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The Great Dictator  (1940)
Once again - the whole world laughs!


8.3|15 Oct, 1940|125 min
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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.
Language

English, 

Esperanto 


Budget$2,000,000
Revenue $11,000,000
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Keywords
amnesia
nazi
hairdresser
propaganda
world war i
dictator
jewish ghetto
fascism
world war ii
national socialism
national socialist party
satire
speech
black and white
barbershop
anti war
fictitious country

Casts

Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
Paulette Goddard
Paulette Goddard
Hannah
Jack Oakie
Jack Oakie
Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
Reginald Gardiner
Reginald Gardiner
Commander Schultz
Henry Daniell
Henry Daniell
Garbitsch
Billy Gilbert
Billy Gilbert
Field Marshal Herring
Grace Hayle
Grace Hayle
Madame Napaloni
Carter DeHaven
Carter DeHaven
Spook
Maurice Moscovitch
Maurice Moscovitch
Mr. Jaeckel
Emma Dunn
Emma Dunn
Mrs. Jaeckel
Bernard Gorcey
Bernard Gorcey
Mr. Mann
Paul Weigel
Paul Weigel
Mr. Agar
Chester Conklin
Chester Conklin
Barber's Customer
Esther Michelson
Jewish Woman
Hank Mann
Hank Mann
Storm Trooper Stealing Fruit
Florence Wright
Florence Wright
Blonde Secretary
Eddie Gribbon
Eddie Gribbon
Tomanian Storm Trooper
Rudolph Anders
Rudolph Anders
Tomanian Commandant at Osterlich / Robert O. Davis
Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn
Whitewashed Storm Trooper
Nita Pike
Secretary
George Lynn
George Lynn
Commander of Storm Troopers
Wheeler Dryden
Wheeler Dryden
Heinrich Schtick / Translator (voice)
Fred Aldrich
Fred Aldrich
Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Richard Alexander
Tomainian Prison Guard in 1918 (uncredited)
Sig Arno
Sig Arno
Compact Parachute Inventor (uncredited)
William Arnold
Tomanian Officer (uncredited)
Joe Bordeaux
Ghetto Extra (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Don Brodie
Reporter from International Press (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Gino Corrado
Sculptor (uncredited)
John Davidson
John Davidson
Hospital Superintendent (uncredited)
Max Davidson
Max Davidson
Jewish Man (uncredited)
Lew Davis
Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Pat Flaherty
Friendly Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Bud Geary
Bud Geary
Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Officer (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Policeman (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
Leyland Hodgson
Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
William Irving
William Irving
Man Seated on Bed (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Banquet Butler (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Ethelreda Leopold
Blonde Secretary (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Torben Meyer
Bald Barbershop Customer (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Bert Moorhouse
Hynkel's Staff Officer (uncredited)
Nellie V. Nichols
Nellie V. Nichols
Jewish Woman (uncredited)
Manuel París
Manuel París
Dance Extra at Ball (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Jack Perrin
Jewish Man (uncredited)
Lucien Prival
Lucien Prival
Storm Trooper Officer (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Cyril Ring
Officer Extra (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Soldier (uncredited)
Tiny Sandford
Tiny Sandford
Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)
Hans Schumm
Soldier (uncredited)
Harry Semels
Harry Semels
Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Carl Voss
Officer (uncredited)
Leo White
Leo White
Hynkel's Barber (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Harry Wilson
Soldier in Field (uncredited)
Hans Conried
Hans Conried
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Francis Ernest Drake
Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Francesca Santoro
Aggie (uncredited)
Leonard Walker
Conductor (uncredited)
Finn Zirzow
Soldier (uncredited)
Wyn Ritchie Evans
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Soldier (uncredited)

Crews

Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Director
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Producer
Karl Struss
Karl Struss
Director of Photography
Roland Totheroh
Director of Photography
Willard Nico
Editor
J. Russell Spencer
Art Direction
Edward G. Boyle
Set Decoration
Ed Voight
Makeup Artist
Glenn Rominger
Sound Designer
Percy Townsend
Sound Designer
Meredith Willson
Original Music Composer
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Original Music Composer
Wheeler Dryden
Wheeler Dryden
Second Unit
Ralph Hammeras
Special Effects
Jack Cosgrove
Visual Effects
Buster Wiles
Stunts
Carter DeHaven
Carter DeHaven
Associate Producer
Wheeler Dryden
Wheeler Dryden
Assistant Director
Ted Tetrick
Costume Supervisor
Carmen Dragon
Orchestrator
Max Terr
Orchestrator
Alfred Reeves
Production Manager
William Bogdanoff
Construction Foreman
Frank Testera
Electrician
Kathleen Pryor
Production Secretary
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Writer

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