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16 May 2012 (USA)
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The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Cast
(in credits order) | Sacha Baron Cohen | ... | Aladeen / Efawadh |
 | Sayed Badreya | ... | Omar |
 | Michele Berg | ... | Aladeen's Mother |
| Rocky Citron | ... | Baby Aladeen |
| Liam Campora | ... | Aladeen Age 6 |
 | Aasif Mandvi | ... | Doctor |
 | Rizwan Manji | ... | Patient |
| Rick Chambers | ... | Newscaster Voiceover (voice) |
| Elsayed Mohamed | ... | Wadiyan Olympic Official |
| Adeel Akhtar | ... | Maroush |
 | Horatio Sanz | ... | Aide on Balcony |
 | Ben Kingsley | ... | Tamir |
 | Elena Goode | ... | Virgin Guard |
 | Nazanin Homa | ... | Virgin Guard |
| Dawn Zimniak | ... | Virgin Guard |
 | Victoria Beltran | ... | Virgin Guard |
 | Danielle Burgio | ... | Virgin Guard |
| Dominique DiCaprio | ... | Virgin Guard |
 | Aja Frary | ... | Virgin Guard |
 | Fred Melamed | ... | Head Nuclear Scientist |
| Jason Mantzoukas | ... | Nadal |
 | Cuco Usín | ... | Assassin |
 | Megan Fox | ... | Herself |
 | Joey Slotnick | ... | Homeless Man |
| Ian Roberts | ... | NYC Cop |
 | Anna Faris | ... | Zoey |
 | Chris Parnell | ... | News Anchor |
 | Jessica St. Clair | ... | Denise |
| David Fonteno | ... | Secretary General |
 | Anna Katarina | ... | Angela Merkel |
| Michael Delaney | ... | Delegate |
 | William Fowle | ... | Delegate |
 | Bobby Lee | ... | Mr. Lao |
 | Olek Krupa | ... | Gazprom Executive |
 | Alan Cox | ... | BP Executive |
 | Kevin Corrigan | ... | Slade |
| Mitchell Green | ... | Joteph |
 | Jenny L. Saldaña | ... | Hannah |
| George Bartenieff | ... | Romanian Accountant |
| Chris Gethard | ... | Clark |
 | Fred Armisen | ... | Waiter / Minister |
 | Sean T. Krishnan | ... | Waiter / Cereal Loving Soldier |
 | Eliyas Qureshi | ... | Angry Wadiyan Diner |
 | Chris Elliott | ... | Mr. Ogden |
 | Jon Glaser | ... | Obnoxious Customer |
 | Daniel Burress | ... | Customer In Bathroom |
| Pete Wiggins | ... | Bratty Kid Customer |
 | Adam LeFevre | ... | Man In Helicopter |
| Marceline Hugot | ... | Woman In Helicopter |
 | Anthony Mangano | ... | Arresting Officer |
| Melissa Francis | ... | Local News Reporter |
| Tim J. Ellis | ... | Offended Customer |
 | Michael Hardart | ... | Store Customer |
| Miriam Tolan | ... | Health Inspector's Wife |
 | Zachary Mackiewicz | ... | Health Inspector's Son |
 | J.B. Smoove | ... | Funeral Usher |
| Hollis Granville | ... | Eldridge Douglas |
| Ann Dev'Unay | ... | Mourner |
 | Sondra James | ... | Friendly Customer |
 | Tara Copeland | ... | Mom Shopping with Toddler |
| Sydney Berry | ... | Toddler |
 | Kathryn Hahn | ... | Pregnant Woman |
| Seth Morris | ... | Pregnant Woman's Husband |
| Kate Pak | ... | Mrs. Lao (as Katie Pak) |
| Regina Anne Rizzo | ... | Puppeteer |
 | Tracey Ruggiero | ... | Mugging Victim |
 | Karl Jacob | ... | Aladeen Double |
 | Marcia DeBonis | ... | Woman In Hotel Window |
| Nasim Pedrad | ... | Female GMW Host |
 | Mousa Kraish | ... | Wadiyan Soldier |
 | Neimah Djourabchi | ... | Wadiyan Soldier |
| Sevan Greene | ... | Wadiyan Soldier |
