Tomainia
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Tomainia is the fictional fascist dictatorship in Charlie Chaplin’s film "The Great Dictator," serving as a satirical stand-in for Nazi Germany.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tomainia (fictional country) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional country
ⓘ
fictional fascist dictatorship ⓘ fictional location ⓘ |
| alludesTo |
Adolf Hitler’s Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Third Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
The Great Dictator
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Great Dictator (1940 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematicFunction |
allegory of totalitarianism
ⓘ
political satire ⓘ |
| countryNameStyle | Germanic-sounding name ⓘ |
| createdBy | Charlie Chaplin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalContinent | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| governmentType | fascist dictatorship ⓘ |
| hasCapitalCity | unnamed Tomainian capital ⓘ |
| hasCensorshipTheme | yes ⓘ |
| hasCultOfPersonality | yes ⓘ |
| hasDictatorTitle | Dictator of Tomainia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFilmSettingElement |
ghetto
ⓘ
military barracks ⓘ palace of the dictator ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Adenoid Hynkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaristicParades | yes ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryForce | Tomainian army ⓘ |
| hasOfficialImagery | banners and flags resembling Nazi iconography ⓘ |
| hasPersecutedGroup |
Jews
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
political dissidents ⓘ |
| hasSecretPolice | Tomainian stormtroopers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUniverseNeighbor | Osterlich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSatireOf |
German expansionism
ⓘ
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageInFilm | English ⓘ |
| leaderPortrayedBy | Charlie Chaplin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | primary setting of The Great Dictator ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | fascism ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
authoritarian regime
ⓘ
militaristic state ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Nazi Germany in World War II films ⓘ |
| represents |
abuses of fascist power
ⓘ
dangers of dictatorship ⓘ |
| symbolism | parody of Nazi symbolism ⓘ |
| timeSetting | late 1930s ⓘ |
| usesPropaganda | yes ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1940 ⓘ |
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Tomainia (fictional country)