

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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2M
- Box office
- $11M
- Language
- English
- amnesia
- nazi
- hairdresser
- propaganda
- world war i
- dictator
- jewish ghetto
- fascism
- world war ii
- national socialism
- national socialist party
- satire
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Produced in
United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNRNew York City, New York (Capitol and Astor Theatres)15 Oct 1940
- TheatricalNRPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania23 Oct 1940
- PremierePittsburgh, Pennsylvania25 Oct 1940
- TheatricalChicago, Illinois31 Oct 1940
- TheatricalDenver, Colorado4 Nov 1940
- TheatricalNR7 Mar 1941
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPGLondon11 Dec 1940
- TheatricalPGRe-release22 Aug 2003
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PhysicalBlu-ray24 Aug 2015
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical21 Dec 1940
- TheatricalGRe-release1 Nov 1976
CanadaCA
- PremiereOttawa7 Nov 1940
- TheatricalMontréal8 Nov 1940
- TheatricalQuébec (Re-release)24 Jan 2003
- Digital / OTT1 Jun 2020
ArgentinaAR
- PremiereParaná, Entre Ríos30 Dec 1940
- Theatrical31 May 1945
AustriaAT
- Theatrical (limited)Re-release30 Dec 1940
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical22 Jun 1945
- TheatricalGent (Re-release)30 Mar 1973
- TheatricalRe-release16 Oct 2002
BrazilBR
- Theatrical12 Aug 1942
- TheatricalSão Paulo (Re-release)23 Sept 2005
ChileCL
- TheatricalSantiago1 Jan 1941
ChinaCN
- PremiereBeijing International Film Festival (Restored Version)19 Sept 2021
CroatiaHR
- PremiereVukovar Film Festival26 Aug 2018
Frequently asked questions
The Great Dictator was released on 15 October 1940.
Audience reviews
2- W8/10
wizzardss
2/18/2021
In September 1939, six days after Britain declared war on Nazi Germany, Charlie Chaplin began filming his next feature. Drawing on the public perception of the similarities between himself and Adolf Hitler - not just his toothbrush moustache but also their upbringings - Chaplin sought to directly parody and attack the German führer and fascism. In _The Great Dictator_, Adenoid Hynkel (Chaplin) rules Tomania and se…
- U10/10
userloser
5/20/2026
Forever great, forever relevant as dictators and dictator-wannabes do their best to deprive the humans of their humanity.
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