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8.3 / 10 IMDb October 15, 1940 2h 5m
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Director
Runtime
2h 5m
Release Date
October 15, 1940
Genre
Comedy, War
Status
Released
Budget
$2,000,000
Revenue
$11,000,000
Languages
English, Esperanto
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Charlie Chaplin
as Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
Paulette Goddard
as Hannah
Jack Oakie
as Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
Reginald Gardiner
as Commander Schultz
Henry Daniell
as Garbitsch
Billy Gilbert
as Field Marshal Herring
Grace Hayle
as Madame Napaloni
Carter DeHaven
as Spook
Maurice Moscovitch
as Mr. Jaeckel
Emma Dunn
as Mrs. Jaeckel
Bernard Gorcey
as Mr. Mann
Paul Weigel
as Mr. Agar
Chester Conklin
as Barber's Customer
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Esther Michelson
as Jewish Woman
Hank Mann
as Storm Trooper Stealing Fruit
Florence Wright
as Blonde Secretary
Eddie Gribbon
as Tomanian Storm Trooper
Rudolph Anders
as Tomanian Commandant at Osterlich / Robert O. Davis
Eddie Dunn
as Whitewashed Storm Trooper
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Nita Pike
as Secretary
Production Companies
Charles Chaplin Productions
The Great Dictator Official Trailer 1940
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