The Great Dictator [he] was terrified, not knowing what to expect next." The Margaret Herrick Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in Beverly Hills, California, has a copy of "The Great Dictator" script. The library permits viewers of the script to read it and take notes, but prohibits photocopying of it. In 1997, "The Great Dictator" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". In 2000, the American Film Institute ranked the film No. 37 in its "100 Years... 100 Laughs" list. The film
HMS Dictator (1783) destroyed in earlier battles, and three brigs, "Kiel", "Lolland" and "Samsøe". "Najaden" was under the command of Danish naval officer Hans Peter Holm (1772–1812) In the subsequent Battle of Lyngør "Dictator" destroyed "Najaden" and the British took "Laaland" and "Kiel" as prizes but had to abandon them after the two vessels grounded. The action cost "Dictator" five killed and 24 wounded. In 1847 the surviving British participants were authorized to apply for the clasp "Off Mardoe 6 July 1812" to the Naval General Service Medal. HMS "Dictator" was among Admiral Alexander Cochrane's fleet moored off New Orleans at the start