The Great Dictator

The Great Dictator is a comedy film by Charlie Chaplin released in October 1940. Like most Chaplin films, he wrote, produced, and directed, in addition to starring as the lead. Having been the only Hollywood film maker to continue to make silent films well into the period of sound films, this was Chaplin's first true talking picture as well as his most commercially successful film. At the time of its first release, the United States was still for... More

Initial release date:

  • 1940

Rating:

G (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 4 min

Produced by:

Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • The Great Dictator,
  • Der große Diktator

Film

Directed by

Charlie Chaplin

Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work...

Wheeler Dryden

George Wheeler Dryden (August 31, 1892 in London – September 30, 1957 in Los Angeles) was an English actor and film director, the son of Hannah Chaplin and...

Subjects:

Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Mar 7, 1941
  • Apr 11, 2000
  • May 10, 2010
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Art direction by:

Set Decoration by:

Runtime:

  • 2 h 4 min
  • 2 h 6 min
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Country of origin:

Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 2,000,000

Distributors:

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Awards

Academy Award for Best Picture Nominees

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs of 2000

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