Australia / May 15, 2012 / MA15+
Make way for Aladeen.
1h 23min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rizwan Manji | Patient |
| Rocky Citron | Baby Aladeen |
| Liam Campora | Aladeen Age 6 |
| Rick Chambers | Newscaster Voiceover (voice) |
| Elsayed Mohamed | Wadiyan Olympic Official |
| Horatio Sanz | Aide on Balcony |
| Elena Goode | Virgin Guard |
| Nazanin Homa | Virgin Guard |
| Dawn Jackson | Virgin Guard |
| Victoria Beltran | Virgin Guard |
| Danielle Burgio | Virgin Guard |
| Dominique DiCaprio | Virgin Guard |
| Aja Frary | Virgin Guard |
| Fred Melamed | Head Nuclear Scientist |
| Cuco Usín | Assassin |
| Megan Fox | Self |
| Joey Slotnick | Homeless Man |
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| Ian Roberts | NYC Cop |
| Chris Parnell | News Anchor |
| Jessica St. Clair | Denise |
| David Fonteno | Secretary General |
| Anna Katarina | Angela Merkel |
| Michael Delaney | Delegate |
| William Fowle | Delegate |
| Bobby Lee | Mr. Lao |
| Olek Krupa | Gazprom Executive |
| Alan Cox | BP Executive |
| Kevin Corrigan | Slade |
| Mitchell Greene | Joteph |
| Jenny L. Saldaña | Hannah |
| George Bartenieff | Romanian Accountant |
| Chris Gethard | Clark |
| Fred Armisen | Waiter / Minister |
| Sean T. Krishnan | Waiter / Cereal Loving Soldier |
| Eliyas Qureshi | Angry Wadiyan Diner |
| Chris Elliott | Mr. Ogden |
| Jon Glaser | Obnoxious Customer |
| Daniel Burress | Customer in Bathroom |
| Pete Wiggins | Bratty Kid Customer |
| Adam LeFevre | Man in Helicopter |
| Marceline Hugot | Woman in Helicopter |
| Anthony Mangano | Arresting Officer |
| Melissa Francis | Local News Reporter |
| Tim J. Ellis | Offended Customer |
| Michael Hardart | Store Customer |
| Miriam Tolan | Health Inspector's Wife |
| Zachary Mackiewicz | Health Inspector's Son |
| JB Smoove | Funeral Usher |
| Hollis Granville | Eldridge Douglas |
| Ann Dev'Unay | Mourner |
| Sondra James | Friendly Customer |
| Tara Copeland | Mom Shopping with Toddler |
| Sydney Berry | Toddler |
| Kathryn Hahn | Pregnant Woman |
| Seth Morris | Pregnant Woman's Husband |
| Kate Pak | Mrs. Lao |
| Regina Anne Rizzo | Puppeteer |
| Karl Jacob | Aladeen Double |
| Tracey Ruggiero | Mugging Victim |
| Marcia DeBonis | Woman in Hotel Window |
| Nasim Pedrad | Female GMW Host |
| Mousa Kraish | Wadiyan Soldier |
| Neimah Djourabchi | Wadiyan Soldier |
| Sevan Greene | Wadiyan Soldier |
| Nadav Malamud | Wadiyan Soldier |
| Frédéric North | Helicopter Pilot (NYC) |
| Fred Hanna | Helicopter Pilot (NYC) |
| Bill Richards | Helicopter Pilot |
| Marc Wolff | Helicopter Pilot (Spain) |
| Cordell King | Helicopter Ground Crew |
| John C. Reilly | Clayton (uncredited) |
| Garry Shandling | Inspector (uncredited) |
| Edward Norton | Self |
| Olivia Taylor Dudley | Nurse Svetlana (uncredited) |
| Michelle Bergh | Aladeen's Mother (uncredited) |
| Alex Kruz | Japanese Olympic Runner (uncredited) |
| Carmel Amit | Virgin Guard (uncredited) |
| Glenn Andreiev | Press Photographer (uncredited) |
| Frank Anello | NYPD Officer (uncredited) |
| Andrew Ayala | Dinner Patron (uncredited) |
| Akim Black | Secret Service Agent (uncredited) |
| Jasmine Hope Bloch | Protester (uncredited) |
| Ivan Cardona | Minister (uncredited) |
| Hillary Clinton | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Peter Conboy | NYC Cop (uncredited) |
| Barbara Ann Davison | UN Protester (uncredited) |
| Stephen Dexter | Angry Protester (uncredited) |
| Amanda Hope Dutton | UN Protester (uncredited) |
| Gad Elmaleh | Demonstrator in Wadiya (uncredited) |
| Marshall Factora | Filipino Dignitary (uncredited) |
| Jeff Grossman | NYC Cop (uncredited) |
| Iyad Hajjaj | Wadiyan Soldier (uncredited) |
| Hanna Halldorsdottir | Customer (uncredited) |
| Moe Hindi | Lab Technician (uncredited) |
| Haig Hovnanian | Nuclear Scientist (uncredited) |
| Peter Iasillo Jr. | Protester (uncredited) |
| Shadner Ifrene | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Ebrahim Jaffer | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Tony Joe | UN Security Guard (uncredited) |
| Jaiden Kaine | African King (uncredited) |
| Stass Klassen | UN Representative (uncredited) |
| Rock Kohli | Servant #1 / Wadiyan Diner (uncredited) |
| Lisa Landino | Store Customer (uncredited) |
| Arash Mokhtar | Minister (uncredited) |
| Dushawn Moses | UN Security (uncredited) |
