The Great Dictator

1940 125 min ★ 8.3 Comedy, War

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 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

Details

Director

Charlie Chaplin

Screenplay

Charlie Chaplin

Tagline

"Once again - the whole world laughs!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$11,000,000

Production

Charles Chaplin Productions

Reviews

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wizzardss

February 18, 2021

★ 8/10

In September 1939, six days after Britain declared war on Nazi Germany, Charlie Chaplin began filming his next feature. Drawing on the public perception of the similarities between himself and Adolf Hitler - not just his toothbrush moustache but also their upbringings - Chaplin sought to directly parody and attack the German führer and fascism. In _The Great Dictator_, Adenoid Hynkel (Chaplin) ...

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userloser

May 20, 2026

★ 10/10

Forever great, forever relevant as dictators and dictator-wannabes do their best to deprive the humans of their humanity.