COMEDY
The Great Dictator
1940Directed by Charlie ChaplinUnited States of America125 minCOMEDYAge guide: All ages
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
★ 8.3/10 · 3,835 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Charlie ChaplinAdenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
Paulette GoddardHannah
Jack OakieBenzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
Reginald GardinerCommander Schultz
Henry DaniellGarbitsch
Billy GilbertField Marshal Herring
Grace HayleMadame Napaloni
Carter DeHavenSpook
Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
wizzardss: In September 1939, six days after Britain declared war on Nazi Germany, Charlie Chaplin began filming his next feature. Drawing on the public… Read full review
userloser: Forever great, forever relevant as dictators and dictator-wannabes do their best to deprive the humans of their humanity.… Read full review