The Great Dictator

Once again - the whole world laughs!

8.297 / 10

English / 125 min. / 1940-10-15

the genres:

Storyline:

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

Cast:

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)