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Release Date:
7 March 1941 (USA) moreTagline:
The Comedy Masterpiece! morePlot:
In Chaplin's satire on Nazi Germany, dictator Adenoid Hynkel has a double... a poor Jewish barber... who one day is mistaken for Hynkel. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(11 articles)
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Great and Then Some more (124 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Charles Chaplin | ... | Hynkel - Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber | |
| Jack Oakie | ... | Napaloni - Dictator of Bacteria | |
| Reginald Gardiner | ... | Schultz | |
| Henry Daniell | ... | Garbitsch | |
| Billy Gilbert | ... | Herring | |
| Grace Hayle | ... | Madame Napaloni | |
| Carter DeHaven | ... | Bacterian Ambassador (as Carter De Haven) | |
| Paulette Goddard | ... | Hannah | |
| Maurice Moscovitch | ... | Mr. Jaeckel (as Maurice Moscovich) | |
| Emma Dunn | ... | Mrs. Jaeckel | |
| Bernard Gorcey | ... | Mr. Mann | |
| Paul Weigel | ... | Mr. Agar | |
| Chester Conklin | ... | Barber's Customer | |
| Esther Michelson | ... | Jewish Woman | |
| Hank Mann | ... | Storm Trooper Stealing Fruit |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
125 minCountry:
USAColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Certification:
Brazil:Livre | Germany:6 (DVD rating) | South Korea:All | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | Spain:18 (re-rating) (1976) | UK:U (original rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Denmark:7 (2003) | Finland:K-12 | Finland:S (re-release) | France:U | Germany:(Banned) (original rating) | Ireland:(Banned) (original rating) | Ireland:PG (re-rating) | Norway:7 | Spain:(Banned) (1940-1976) | Spain:T (re-rating) | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG (re-rating) (2003) | USA:Approved (PCA #6611) (original rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1972) | West Germany:12 (original rating)Fun Stuff
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According to his biographer David Robinson, Charles Chaplin despised script girls and refused to abide by their guidance, resulting in continuity lapses in this movie. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Hynkel is chased in the ghetto streets by stormtroopers, one studio building can be seen in the upper right corner of the frame. moreQuotes:
Adenoid Hynkel: How wonderful! Tomania, a nation of blue-eyed blondes.Garbitsch: Why not a blonde Europe, Asia, America?
Adenoid Hynkel: Blonde world...
Garbitsch: And a brunette dictator.
Adenoid Hynkel: Dictator of the world!
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Hungarian Dance No. 5 moreFAQ
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?Was Hynkel really speaking German during his speeches?
Which people in real life are the characters supposed to represent?
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I agree that the final speech is powerful, and stirring. It made my heart hurt (in a good way ;-) But I also have to say that the comedy is first-rate. When the Charlie and the pilot are unknowingly upside down and chatting away...when the pilot is serenely reminiscing about his girlfriend back home even as the downed plane plows right into the ground...when Hynkel delivers this vitriolic diatribe about 'the Juden' and the blandly impassive translator says, 'the Phooey has just made reference to the Jewish people' and 'the Phooey's heart is full of love to all mankind,' ...when Hynkel strips his hapless henchman of all his beautiful medals, spitting and fussing a mile a minute...I could go on and on! I think no one else on earth could play Hynkel as hilariously as Chaplin, but it might be fun to imagine modern comedians trying. ;-)