The Great Dictator
“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.
Genres
Comedy, War
Studio
Charles Chaplin Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Great Dictator performed
Budget
$2.0M
Worldwide Gross
$11.0M
Gross Profit
$9.0M
Return
5.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
Charlie Chaplin
Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
Hannah
Paulette Goddard
Hannah
Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
Jack Oakie
Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
Commander Schultz
Reginald Gardiner
Commander Schultz
Garbitsch
Henry Daniell
Garbitsch
Field Marshal Herring
Billy Gilbert
Field Marshal Herring
Madame Napaloni
Grace Hayle
Madame Napaloni
Spook
Carter DeHaven
Spook
Mr. Jaeckel
Maurice Moscovitch
Mr. Jaeckel
Mrs. Jaeckel
Emma Dunn
Mrs. Jaeckel
Mr. Mann
Bernard Gorcey
Mr. Mann
Mr. Agar
Paul Weigel
Mr. Agar
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