The Great Dictator

Where to Watch The Great Dictator (1940) (Legally)

Once again - the whole world laughs!
Oct 15, 1940 US 125 min G
8.3 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
3 709 votes
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

Planning a movie night? This is a spoiler-free snapshot of “ (1940).

Genre-wise, it leans into Comedy, War, with a runtime around 125 minutes.

Audience signals on TMDB currently show an average rating of 8.3/10 from about 3,709 votes.

The listed certification for some regions is “ (ratings vary by country).

Topics & keywords

amnesia, nazi, hairdresser, propaganda, world war i, dictator, jewish ghetto, fascism, world war ii, national socialism, national socialist party, satire

Official trailer

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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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Main cast

Charlie Chaplin
as Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
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
Maurice Moscovitch
as Mr. Jaeckel
Emma Dunn
as Mrs. Jaeckel