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The Great Dictator

Genres
Comedy
War
Rating
8.3
Status
Released
NR
Release Date1940-10-15
Runtime125 min
LanguagesEnglishEsperanto
CountriesUnited States of America
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$11,000,000
IMDbView on IMDb

Overview

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

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
domineering
inspirational
dramatic

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Cast & Crew

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Charlie Chaplin

as Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber

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Paulette Goddard

as Hannah

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Jack Oakie

as Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria

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Reginald Gardiner

as Commander Schultz

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Henry Daniell

as Garbitsch

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Billy Gilbert

as Field Marshal Herring

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Grace Hayle

as Madame Napaloni

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Carter DeHaven

as Spook

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Maurice Moscovitch

as Mr. Jaeckel

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Emma Dunn

as Mrs. Jaeckel

Reviews

2
W

wizzardss

Feb 18, 2021

8/10

In September 1939, six days after Britain declared war on Nazi Germany, Charlie Chaplin began filming his next feature. Drawing on the public perception of the similarities between himself and Adolf Hitler - not just his toothbrush moustache but also their upbringings - Chaplin sought to directly parody and attack the German führer and fascism. …

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U

userloser

May 20, 2026

10/10

Forever great, forever relevant as dictators and dictator-wannabes do their best to deprive the humans of their humanity.

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