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83% Critic Match
The Great Dictator
“Once again - the whole world laughs!”
8.3 / 10• 1940• 2h 5m•NR• English
ComedyWar
Storyline
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Cast & Crew
Charlie Chaplin
Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charlie Chaplin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Great Dictator is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
