The Great Dictator

The Great Dictator

1940/10/15 • $2,000,000 • Released • English, Esperanto

Comedy
War
8.3
2h 5m

Once again - the whole world laughs!

Overview

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

Director : Charlie Chaplin

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

Charles Irwin

Banquet Butler (uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold

Ethelreda Leopold

Blonde Secretary (uncredited)

Torben Meyer

Torben Meyer

Bald Barbershop Customer (uncredited)

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)

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