{"product_id":"the-great-dictator-565","title":"The Great Dictator (#565)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn his controversial masterpiece \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Dictator,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Charlie Chaplin offers both a cutting caricature of Adolf Hitler and a sly tweaking of his own comic persona. Chaplin, in his first pure talkie, brings his sublime physicality to two roles: the cruel yet clownish “Tomainian” dictator and the kindly Jewish barber who is mistaken for him. Featuring Jack Oakie and Paulette Goddard in stellar supporting turns, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Dictator,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e boldly going after the fascist leader before the U.S.’s official entry into World War II, is an audacious amalgam of politics and slapstick that culminates in Chaplin’s famously impassioned speech.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-sticky-column-left=\"\" class=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-sticky-left-content-end=\"\" class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-product-image-url=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/criterion-production\/films\/0ff25308283a42cb89949523be052d2a\/vXGRSHfxnPK2QJWGktLO8RGaEpvP1H_large.jpg\" data-product-name=\"The Great Dictator\" data-product-sku=\"\" data-product-id=\"795\" data-segment-analtyics-tracking=\"\" class=\"product__details_contain_a\"\u003e\n\u003csection data-sticky-left-content-end=\"\" data-sticky-left-end=\"\" class=\"product-features collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collapse-contain\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-feature-title-field=\"\" class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\"\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-special-features-field=\"\" class=\"product-features-list\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew audio commentary by Charlie Chaplin experts Dan Kamin and Hooman Mehran\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Tramp and the Dictator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2001), Kevin Brownlow and Michael Kloft’s documentary paralleling the lives of Chaplin and Hitler, including interviews with author Ray Bradbury, director Sidney Lumet, screenwriter Budd Schulberg, and others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo new visual essays, one by Chaplin archivist Cecilia Cenciarelli and one by Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor production footage shot by Chaplin’s half-brother Sydney\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarbershop sequence from Sydney Chaplin’s 1921 film\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing, Queen, Joker\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeleted barbershop sequence from Chaplin’s 1919 film\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunnyside\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRerelease trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Michael Wood, Chaplin’s 1940\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edefense of his movie, a reprint from critic Jean Narboni on the film’s final speech, and Al Hirschfeld’s original press book illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCover design by Olly Moss\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Criterion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40988848029740,"sku":"715515080613","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/products\/the-great-dictator-565-new-blu-ray-715515080613-7654473.jpg?v=1772392639","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/the-great-dictator-565","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}