The Great Dictator (1940)
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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Charlie Chaplin
as Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
as Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
Paulette Goddard
as Hannah
as Hannah
Jack Oakie
as Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
as Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
Reginald Gardiner
as Commander Schultz
as Commander Schultz
Henry Daniell
as Garbitsch
as Garbitsch
Billy Gilbert
as Field Marshal Herring
as Field Marshal Herring
Grace Hayle
as Madame Napaloni
as Madame Napaloni
Carter DeHaven
as Spook
as Spook
Maurice Moscovitch
as Mr. Jaeckel
as Mr. Jaeckel
Emma Dunn
as Mrs. Jaeckel
as Mrs. Jaeckel
Bernard Gorcey
as Mr. Mann
as Mr. Mann
Paul Weigel
as Mr. Agar
as Mr. Agar
Chester Conklin
as Barber's Customer
as Barber's Customer
Esther Michelson
as Jewish Woman
as Jewish Woman
Hank Mann
as Storm Trooper Stealing Fruit
as Storm Trooper Stealing Fruit
Florence Wright
as Blonde Secretary
as Blonde Secretary
Eddie Gribbon
as Tomanian Storm Trooper
as Tomanian Storm Trooper
Rudolph Anders
as Tomanian Commandant at Osterlich / Robert O. Davis
as Tomanian Commandant at Osterlich / Robert O. Davis
Eddie Dunn
as Whitewashed Storm Trooper
as Whitewashed Storm Trooper
Nita Pike
as Secretary
as Secretary
George Lynn
as Commander of Storm Troopers
as Commander of Storm Troopers
Wheeler Dryden
as Heinrich Schtick / Translator (voice)
as Heinrich Schtick / Translator (voice)
Fred Aldrich
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
as Tomainian Prison Guard in 1918 (uncredited)
as Tomainian Prison Guard in 1918 (uncredited)
Sig Arno
as Compact Parachute Inventor (uncredited)
as Compact Parachute Inventor (uncredited)
William Arnold
as Tomanian Officer (uncredited)
as Tomanian Officer (uncredited)
Joe Bordeaux
as Ghetto Extra (uncredited)
as Ghetto Extra (uncredited)
Don Brodie
as Reporter from International Press (uncredited)
as Reporter from International Press (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
as Sculptor (uncredited)
as Sculptor (uncredited)
John Davidson
as Hospital Superintendent (uncredited)
as Hospital Superintendent (uncredited)
Max Davidson
as Jewish Man (uncredited)
as Jewish Man (uncredited)
Lew Davis
as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
as Friendly Storm Trooper (uncredited)
as Friendly Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Bud Geary
as Storm Trooper (uncredited)
as Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Sam Harris
as Officer (uncredited)
as Officer (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
as Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
as Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
William Irving
as Man Seated on Bed (uncredited)
as Man Seated on Bed (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
as Banquet Butler (uncredited)
as Banquet Butler (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
as Blonde Secretary (uncredited)
as Blonde Secretary (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
as Bald Barbershop Customer (uncredited)
as Bald Barbershop Customer (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
as Hynkel's Staff Officer (uncredited)
as Hynkel's Staff Officer (uncredited)
Nellie V. Nichols
as Jewish Woman (uncredited)
as Jewish Woman (uncredited)
Manuel París
as Dance Extra at Ball (uncredited)
as Dance Extra at Ball (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
as Jewish Man (uncredited)
as Jewish Man (uncredited)
Lucien Prival
as Storm Trooper Officer (uncredited)
as Storm Trooper Officer (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
as Officer Extra (uncredited)
as Officer Extra (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Tiny Sandford
as Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)
as Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)
Hans Schumm
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Harry Semels
as Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
as Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Carl Voss
as Officer (uncredited)
as Officer (uncredited)
Leo White
as Hynkel's Barber (uncredited)
as Hynkel's Barber (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
as Soldier in Field (uncredited)
as Soldier in Field (uncredited)
Hans Conried
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Francis Ernest Drake
as Storm Trooper (uncredited)
as Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Francesca Santoro
as Aggie (uncredited)
as Aggie (uncredited)
Leonard Walker
as Conductor (uncredited)
as Conductor (uncredited)
Finn Zirzow
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Wyn Ritchie Evans
as Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
as Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
James Carlisle
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
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Karl Struss
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Willard Nico
Editor
Editor
Charlie Chaplin
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Roland Totheroh
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Charlie Chaplin
Director
Director
J. Russell Spencer
Art Direction
Art Direction
Edward G. Boyle
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Ed Voight
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Percy Townsend
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Glenn Rominger
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Meredith Willson
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Charlie Chaplin
Producer
Producer
Ralph Hammeras
Special Effects
Special Effects
Wheeler Dryden
Second Unit
Second Unit
Jack Cosgrove
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
Buster Wiles
Stunts
Stunts
Carter DeHaven
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Ted Tetrick
Costume Supervisor
Costume Supervisor
Wheeler Dryden
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Carmen Dragon
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
Max Terr
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
Alfred Reeves
Production Manager
Production Manager
William Bogdanoff
Construction Foreman
Construction Foreman
Frank Testera
Electrician
Electrician
Kathleen Pryor
Production Secretary
Production Secretary
Charlie Chaplin
Writer
Writer
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