The Dictator
- 2012
- R
- 83 min
- USA
- comedy
The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
Director: Larry Charles
Writers: Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeff Schaffer, Alec Berg, David Mandel
Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, Jason Mantzoukas, John C. Reilly
Wildly uneven but consistently provocative, The Dictator is a decent entry in the poli-slapstick comedy genre.
Director
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Larry Charles
Larry Charles (born February 20, 1956) is an American writer, director, and producer. He is best known as a staff writer for the American sitcom Seinfeld for its first 5 seasons, contributing some of the show's darkest and most absurd storylines. He has also directed the films Borat, Religulous, Brüno, and The Dictator. Description above from the Wikipedia article Larry Charles, licensed...
Main Cast
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Sacha Baron Cohen
as Aladeen / Efawadh -
Anna Faris
as Zoey -
Ben Kingsley
as Tamir -
Jason Mantzoukas
as Nadal -
John C. Reilly
as Clayton -
Bobby Lee
as Mr. Lao -
Sayed Badreya
as Omar -
Adeel Akhtar
as Maroush -
Aasif Mandvi
as Doctor -
Megan Fox
as Herself -
Edward Norton
as Himself -
Michelle Bergh
as Aladeen's Mother -
Olivia Taylor Dudley
as Nurse Svetlana -
Kathryn Hahn
as Pregnant Woman -
Rizwan Manji
as Patient -
Alex Kruz
as Japanese Olympic Runner -
Seth Morris
as Pregnant woman's husband -
Fred Armisen
as Death to Aladeen Restaurant waiter -
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Chris Elliott
as Mr. Ogden
Content
Motion Picture Rating: R
Genres: comedy
Categories: dictator, beard, brooklyn new york city, political satire, oil, democracy, speech
Crew
Producer: Scott Rudin, Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Jeff Schaffer, Alec Berg, David Mandel, Todd Schulman
Editor: Greg Hayden, Eric Kissack
Director of photography: Lawrence Sher
Original music composer: Erran Baron Cohen
Costume design: Jeffrey Kurland
Production design: Victor Kempster
Details and Technical Specs
Runtime: 83 min
Country: USA
Language: English, Hebrew, Arabic
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Datasat, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Color: Color
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