Country
United States
Date
Oct 15, 1940
Certification
NR
Note
New York City, New York (Capitol and Astor Theatres)
Once again - the whole world laughs!
2h 5min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Carter DeHaven | Spook |
| Maurice Moscovitch | Mr. Jaeckel |
| Emma Dunn | Mrs. Jaeckel |
| Bernard Gorcey | Mr. Mann |
| Paul Weigel | Mr. Agar |
| Chester Conklin | Barber's Customer |
| Esther Michelson | Jewish Woman |
| Hank Mann | Storm Trooper Stealing Fruit |
| Florence Wright | Blonde Secretary |
| Eddie Gribbon | Tomanian Storm Trooper |
| Rudolph Anders | Tomanian Commandant at Osterlich / Robert O. Davis |
| Eddie Dunn | Whitewashed Storm Trooper |
| Nita Pike | Secretary |
| George Lynn | Commander of Storm Troopers |
| Wheeler Dryden | Heinrich Schtick / Translator (voice) |
| Fred Aldrich | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Richard Alexander | Tomainian Prison Guard in 1918 (uncredited) |
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| Sig Arno | Compact Parachute Inventor (uncredited) |
| William Arnold | Tomanian Officer (uncredited) |
| Joe Bordeaux | Ghetto Extra (uncredited) |
| Don Brodie | Reporter from International Press (uncredited) |
| Gino Corrado | Sculptor (uncredited) |
| John Davidson | Hospital Superintendent (uncredited) |
| Max Davidson | Jewish Man (uncredited) |
| Lew Davis | Hospital Orderly (uncredited) |
| Pat Flaherty | Friendly Storm Trooper (uncredited) |
| Bud Geary | Storm Trooper (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Officer (uncredited) |
| Eddie Hart | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Leyland Hodgson | Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited) |
| William Irving | Man Seated on Bed (uncredited) |
| Charles Irwin | Banquet Butler (uncredited) |
| Ethelreda Leopold | Blonde Secretary (uncredited) |
| Torben Meyer | Bald Barbershop Customer (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | Hynkel's Staff Officer (uncredited) |
| Nellie V. Nichols | Jewish Woman (uncredited) |
| Manuel París | Dance Extra at Ball (uncredited) |
| Jack Perrin | Jewish Man (uncredited) |
| Lucien Prival | Storm Trooper Officer (uncredited) |
| Cyril Ring | Officer Extra (uncredited) |
| Henry Roquemore | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Tiny Sandford | Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited) |
| Hans Schumm | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Harry Semels | Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited) |
| Charles Sullivan | Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| Carl Voss | Officer (uncredited) |
| Leo White | Hynkel's Barber (uncredited) |
| Harry Wilson | Soldier in Field (uncredited) |
| Hans Conried | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Francis Ernest Drake | Storm Trooper (uncredited) |
| Francesca Santoro | Aggie (uncredited) |
| Leonard Walker | Conductor (uncredited) |
| Finn Zirzow | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Wyn Ritchie Evans | Woman in Crowd (uncredited) |
| James Carlisle | Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Oliver Cross | Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Herschel Graham | Soldier (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyWar
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Great Dictator |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English, Esperanto |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Charles Chaplin Productions |
| Data di uscita | 15 ottobre 1940 |
| Producer | Charlie Chaplin, Carter DeHaven |
| Writer | Charlie Chaplin |
| Editors | Willard Nico |
