MOVIE

The Great Dictator

Name: The Great Dictator
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Genre: Comedy, War
Released: 1940-10-15
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 8.284
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Henry Daniell

1940 · 125 min

Directed by Charlie Chaplin

★ 8.33,790 ratings

ComedyWar

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Overview

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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Cast

Charlie ChaplinAdenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber

Paulette GoddardHannah

Jack OakieBenzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria

Reginald GardinerCommander Schultz

Henry DaniellGarbitsch

Billy GilbertField Marshal Herring

Grace HayleMadame Napaloni

Carter DeHavenSpook

Maurice MoscovitchMr. Jaeckel

Emma DunnMrs. Jaeckel