dictator's cast member is recorded as Billy Gilbert^[26].
• The Great Dictator's cast member is recorded as Emma Dunn^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Great Dictator's producer is recorded as Charlie Chaplin^[28]. Its director is recorded as Charlie Chaplin^[8]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Charlie Chaplin^[9]. Cast members include Charlie Chaplin^[21], Paulette Goddard^[22], Jack Oakie^[23], Reginald Gardiner^[24], Henry Daniell^[25], and Billy Gilbert^[26].

Publication

Publication dates include +1940-10-15T00:00:00Z^[29], +1945-11-19T00:00:00Z^[30], +1958-08-26T00:00:00Z^[31], and +1960-10-22T00:00:00Z^[32]. The Great Dictator's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[33]. Genres include comedy drama^[12], political satire^[13], war film^[14], anti-war film^[15], drama film^[16], and parody film^[17]. Its part of is recorded as 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 (2,420 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].