The Great Dictator (1940)
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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Cast & Crew
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Hynkel - Dictator of Tomania -
Napaloni - Dictator of Bacteria -
Schultz -
Garbitsch -
Herring -
Madame Napaloni -
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Hannah -
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Mrs. Jaeckel -
Mr. Mann -
Mr. Agar -
Barber's Customer -
Jewish Woman
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Storm Trooper Stealing Fruit
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Director:
Charles ChaplinWriter:
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Trivia
Charles Chaplin spent some time attempting to simulate the sound of an airplane motor with various methods, only to be upstaged by one of his sound technicians, who simply went to an airport for the appropriate sounds.
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Title Cards:
Note, any resemblance between Hynkle the Dictator and the Jewish Barber is purely co-incidental.
Title Cards:
This is a story of a period between two World Wars - an interim in which Insanity cut loose. Liberty took a nose dive, and Humanity was kicked around ...
Goofs
(at around 42 mins) When Hynkel opens the filing cabinet behind his desk to reveal and look into the full length mirrors inside of it, the studio lights can briefly be seen reflected in them.
Crazy Credits
[Prologue] This is a story of a period between two World Wars -- an interim in which Insanity cut loose. Liberty took a nose dive and Humanity was kicked around somewhat
The World War 1918
Alternate Versions
In Italy, all the scenes that involved Napaloni's wife were cut from the movie to respect Mussolini's widow, Rachele. The complete version wasn't seen until 2002.
Soundtracks
String Quintet in E, Op. 13 No. 5: Minuet(uncredited)
Music by Luigi Boccherini
Played on piano a bit by Charles Chaplin
Storyline
Plot Summary
Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)
Genres
Comedy | Drama | WarDetails
Release Date:
7 March 1941Language
English, Esperanto
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Agoura Hills, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$2,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$969,879
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