The Great Dictator

Directed by Charlie Chaplin
1940    2h 5m    Not Rated
Comedy, Drama, War
8.492%95%
In "The Great Dictator," a bumbling Jewish barber, mistaken for the tyrannical Hynkel, unwittingly becomes a symbol of hope against a brutal regime. Amidst a world of oppression, he champions humanity and unity, delivering a poignant message of peace and resistance.
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Cast of The Great Dictator
  • Charlie ChaplinAdenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
  • Paulette GoddardHannah
  • Jack OakieBenzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
  • Reginald GardinerCommander Schultz
  • Henry DaniellGarbitsch
  • Billy GilbertField Marshal Herring
  • Grace HayleMadame Napaloni
  • Carter DeHavenSpook
  • Maurice MoscovitchMr. Jaeckel
  • Emma DunnMrs. Jaeckel
  • Bernard GorceyMr. Mann
  • Paul WeigelMr. Agar
  • Chester ConklinBarber's Customer
  • Esther MichelsonJewish Woman
  • Hank MannStorm Trooper Stealing Fruit
  • Florence WrightBlonde Secretary
  • Eddie GribbonTomanian Storm Trooper
  • Rudolph AndersTomanian Commandant at Osterlich / Robert O. Davis
  • Eddie DunnWhitewashed Storm Trooper
  • Nita PikeSecretary
  • George LynnCommander of Storm Troopers
  • Wheeler DrydenHeinrich Schtick / Translator (voice)
  • Fred AldrichSoldier (uncredited)
  • Richard AlexanderTomainian Prison Guard in 1918 (uncredited)
  • Sig ArnoCompact Parachute Inventor (uncredited)
  • William ArnoldTomanian Officer (uncredited)
  • Joe BordeauxGhetto Extra (uncredited)
  • Don BrodieReporter from International Press (uncredited)
  • Gino CorradoSculptor (uncredited)
  • John DavidsonHospital Superintendent (uncredited)
  • Max DavidsonJewish Man (uncredited)
  • Lew DavisHospital Orderly (uncredited)
  • Pat FlahertyFriendly Storm Trooper (uncredited)
  • Bud GearyStorm Trooper (uncredited)
  • Sam HarrisOfficer (uncredited)
  • Eddie HartPoliceman (uncredited)
  • Leyland HodgsonBig Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
  • William IrvingMan Seated on Bed (uncredited)
  • Charles IrwinBanquet Butler (uncredited)
  • Ethelreda LeopoldBlonde Secretary (uncredited)
  • Torben MeyerBald Barbershop Customer (uncredited)
  • Bert MoorhouseHynkel's Staff Officer (uncredited)
  • Nellie V. NicholsJewish Woman (uncredited)
  • Manuel ParísDance Extra at Ball (uncredited)
  • Jack PerrinJewish Man (uncredited)
  • Lucien PrivalStorm Trooper Officer (uncredited)
  • Cyril RingOfficer Extra (uncredited)
  • Henry RoquemoreSoldier (uncredited)
  • Tiny SandfordSoldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)
  • Hans SchummSoldier (uncredited)
  • Harry SemelsJewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
  • Charles SullivanPrison Guard (uncredited)
  • Carl VossOfficer (uncredited)
  • Leo WhiteHynkel's Barber (uncredited)
  • Harry WilsonSoldier in Field (uncredited)
  • Hans ConriedUndetermined Role (uncredited)
  • Francis Ernest DrakeStorm Trooper (uncredited)
  • Francesca SantoroAggie (uncredited)
  • Leonard WalkerConductor (uncredited)
  • Finn ZirzowSoldier (uncredited)
  • Wyn Ritchie EvansWoman in Crowd (uncredited)
  • James CarlisleBall Guest (uncredited)
  • Oliver CrossBall Guest (uncredited)
  • Herschel GrahamSoldier (uncredited)
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