The Great Dictator

Released Year: 1940

Certificate: Passed

Runtime: 125 minutes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, War

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 0

Director: Charles Chaplin

Stars: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner

No of Votes: 203150

Gross: 288475

Overview: 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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