The Dictator

The Dictator

Make way for Aladeen.

2012•1h 23m•6.2/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(6K)

The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

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Production

Paramount Pictures, Berg Mandel Schaffer Productions, Scott Rudin Productions, Four by Two Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Sacha Baron Cohen

Sacha Baron Cohen

Aladeen / Efawadh

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Tamir

Anna Faris

Anna Faris

Zoey

Jason Mantzoukas

Jason Mantzoukas

Nadal

Sayed Badreya

Sayed Badreya

Omar

Adeel Akhtar

Adeel Akhtar

Maroush

Aasif Mandvi

Aasif Mandvi

Doctor

Rizwan Manji

Rizwan Manji

Patient

Rocky Citron

Baby Aladeen

Liam Campora

Liam Campora

Aladeen Age 6

Rick Chambers

Rick Chambers

Newscaster Voiceover (voice)

Elsayed Mohamed

Wadiyan Olympic Official

Horatio Sanz

Horatio Sanz

Aide on Balcony

Elena Goode

Elena Goode

Virgin Guard

Nazanin Homa

Nazanin Homa

Virgin Guard

Dawn Jackson

Virgin Guard

Victoria Beltran

Victoria Beltran

Virgin Guard

Danielle Burgio

Danielle Burgio

Virgin Guard

Dominique DiCaprio

Dominique DiCaprio

Virgin Guard

Aja Frary

Aja Frary

Virgin Guard

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