The Great Dictator (1940) (Blu-Ray)

Criterion Collection In his controversial masterpiece The Great Dictator, 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, The Great Dictator, 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 Chaplins famously impassioned speech. Från IMDB: Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkels regime. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrackNew audio commentary by Charlie Chaplin experts Dan Kamin and Hooman MehranThe Tramp and the Dictator (2001), Kevin Brownlow and Michael Klofts documentary paralleling the lives of Chaplin and Hitler, including interviews with author Ray Bradbury, director Sidney Lumet, screenwriter Budd Schulberg, and othersTwo new visual essays, one by Chaplin archivist Cecilia Cenciarelli and one by Chaplin biographer Jeffrey VanceColor production footage shot by Chaplins half-brother SydneyBarbershop sequence from Sydney Chaplins 1921 film King, Queen, JokerDeleted barbershop sequence from Chaplins 1919 film SunnysideRerelease trailerEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingPLUS: A new essay by film critic Michael Wood, Chaplins 1940 New York Times defense of his movie, a reprint from critic Jean Narboni on the films final speech, and Al Hirschfelds original press book illustra

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