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The Great Dictator

1941·2h 5m·G
DramaWarComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 8.4/10
258,511 votes

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

The Great Dictator is a 1941 drama war movie directed by Charles Chaplin, starring Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Reginald Gardiner. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.4/10 from 258,511 votes and runs 2h 5m.

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Director
Charles Chaplin
Stars
Charles Chaplin
Paulette Goddard
Reginald Gardiner
Jack Oakie
Creators
Charles Chaplin
Details
1941-03-07
125 min
Movie
G
★ United States
★ English, Esperanto, Latin
Keywords
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