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The Great Dictator
2h 5min
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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.
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Original Title
The Great Dictator
Critics & Audience Score
7.6
Total Votes
3,423
Release Year
1940
Runtime (Duration)
2h 5min
Production Budget
$2M
Box Office Revenue
$11M
Profit / Loss Analysis
$9M
Casting
Actors
Charlie Chaplin
Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
Paulette Goddard
Hannah
Jack Oakie
Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
Reginald Gardiner
Commander Schultz
Henry Daniell
Garbitsch
Billy Gilbert
Field Marshal Herring
Grace Hayle
Madame Napaloni
Carter DeHaven
Spook
Maurice Moscovitch
Mr. Jaeckel
Emma Dunn
Mrs. Jaeckel
Bernard Gorcey
Mr. Mann
Paul Weigel
Mr. Agar
Chester Conklin
Barber's Customer
Esther Michelson
Jewish Woman
Hank Mann
Storm Trooper Stealing Fruit
Florence Wright
Blonde Secretary
Eddie Gribbon
Tomanian Storm Trooper
Rudolph Anders
Tomanian Commandant at Osterlich / Robert O. Davis
Eddie Dunn
Whitewashed Storm Trooper
Nita Pike
Secretary
George Lynn
Commander of Storm Troopers
Wheeler Dryden
Heinrich Schtick / Translator (voice)
Fred Aldrich
Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Tomainian Prison Guard in 1918 (uncredited)
Sig Arno
Compact Parachute Inventor (uncredited)
William Arnold
Tomanian Officer (uncredited)
Joe Bordeaux
Ghetto Extra (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Reporter from International Press (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Sculptor (uncredited)
John Davidson
Hospital Superintendent (uncredited)
Max Davidson
Jewish Man (uncredited)
Lew Davis
Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Friendly Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Bud Geary
Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Officer (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Policeman (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
William Irving
Man Seated on Bed (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Banquet Butler (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Blonde Secretary (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Bald Barbershop Customer (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Hynkel's Staff Officer (uncredited)
Nellie V. Nichols
Jewish Woman (uncredited)
Manuel París
Dance Extra at Ball (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Jewish Man (uncredited)
Lucien Prival
Storm Trooper Officer (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Officer Extra (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Soldier (uncredited)
Tiny Sandford
Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)
Hans Schumm
Soldier (uncredited)
Harry Semels
Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Carl Voss
Officer (uncredited)
Leo White
Hynkel's Barber (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Soldier in Field (uncredited)
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)
Crew
Charlie Chaplin
DIRECTOR
Charlie Chaplin
WRITER
Meredith Willson
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
Charlie Chaplin
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
Charlie Chaplin
PRODUCER
Roland Totheroh
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Karl Struss
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
J. Russell Spencer
ART DIRECTION
Percy Townsend
SOUND DESIGNER
Ed Voight
MAKEUP ARTIST
Edward G. Boyle
SET DECORATION
Glenn Rominger
SOUND DESIGNER
Willard Nico
EDITOR
Jack Cosgrove
VISUAL EFFECTS
Ralph Hammeras
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Wheeler Dryden
SECOND UNIT
Buster Wiles
STUNTS
Carter DeHaven
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Carmen Dragon
ORCHESTRATOR
Ted Tetrick
COSTUME SUPERVISOR
Wheeler Dryden
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Max Terr
ORCHESTRATOR
Alfred Reeves
PRODUCTION MANAGER
William Bogdanoff
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN
Frank Testera
ELECTRICIAN
Kathleen Pryor
PRODUCTION SECRETARY
