New UK Criterion Release - The Great Dictator
The Criterion Collection is releasing THE GREAT DICTATOR on blu-ray in the UK on 26 September 2022.
UK residents can try to win a blu-ray from Silent London, or can pre-order a copy of The Great Dictator from Criterion Collection here.
Special edition features include:
• Audio commentary by Charlie Chaplin historians Dan Kamin and Hooman Mehran
• The Tramp and the Dictator (2001), documentary
• Visual essays by Chaplin archivist Cecilia Cenciarelli and Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance
• On-set, colour production footage shot by Chaplin’s half-brother, Sydney
• Deleted scene from Chaplin’s 1919 film Sunnyside
• Theatrical trailer
• Booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Wood and a 1940 article by Chaplin on the film







Continuing our collaboration with [PIAS], it is our great pleasure to announce the release on 26th June of a remastered, deluxe limited-edition vinyl of the soundtrack to The Great Dictator to celebrate the film’s 80th anniversary. The record includes many hitherto unpublished recordings, and is accompanied by a 24-page large-format booklet with rare texts and photos. This special edition will delight Chaplin lovers as much as collectors of high quality vinyl records. Pre-order today on