The Great Dictator (1940)

The Great Dictator (1940)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1940-10-15 United States of America 125 Min. PG-13
8.295 3468 votes
Comedy, War

Overview

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

Cast

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