# The Great Dictator (1940)

**German title:** Der Große Diktator


**Genres:** Drama, Comedy, War

**Duration:** 125 min

**Age rating:** FSK 6

**IMDb:** [8.4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032553/)

**Letterboxd:** [4.3](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-great-dictator/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 92%, Popcornmeter: 95%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/great_dictator)

## Description

Tomania is ruled by the dictator Hynkel. He mercilessly harasses the Jews of the country. However, the Jewish barber, who looks like his twin brother, knows nothing about it. The barber lost his memory in a plane crash and spent years in a hospital. But now the little man is bravely fighting against Hynkel's henchmen.

## Details


**Director:** Charles Chaplin

**Cast:** Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Henry Daniell, Billy Gilbert, Grace Hayle, Carter DeHaven, Maurice Moscovitch, Emma Dunn, Bernard Gorcey, Paul Weigel

**Countries:** United States

**Languages:** English, Esperanto

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1C6qZVeFtA)

## Showtimes in Hamburg in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-09-17 (Thursday)

- **[Metropolis Kino](https://hamburg.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/163-metropolis-kino.md) (Mitte):** [2026-09-17 21:15](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/hamburg/metropolis-kino/vorstellung/3619308779)  (OmU)