| Cinematography | Karl Struss, Roland Totheroh |
| Asst. Directors | Wheeler Dryden, Charlie Chaplin |
| Lighting | Frank Testera |
| Camera Operators | Karl Struss, Roland Totheroh |
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| Add. Photography | Karl Struss, Roland Totheroh |
| Production Design | J. Russell Spencer, Edward G. Boyle, William Bogdanoff |
| Art Direction | J. Russell Spencer, Edward G. Boyle, William Bogdanoff |
| Set Decoration | Edward G. Boyle, J. Russell Spencer, William Bogdanoff |
| Special Effects | Ralph Hammeras |
| Visual Effects | Jack Cosgrove |
| Stunts | Buster Wiles |
| Composer | Meredith Willson, Charlie Chaplin, Glenn Rominger, Percy Townsend, Carmen Dragon, Max Terr |
| Sound | Glenn Rominger, Percy Townsend, Meredith Willson, Charlie Chaplin, Carmen Dragon, Max Terr |
| Costume Design | Ted Tetrick, Ed Voight |
| Makeup | Ed Voight, Ted Tetrick |
| Hairstyling | Ed Voight, Ted Tetrick |
| Budget | 2.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 11.000.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Canada
Date
Nov 07, 1940
Note
Ottawa
Country
Argentina
Date
Dec 30, 1940
Note
Paraná, Entre Ríos
Country
Croatia
Date
Aug 26, 2018
Note
Vukovar Film Festival
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Country
China
Date
Sep 19, 2021
Note
Beijing International Film Festival (Restored Version)
Limited release
Country
Austria
Date
Dec 30, 1940
Note
Re-release
Country
Czechia
Date
Jan 15, 2003
Certification
12+
Note
Projekt 100
Country
Indonesia
Date
Nov 08, 2025
Note
Special Screening
Theatrical release
Country
Türkiye
Date
Oct 15, 1940
Country
United States
Date
Oct 23, 1940
Certification
NR
Note
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Country
Canada
Date
Nov 08, 1940
Note
Montréal
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Dec 11, 1940
Certification
PG
Note
London
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Country
Australia
Date
Dec 21, 1940
Country
Chile
Date
Jan 01, 1941
Note
Santiago
Country
Mexico
Date
Jan 01, 1941
Country
Uruguay
Date
Jan 16, 1941
Country
Indonesia
Date
Mar 04, 1941
Country
Palestine
Date
May 24, 1941
Country
Brazil
Date
Aug 12, 1942
Country
France
Date
Apr 04, 1945
Certification
TP
Country
Argentina
Date
May 31, 1945
Country
Belgium
Date
Jun 22, 1945
Country
Philippines
Date
Oct 20, 1945
Country
Singapore
Date
Oct 23, 1945
Country
Sweden
Date
Nov 19, 1945
Certification
7
Country
Portugal
Date
Dec 17, 1945
Certification
M/12
Country
Ireland
Date
Feb 01, 1946
Country
Italy
Date
Apr 08, 1946
Certification
T
Country
Hong Kong
Date
Mar 27, 1947
Country
Netherlands
Date
Aug 01, 1947
Country
XC
Date
Oct 10, 1947
Country
Denmark
Date
Dec 01, 1947
Certification
A
Country
Hungary
Date
Dec 19, 1947
Country
Norway
Date
Sep 20, 1948
Country
Finland
Date
May 26, 1950
Certification
S
Country
Germany
Date
Aug 25, 1958
Certification
6
Note
West Germany
Country
Japan
Date
Oct 22, 1960
Certification
G
Country
South Korea
Date
Nov 19, 1988
Certification
ALL
Country
Spain
Date
Apr 15, 1989
Certification
A
Note
ICAA 229283
Country
Israel
Date
Sep 26, 2002
Note
Re-release
Country
Greece
Date
May 30, 2003
Country
Poland
Date
Feb 15, 2008
Note
Re-release
Country
Russia
Date
Nov 21, 2019
Certification
6+
Digital
Country
Canada
Date
Jun 01, 2020
Country
France
Date
Jan 04, 2022
Note
Arte•tv
Physical media
Country
France
Date
Feb 08, 1999
Note
DVD
Country
Greece
Date
Dec 04, 2003
Note
DVD
Country
Netherlands
Date
May 10, 2010
Certification
AL
Note
Blu ray
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
Aug 24, 2015
Note
Blu-ray
TV
Country
France
Date
Dec 20, 2009
Note
Arte
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