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The Great Dictator
Once again - the whole world laughs!
Oct 15, 1940 · 2h 5m
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Comedy
War
PLOT
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
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CAST
Charlie Chaplin
Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
Paulette Goddard
Hannah
Jack Oakie
Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
Reginald Gardiner
Commander Schultz
Henry Daniell
Garbitsch
Billy Gilbert
Field Marshal Herring
Grace Hayle
Madame Napaloni
Carter DeHaven
Spook
Directed by
Charlie Chaplin
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$2,000,000
Revenue
$11,000,000
Production
Charles Chaplin Productions
Country
US
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