The Great Dictator

Synopsis

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

Cast

Charlie ChaplinAdenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber

Paulette GoddardHannah

Jack OakieBenzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria

Reginald GardinerCommander Schultz

Henry DaniellGarbitsch

Billy GilbertField Marshal Herring

Grace HayleMadame Napaloni

Carter DeHavenSpook

Maurice MoscovitchMr. Jaeckel

Emma DunnMrs. Jaeckel

Bernard GorceyMr. Mann

Paul WeigelMr. Agar

Chester ConklinBarber's Customer

Esther MichelsonJewish Woman

Hank MannStorm Trooper Stealing Fruit

Florence WrightBlonde Secretary

Eddie GribbonTomanian Storm Trooper

Rudolph AndersTomanian Commandant at Osterlich / Robert O. Davis

Eddie DunnWhitewashed Storm Trooper

Nita PikeSecretary

Crew

Assistant Director

Wheeler Dryden

Director

Charlie Chaplin

Director of Photography

Karl Struss

Director of Photography

Roland Totheroh

Editor

Willard Nico

Original Music Composer

Charlie Chaplin

Original Music Composer

Meredith Willson

Screenplay

Charlie Chaplin