Film 1940 125 min

The Great Dictator

Name: The Great Dictator
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Genre: Comedy, War
Released: 1940-10-15
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Henry Daniell

“Once again - the whole world laughs!”

TMDB Rating ★ 8.3

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Director Charlie Chaplin

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Comedy War

The Story

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

The Great Dictator

Cast & Characters

Charlie Chaplin

Paulette Goddard

Jack Oakie

Reginald Gardiner

Henry Daniell

Billy Gilbert

Grace Hayle

Carter DeHaven

Maurice Moscovitch

Emma Dunn

Bernard Gorcey

Paul Weigel

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