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  • The Great Dictator (1940)
  • G
    125 min | Comedy, Drama, War
The Great Dictator (1940)
G
125 min | Comedy, Drama, War

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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Writer
Charles Chaplin (written by)
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Release date
Mar 7, 1941 (United States)

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77 cast members
Name Known for
Charles Chaplin
Hynkel - Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber Hynkel - Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber   See fewer
Jack Oakie
Napaloni - Dictator of Bacteria Napaloni - Dictator of Bacteria   See fewer
Henry Daniell
Garbitsch Garbitsch   See fewer
Billy Gilbert
Herring Herring   See fewer
Grace Hayle
Madame Napaloni Madame Napaloni   See fewer
Carter DeHaven
Bacterian Ambassador (as Carter De Haven) Bacterian Ambassador (as Carter De Haven)   See fewer
Maurice Moscovitch
Mr. Jaeckel (as Maurice Moscovich) Mr. Jaeckel (as Maurice Moscovich)   See fewer
Emma Dunn
Mrs. Jaeckel Mrs. Jaeckel   See fewer
Bernard Gorcey
Mr. Mann Mr. Mann   See fewer
Paul Weigel
Mr. Agar Mr. Agar   See fewer
Chester Conklin
Barber's Customer Barber's Customer   See fewer
Esther Michelson
Jewish Woman Jewish Woman   See fewer
Hank Mann
Storm Trooper Stealing Fruit Storm Trooper Stealing Fruit   See fewer
Florence Wright
Blonde Secretary Blonde Secretary   See fewer
Eddie Gribbon
Tomanian Storm Trooper Tomanian Storm Trooper   See fewer
Rudolph Anders
Tomanian Commandant at Osterlich (as Robert O. Davis) Tomanian Commandant at Osterlich (as Robert O. Davis)   See fewer
Eddie Dunn
Whitewashed Storm Trooper Whitewashed Storm Trooper   See fewer
Nita Pike
Secretary Secretary   See fewer
George Lynn
Commander of Storm Troopers (as Peter Lynn) Commander of Storm Troopers (as Peter Lynn)   See fewer
Wheeler Dryden
Heinrich Schtick - Translator (voice) Heinrich Schtick - Translator (voice)   See fewer
John Alban
Ball Guest (uncredited) Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Aldrich
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Alexander
Tomainian Prison Guard in 1918 (uncredited) Tomainian Prison Guard in 1918 (uncredited)   See fewer
Sig Arno
Compact Parachute Inventor (uncredited) Compact Parachute Inventor (uncredited)   See fewer
William Arnold
Tomanian Officer (uncredited) Tomanian Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Bacon
Storm Trooper (uncredited) Storm Trooper (uncredited)   See fewer
Brandon Beach
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Bordeaux
Ghetto Extra (uncredited) Ghetto Extra (uncredited)   See fewer
Chet Brandenburg
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Brodie
Reporter from International Press (uncredited) Reporter from International Press (uncredited)   See fewer
James Carlisle
Ball Guest (uncredited) Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Coleman
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Hans Conried
Undetermined Role (uncredited) Undetermined Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Gino Corrado
Sculptor (uncredited) Sculptor (uncredited)   See fewer
Oliver Cross
Ball Guest (uncredited) Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
John Davidson
Hospital Superintendent (uncredited) Hospital Superintendent (uncredited)   See fewer
Max Davidson
Jewish Man (uncredited) Jewish Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Lew Davis
Hospital Orderly (uncredited) Hospital Orderly (uncredited)   See fewer
Francis Ernest Drake
Storm Trooper (uncredited) Storm Trooper (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Flaherty
Friendly Storm Trooper (uncredited) Friendly Storm Trooper (uncredited)   See fewer
Bud Geary
Storm Trooper (uncredited) Storm Trooper (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Gordon
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Herschel Graham
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Harris
Officer (uncredited) Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Hart
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Leyland Hodgson
Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited) Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
William Irving
Man Seated on Bed (uncredited) Man Seated on Bed (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Irwin
Banquet Butler (uncredited) Banquet Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Ethelreda Leopold
Blonde Secretary (uncredited) Blonde Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Clyde McLeod
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Russell Meeker
Ball Guest (uncredited) Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Torben Meyer
Bald Barbershop Customer (uncredited) Bald Barbershop Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
Jules Michelson
Man in Ghetto (uncredited) Man in Ghetto (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Moorhouse
Hynkel's Staff Officer (uncredited) Hynkel's Staff Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
George Nardelli
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Nellie V. Nichols
Jewish Woman (uncredited) Jewish Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Manuel París
Ball Guest (uncredited) Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Perrin
Jewish Man (uncredited) Jewish Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Alexander Pollard
Servant (uncredited) Servant (uncredited)   See fewer
Lucien Prival
Storm Trooper Officer (uncredited) Storm Trooper Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
John Rice
Storm Trooper (uncredited) Storm Trooper (uncredited)   See fewer
Cyril Ring
Officer Extra (uncredited) Officer Extra (uncredited)   See fewer
Wyn Ritchie Evans
Woman in Crowd (uncredited) Woman in Crowd (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Roquemore
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Tiny Sandford
Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited) Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)   See fewer
Francesca Santoro
Aggie (uncredited) Aggie (uncredited)   See fewer
Hans Schumm
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Semels
Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited) Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)   See fewer
Count Stefenelli
Ball Guest (uncredited) Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Stevens
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sullivan
Prison Guard (uncredited) Prison Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl Voss
Officer (uncredited) Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Leonard Walker
Conductor (uncredited) Conductor (uncredited)   See fewer
Leo White
Hynkel's Barber (uncredited) Hynkel's Barber (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Wilson
Soldier in Field (uncredited) Soldier in Field (uncredited)   See fewer
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