The Great Dictator
1940 · Movie · NR · 125 min · ★ 8.3
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Also known as Charlie Chaplin: The Great Dictator · Le dictateur
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Details
- Years
- 1940
- Release date
- 1940-10-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 125 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.3/10 (3,706 votes)
- Box office
- $5,000,000
- Budget
- $2,000,000
Themes
- amnesia
- nazi
- hairdresser
- propaganda
- world war i
- dictator
- jewish ghetto
- fascism
- world war ii
- national socialism
- national socialist party
- satire
- +8 more
Awards & recognition
- New York Film Critics Circle Award — Best Actor · 1940
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1941 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1941 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1941 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1941 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · nominated
Cast & crew
Charlie Chaplin
as Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
Paulette Goddard
as Hannah
Jack Oakie
as Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
Reginald Gardiner
as Commander Schultz
Henry Daniell
as Garbitsch
Billy Gilbert
as Field Marshal Herring
Grace Hayle
as Madame Napaloni
Carter DeHaven
as Spook
Maurice Moscovitch
as Mr. Jaeckel
Emma Dunn
as Mrs. Jaeckel
Directed by Charlie Chaplin