The Great Dictator (1940)
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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.
- Released: 1940-10-15
- Genres: Comedy, War
- Runtime: 2h 5m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 8.3/10 from 3,813 votes
Directed by Charlie Chaplin.
Top cast
- Charlie Chaplin as Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
- Paulette Goddard as Hannah
- 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
- Carter DeHaven as Spook
- Maurice Moscovitch as Mr. Jaeckel
- Emma Dunn as Mrs. Jaeckel
Where to watch The Great Dictator
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Mometu, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- India: stream on YouTube, Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
- Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; watch free on Crave; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia: watch free on SBS On Demand
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