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The Great Dictator

Once again - the whole world laughs!

  • Movie
  • 1940
  • NR
  • 2h 5m

Directed by Charlie Chaplin

8.3

TMDB audience rating
8.3 out of 10 from 3,864 votes

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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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Cast and crew

  • Charlie Chaplin

    Charlie ChaplinAdenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber

  • Paulette Goddard

    Paulette GoddardHannah

  • Jack Oakie

    Jack OakieBenzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria

  • Reginald Gardiner

    Reginald GardinerCommander Schultz

  • Henry Daniell

    Henry DaniellGarbitsch

  • Billy Gilbert

    Billy GilbertField Marshal Herring

  • Grace Hayle

    Grace HayleMadame Napaloni

  • Carter DeHaven

    Carter DeHavenSpook

  • Maurice Moscovitch

    Maurice MoscovitchMr. Jaeckel

  • Emma Dunn

    Emma DunnMrs. Jaeckel

  • Bernard Gorcey

    Bernard GorceyMr. Mann

  • Paul Weigel

    Paul WeigelMr. Agar

  • Chester Conklin

    Chester ConklinBarber's Customer

  • Esther MichelsonJewish Woman

  • Hank Mann

    Hank MannStorm Trooper Stealing Fruit

  • Florence Wright

    Florence WrightBlonde Secretary

  • Eddie Gribbon

    Eddie GribbonTomanian Storm Trooper

  • Rudolph Anders

    Rudolph AndersTomanian Commandant at Osterlich / Robert O. Davis

Director
Charlie Chaplin
Writer
Charlie Chaplin
Music
Meredith Willson and Charlie Chaplin
Cinematography
Karl Struss and Roland Totheroh