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The Great Dictator

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The Great Dictator
© 1940 United Artists − All right reserved.

The Great Dictator

Poster for the movie "The Great Dictator"
Release Date  15 October 1940 (2 h 05 min)
Directed by  Charlie Chaplin
Writer 
Composer  Meredith Willson, Charlie Chaplin
Genres  Comedy
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

  • Year of production  1940
  • Release Date  15 October 1940
  • Local Release Date  15 October 1940
  • Revenue  $11,000,000
  • Budget  $2,000,000
  • Language  English, Esperanto


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Overview

Once again - the whole world laughs!

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.


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Metadata

  • TMDb ID  914
  • Original Title  The Great Dictator
  • Release Date  15 October 1940
  • Local Release Date  15 October 1940
  • Runtime  2 h 05 min
  • Production  United Artists, Roy Export Company Establishment
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, Esperanto
  • Genres  Comedy
  • Director  Charlie Chaplin
  • Producer  Charlie Chaplin
  • Director of Photography  Karl Struss, Roland Totheroh
  • Original Music Composer  Meredith Willson, Charlie Chaplin
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  G
  • Budget  $2,000,000
  • Revenue  $11,000,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0032553
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Citizen Kane

Uncategorized by Scott Brown
Citizen Kane
© 1941 RKO Radio Pictures − All right reserved.

Citizen Kane

Poster for the movie "Citizen Kane"
Release Date  30 April 1941 (1 h 59 min)
Directed by  Orson Welles
Writer  Roger Q. Denny, John Houseman, Mollie Kent
Composer  Bernard Herrmann
Genres  Mystery, Drama
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Newspaper magnate, Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

  • Year of production  1941
  • Release Date  30 April 1941
  • Local Release Date  1 May 1941
  • Revenue  $23,217,674
  • Budget  $839,727
  • Language  English


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Overview

It's Terrific!

Newspaper magnate, Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.


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Metadata

  • TMDb ID  15
  • Original Title  Citizen Kane
  • Release Date  30 April 1941
  • Local Release Date  1 May 1941
  • Runtime  1 h 59 min
  • Production  RKO Radio Pictures, Mercury Productions
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Mystery, Drama
  • Director  Orson Welles
  • Producer  Orson Welles, Richard Baer
  • Director of Photography  Gregg Toland
  • Original Music Composer  Bernard Herrmann
  • Author 
  • Writer  Roger Q. Denny, John Houseman, Mollie Kent
  • Certification  NR
  • Budget  $839,727
  • Revenue  $23,217,674
  • IMDb Id  tt0033467
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Directors


Actors and Actresses


Scénario

Roger Q. Denny
John Houseman
Mollie Kent

Soundtrack

Bernard Herrmann

Production

Orson Welles
Richard Baer

Companies

RKO Radio Pictures
Mercury Productions

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