1940
Once again - the whole world laughs!
8.3
3542
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.
Original Title
The Great Dictator
Spoken Languages
English, Esperanto
Production Countries
United States of America
Budget
$2,000,000
Revenue
$11,000,000
Production Companies
Director
Writer
Producer
Composer
Screenplay
Production Companies
Charles Chaplin Productions
Director
Charlie Chaplin
Writer
Charlie Chaplin
Producer
Charlie Chaplin
Composer
N/A
Screenplay
N/A
Charlie Chaplin
Role: Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
Paulette Goddard
Role: Hannah
Jack Oakie
Role: Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
Reginald Gardiner
Role: Commander Schultz
Henry Daniell
Role: Garbitsch
Billy Gilbert
Role: Field Marshal Herring
Grace Hayle
Role: Madame Napaloni
Carter DeHaven
Role: Spook
Maurice Moscovitch
Role: Mr. Jaeckel
Emma Dunn
Role: Mrs. Jaeckel
Bernard Gorcey
Role: Mr. Mann
Paul Weigel
Role: Mr. Agar
Chester Conklin
Role: Barber's Customer
Esther Michelson
Role: Jewish Woman
Hank Mann
Role: Storm Trooper Stealing Fruit
Florence Wright
Role: Blonde Secretary
Eddie Gribbon
Role: Tomanian Storm Trooper
Rudolph Anders
Role: Tomanian Commandant at Osterlich / Robert O. Davis
Eddie Dunn
Role: Whitewashed Storm Trooper
Nita Pike
Role: Secretary
George Lynn
Role: Commander of Storm Troopers
Wheeler Dryden
Role: Heinrich Schtick / Translator (voice)
Fred Aldrich
Role: Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Role: Tomainian Prison Guard in 1918 (uncredited)
Sig Arno
Role: Compact Parachute Inventor (uncredited)
William Arnold
Role: Tomanian Officer (uncredited)
Joe Bordeaux
Role: Ghetto Extra (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Role: Reporter from International Press (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Role: Sculptor (uncredited)
John Davidson
Role: Hospital Superintendent (uncredited)
Max Davidson
Role: Jewish Man (uncredited)
Lew Davis
Role: Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Role: Friendly Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Bud Geary
Role: Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Role: Officer (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Role: Policeman (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
Role: Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
William Irving
Role: Man Seated on Bed (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Role: Banquet Butler (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Role: Blonde Secretary (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Role: Bald Barbershop Customer (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Role: Hynkel's Staff Officer (uncredited)
Nellie V. Nichols
Role: Jewish Woman (uncredited)
Manuel París
Role: Dance Extra at Ball (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Role: Jewish Man (uncredited)
Lucien Prival
Role: Storm Trooper Officer (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Role: Officer Extra (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Role: Soldier (uncredited)
Tiny Sandford
Role: Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)
Hans Schumm
Role: Soldier (uncredited)
Harry Semels
Role: Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Role: Prison Guard (uncredited)
Carl Voss
Role: Officer (uncredited)
Leo White
Role: Hynkel's Barber (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Role: Soldier in Field (uncredited)
Hans Conried
Role: Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Francis Ernest Drake
Role: Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Francesca Santoro
Role: Aggie (uncredited)
Leonard Walker
Role: Conductor (uncredited)
Finn Zirzow
Role: Soldier (uncredited)
Wyn Ritchie Evans
Role: Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Role: Ball Guest (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Role: Ball Guest (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Role: Soldier (uncredited)
Failing to Save Private Brody
Patton
Sales Pitch: The Minie Ball
Salama Is Fine
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Contacts... Conflicts... 3
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