The Great Dictator (1940)
Once again - the whole world laughs!
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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Charlie ChaplinAdenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
Jack OakieBenzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
Reginald GardinerCommander Schultz
Henry DaniellGarbitsch
Billy GilbertField Marshal Herring
Grace HayleMadame Napaloni
Carter DeHavenSpook
Paulette GoddardHannah
Maurice MoscovitchMr. Jaeckel
Emma DunnMrs. Jaeckel
Bernard GorceyMr. Mann
Paul WeigelMr. AgarKeywords
SatireWorld war iiWorld war iAmnesiaAnti warNaziDictatorPropagandaFascismNational socialismHairdresserBlack and whiteFictitious countryBarbershopSpeechJewish ghettoNational socialist party
Movie DNA
Genre affinityComedy · WarTheme affinitySatire · World War Ii · World War IDialogue densityComedyEmotional intensityWar · World War Ii · World War IDirector preference191835Actor preference191835 · 191836 · 191837
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What is The Great Dictator about?
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
How long is The Great Dictator?
The Great Dictator has a runtime of 125 minutes.
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