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The Great Dictator

(1940)

Comedy, War

.

2hrs 5m

Overview

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

Score

82

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Original Trailer
THE GREAT DICTATOR Trailer (1940) - The Criterion Collection

All Casts

Charlie Chaplin as Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber

Charlie Chaplin

** Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber

Paulette Goddard as Hannah

Paulette Goddard

** Hannah

Jack Oakie as Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria

Jack Oakie

** Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria

Reginald Gardiner as Commander Schultz

Reginald Gardiner

** Commander Schultz

Henry Daniell as Garbitsch

Henry Daniell

** Garbitsch

Billy Gilbert as Field Marshal Herring

Billy Gilbert

** Field Marshal Herring

Grace Hayle as Madame Napaloni

Grace Hayle

** Madame Napaloni

Carter DeHaven as Spook

Carter DeHaven

** Spook

Maurice Moscovitch as Mr. Jaeckel

Maurice Moscovitch

** Mr. Jaeckel

Emma Dunn as Mrs. Jaeckel

Emma Dunn

** Mrs. Jaeckel

Bernard Gorcey as Mr. Mann

Bernard Gorcey

** Mr. Mann

Paul Weigel as Mr. Agar

Paul Weigel

** Mr. Agar

Chester Conklin as Barber's Customer

Chester Conklin

** Barber's Customer

Esther Michelson as Jewish Woman

Esther Michelson

** Jewish Woman

Hank Mann as Storm Trooper Stealing Fruit

Hank Mann

** Storm Trooper Stealing Fruit

Florence Wright as Blonde Secretary

Florence Wright

** Blonde Secretary

Eddie Gribbon as Tomanian Storm Trooper

Eddie Gribbon

** Tomanian Storm Trooper

Rudolph Anders as Tomanian Commandant at Osterlich / Robert O. Davis

Rudolph Anders

** Tomanian Commandant at Osterlich / Robert O. Davis

Eddie Dunn as Whitewashed Storm Trooper

Eddie Dunn

** Whitewashed Storm Trooper

Nita Pike as Secretary

Nita Pike

** Secretary

George Lynn as Commander of Storm Troopers

George Lynn

** Commander of Storm Troopers

Wheeler Dryden as Heinrich Schtick / Translator (voice)

Wheeler Dryden

** Heinrich Schtick / Translator (voice)

Fred Aldrich as Soldier (uncredited)

Fred Aldrich

** Soldier (uncredited)

Richard Alexander as Tomainian Prison Guard in 1918 (uncredited)

Richard Alexander

** Tomainian Prison Guard in 1918 (uncredited)

Sig Arno as Compact Parachute Inventor (uncredited)

Sig Arno

** Compact Parachute Inventor (uncredited)

William Arnold as Tomanian Officer (uncredited)

William Arnold

** Tomanian Officer (uncredited)

Joe Bordeaux as Ghetto Extra (uncredited)

Joe Bordeaux

** Ghetto Extra (uncredited)

Don Brodie as Reporter from International Press (uncredited)

Don Brodie

** Reporter from International Press (uncredited)

Gino Corrado as Sculptor (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

** Sculptor (uncredited)

John Davidson as Hospital Superintendent (uncredited)

John Davidson

** Hospital Superintendent (uncredited)

Max Davidson as Jewish Man (uncredited)

Max Davidson

** Jewish Man (uncredited)

Lew Davis as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

Lew Davis

** Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty as Friendly Storm Trooper (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

** Friendly Storm Trooper (uncredited)

Bud Geary as Storm Trooper (uncredited)

Bud Geary

** Storm Trooper (uncredited)

Sam Harris as Officer (uncredited)

Sam Harris

** Officer (uncredited)

Eddie Hart as Policeman (uncredited)

Eddie Hart

** Policeman (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson as Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson

** Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited)

William Irving as Man Seated on Bed (uncredited)

William Irving

** Man Seated on Bed (uncredited)

Charles Irwin as Banquet Butler (uncredited)

Charles Irwin

** Banquet Butler (uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold as Blonde Secretary (uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold

** Blonde Secretary (uncredited)

Torben Meyer as Bald Barbershop Customer (uncredited)

Torben Meyer

** Bald Barbershop Customer (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse as Hynkel's Staff Officer (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

** Hynkel's Staff Officer (uncredited)

Nellie V. Nichols as Jewish Woman (uncredited)

Nellie V. Nichols

** Jewish Woman (uncredited)

Manuel París as Dance Extra at Ball (uncredited)

Manuel París

** Dance Extra at Ball (uncredited)

Jack Perrin as Jewish Man (uncredited)

Jack Perrin

** Jewish Man (uncredited)

Lucien Prival as Storm Trooper Officer (uncredited)

Lucien Prival

** Storm Trooper Officer (uncredited)

Cyril Ring as Officer Extra (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

** Officer Extra (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore as Soldier (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore

** Soldier (uncredited)

Tiny Sandford as Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)

Tiny Sandford

** Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)

Hans Schumm as Soldier (uncredited)

Hans Schumm

** Soldier (uncredited)

Harry Semels as Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)

Harry Semels

** Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan as Prison Guard (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

** Prison Guard (uncredited)

Carl Voss as Officer (uncredited)

Carl Voss

** Officer (uncredited)

Leo White as Hynkel's Barber (uncredited)

Leo White

** Hynkel's Barber (uncredited)

Harry Wilson as Soldier in Field (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

** Soldier in Field (uncredited)

Hans Conried as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Hans Conried

** Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Francis Ernest Drake as Storm Trooper (uncredited)

Francis Ernest Drake

** Storm Trooper (uncredited)

Francesca Santoro as Aggie (uncredited)

Francesca Santoro

** Aggie (uncredited)

Leonard Walker as Conductor (uncredited)

Leonard Walker

** Conductor (uncredited)

Finn Zirzow as Soldier (uncredited)

Finn Zirzow

** Soldier (uncredited)

Wyn Ritchie Evans as Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Wyn Ritchie Evans

** Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

James Carlisle as Ball Guest (uncredited)

James Carlisle

** Ball Guest (uncredited)

Oliver Cross as Ball Guest (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

** Ball Guest (uncredited)

Herschel Graham as Soldier (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

** Soldier (uncredited)

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