The Great Dictator

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Duration: 125 min
Release date: 1940-10-15
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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
Charlie Chaplin
as Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
Paulette Goddard
Paulette Goddard
as Hannah
Jack Oakie
Jack Oakie
as Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
Reginald Gardiner
Reginald Gardiner
as Commander Schultz
Henry Daniell
Henry Daniell
as Garbitsch
Billy Gilbert
Billy Gilbert
as Field Marshal Herring
Grace Hayle
Grace Hayle
as Madame Napaloni
Carter DeHaven
Carter DeHaven
as Spook
Maurice Moscovitch
Maurice Moscovitch
as Mr. Jaeckel
Emma Dunn
Emma Dunn
as Mrs. Jaeckel
Bernard Gorcey
Bernard Gorcey
as Mr. Mann
Paul Weigel
Paul Weigel
as Mr. Agar
Chester Conklin
Chester Conklin
as Barber's Customer
Esther Michelson
Esther Michelson
as Jewish Woman
Hank Mann
Hank Mann
as Storm Trooper Stealing Fruit
Florence Wright
Florence Wright
as Blonde Secretary
Eddie Gribbon
Eddie Gribbon
as Tomanian Storm Trooper
Rudolph Anders
Rudolph Anders
as Tomanian Commandant at Osterlich / Robert O. Davis
Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn
as Whitewashed Storm Trooper
Nita Pike
Nita Pike
as Secretary
George Lynn
George Lynn
as Commander of Storm Troopers
Wheeler Dryden
Wheeler Dryden
as Heinrich Schtick / Translator (voice)
Fred Aldrich
Fred Aldrich
as Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Richard Alexander
as Tomainian Prison Guard in 1918 (uncredited)
Sig Arno
Sig Arno
as Compact Parachute Inventor (uncredited)
William Arnold
William Arnold
as Tomanian Officer (uncredited)
Joe Bordeaux
Joe Bordeaux
as Ghetto Extra (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Don Brodie
as Reporter from International Press (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Gino Corrado
as Sculptor (uncredited)
John Davidson
John Davidson
as Hospital Superintendent (uncredited)
Max Davidson
Max Davidson
as Jewish Man (uncredited)
Lew Davis
Lew Davis
as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Pat Flaherty
as Friendly Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Bud Geary
Bud Geary
as Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Sam Harris
as Officer (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Eddie Hart
as Policeman (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
Leyland Hodgson
as Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
William Irving
William Irving
as Man Seated on Bed (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Charles Irwin
as Banquet Butler (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Ethelreda Leopold
as Blonde Secretary (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Torben Meyer
as Bald Barbershop Customer (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Bert Moorhouse
as Hynkel's Staff Officer (uncredited)
Nellie V. Nichols
Nellie V. Nichols
as Jewish Woman (uncredited)
Manuel París
Manuel París
as Dance Extra at Ball (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Jack Perrin
as Jewish Man (uncredited)
Lucien Prival
Lucien Prival
as Storm Trooper Officer (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Cyril Ring
as Officer Extra (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Henry Roquemore
as Soldier (uncredited)
Tiny Sandford
Tiny Sandford
as Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)
Hans Schumm
Hans Schumm
as Soldier (uncredited)
Harry Semels
Harry Semels
as Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Carl Voss
Carl Voss
as Officer (uncredited)
Leo White
Leo White
as Hynkel's Barber (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Harry Wilson
as Soldier in Field (uncredited)
Hans Conried
Hans Conried
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Francis Ernest Drake
Francis Ernest Drake
as Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Francesca Santoro
Francesca Santoro
as Aggie (uncredited)
Leonard Walker
Leonard Walker
as Conductor (uncredited)
Finn Zirzow
Finn Zirzow
as Soldier (uncredited)
Wyn Ritchie Evans
Wyn Ritchie Evans
as Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
James Carlisle
James Carlisle
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Oliver Cross
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Herschel Graham
as Soldier (uncredited)
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