| Joanna Moskwa | Russian Escort (uncredited) |
| B.J. Novak | (uncredited) |
| Kelsey O'Brien | Prostitute (uncredited) |
| Barack Obama | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Anton Obeid | New BBC Interviewer (uncredited) |
| Niyi Oni | Diplomat (uncredited) |
| Adaku Ononogbo | Virgin Guard (uncredited) |
| Yvette Parish | Virgin Guard (uncredited) |
| Jim Piddock | (uncredited) |
| Hannah Prichard | Miley Cyrus (uncredited) |
| Andrew Rogers | French Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Monika Felice Smith | Gymnast (uncredited) |
| Uzimann | Nuclear Scientist (uncredited) |
| Chris Victor | Army Guard (uncredited) |
| Village | Hotel Security (uncredited) |
| Barbara Vincent | Park Avenue Lady (uncredited) |
| Tony von Halle | Soldier / Wrangler (uncredited) |
| Sylvia Ward | Russian Escort (uncredited) |
| Steven Weisz | Diplomat (uncredited) |
| Richard Worsley | Angry Protester (uncredited) |
| Busty Heart | Etra Head Virgin Guard (uncredited) |
| Leonard Zimmerman | UN Israeli Delegate (uncredited) |
| Dileep Rao | Male GMW Host (Uncredited) |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Dictator |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, עִבְרִית |
| Production countries | United States of America, Spain, Morocco |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures, Berg Mandel Schaffer Productions, Scott Rudin Productions, Four by Two Films |
| Official site | dictatorthemovie.com |
| Release date | 15 maggio 2012 |
| Executive producer | Peter Baynham, Mari-Jo Winkler, Dan Mazer, Adam McKay |
| Production | Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Scott Rudin, Jeff Schaffer, Todd Schulman, David Mandel, Alec Berg |
| Writer | Sacha Baron Cohen, Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel |
| Casting | Allison Jones |
| Editing | Eric Kissack, Greg Hayden, James Thomas, Steven Trapani, Laura Steiger, James Andrykowski |
| Cinematography |
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| Assistant directors | Joseph P. Reidy, John Silvestri, Eva Z. Cabrera, Matt Lake, Larry Charles |
| Lighting | Katelyn Perez, Duane Chan-Shue, Michael J. Mullen, Jay Fortune, Brian McClean, Mike Jackson, Jason Velez |
| Camera operators | |
| Additional photography | |
| Production design | |
| Art direction | |
| Set decoration | |
| Visual effects | Eric J. Robertson, Lori J. Nelson, Wesley Barker |
| Stunts | |
| Music | |
| Sound | |
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| Hairstyling | |
| Budget | 65.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 179.379.533 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Belgium / May 16, 2012 / 18
Canada / May 16, 2012
Denmark / May 16, 2012 / 15
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Iceland / May 16, 2012
Ireland / May 16, 2012 / 15
Latvia / May 16, 2012
Netherlands / May 16, 2012 / 12
New Zealand / May 16, 2012
Norway / May 16, 2012 / 15
Sweden / May 16, 2012 / 11
United Kingdom / May 16, 2012 / 15
United States / May 16, 2012 / R
Austria / May 17, 2012
Croatia / May 17, 2012
Germany / May 17, 2012 / 12
Hungary / May 17, 2012 / 18
Kazakhstan / May 17, 2012
Portugal / May 17, 2012 / M/12
Slovakia / May 17, 2012 / 15
Slovenia / May 17, 2012
Ukraine / May 17, 2012
Bulgaria / May 18, 2012 / C
Estonia / May 18, 2012
Finland / May 18, 2012 / K-16
Lithuania / May 18, 2012
Poland / May 18, 2012 / 16
Romania / May 18, 2012 / 18
Türkiye / May 18, 2012
Czechia / May 19, 2012 / R
Armenia / May 21, 2012
Georgia / May 24, 2012
Hong Kong / Jun 07, 2012 / IIB
Israel / Jun 07, 2012
Singapore / Jun 14, 2012
Italy / Jun 15, 2012 / T
Taiwan / Jun 15, 2012
France / Jun 20, 2012 / TP
Switzerland / Jun 20, 2012 / 16
Cambodia / Jul 05, 2012
Thailand / Jul 12, 2012
Spain / Jul 13, 2012
Argentina / Jul 19, 2012
Greece / Jul 19, 2012 / Κ-15
Peru / Jul 19, 2012
Colombia / Jul 20, 2012
Vietnam / Jul 27, 2012
Chile / Aug 23, 2012
Brazil / Aug 24, 2012 / 14
Mexico / Aug 24, 2012
Japan / Sep 07, 2012
Digital
South Korea / Jul 10, 2012 / 18
Slovakia / Oct 17, 2025 / 18 / VOYO
Physical media
Greece / Aug 18, 2012 / DVD
Netherlands / Sep 19, 2012 / 12 / DVD, Blu ray
Germany / Sep 20, 2012 / 12
TV
Netherlands / Apr 11, 2014 / 12 / RTL 5
Slovakia / Sep 05, 2014 / 18 / Markíza
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