| Nadav Malamud | ... | Wadiyan Soldier |
| Fred Hanna | ... | Helicopter Pilot (NYC) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Mohamed Alshami | ... | Nuclear Scientist (uncredited) |
 | Carmel Amit | ... | Virgin Guard (uncredited) |
| Glenn Andreiev | ... | Press Photographer (uncredited) |
 | Erick Avari | ... | Omar (uncredited) |
 | Andrew Ayala | ... | Dinner Patron (uncredited) |
 | Ari Barkan | ... | Angry UN Protester (uncredited) |
 | Akim Black | ... | Secret Service Agent (uncredited) |
| Jasmine Hope Bloch | ... | Protester (uncredited) |
 | Jennifer Butler | ... | French Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Mark Campbell | ... | BBC Reporter (uncredited) |
 | Ivan Cardona | ... | Minister (uncredited) |
| Hilary Clinton | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Sheena Colette | ... | Greenworld Shopper (uncredited) |
 | Peter Conboy | ... | New York City Police Officer (uncredited) |
 | Jeevan D'Souza | ... | Power Station Technician (uncredited) |
 | Barbara Ann Davison | ... | UN Protester (uncredited) |
| Kevin Dedes | ... | Jason Sudeikis as Cameraman (uncredited) |
 | Stephen Dexter | ... | Angry Protestor (uncredited) |
 | Olivia Dudley | ... | Nurse Svetlana (uncredited) |
| Amanda Dutton | ... | UN Protestor (uncredited) |
 | Marshall Factora | ... | Filipino UN Dignitary (uncredited) |
| Larry Gevirtz | ... | Diplomat (uncredited) |
| Shawn Gonzalez | ... | Angry Protester (uncredited) |
 | Sean Grady | ... | Bellboy (uncredited) |
 | Jeff Grossman | ... | New York City Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Brandon Lee Harris | ... | Crowd Member (uncredited) |
| Moe Hindi | ... | Laboratory Technician (uncredited) |
| Michael C Hoaglin | ... | Paparazzo (uncredited) |
 | Peter Iasillo Jr. | ... | Protester (uncredited) |
 | Sam Ibram | ... | Olympic Spectator (uncredited) |
 | Shadner Ifrene | ... | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Ebrahim Jaffer | ... | Doctor (uncredited) |
 | Tony Joe | ... | UN Security Guard (uncredited) |
 | Jaiden Kaine | ... | African King (uncredited) |
 | Rock Kohli | ... | Servant #1 (uncredited) |
 | Alex Kruz | ... | Japanese Olympic Runner (uncredited) |
 | Arash Mokhtar | ... | Minister (uncredited) |
 | Dushawn Moses | ... | United Nations Security (uncredited) |
 | Joanna Moskwa | ... | Russian Escort (uncredited) |
 | Michelle Nagell | ... | Protestor (uncredited) |
 | Morocco Nevlin | ... | Soldier (uncredited) |
 | Edward Norton | ... | Himself (uncredited) |
 | B.J. Novak | ... | (uncredited) |
 | Kelsey O'Brien | ... | Prostitute (uncredited) |
 | Barack Obama | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Anton Obeid | ... | New BBC Interviewer (uncredited) |
 | Niyi Oni | ... | Diplomat (uncredited) |
 | Natasha Ononogbo | ... | Virgin Guard (uncredited) |
 | Melina Paez | ... | Protestor (uncredited) |
| Loukas Papas | ... | UN Security Councilman (uncredited) |
 | Jim Piddock | ... | (uncredited) |
| Catherine Pierce | ... | Funeral Director (uncredited) |
 | Dennis Rees | ... | U.N. Delegate (uncredited) |
 | John C. Reilly | ... | (uncredited) |
| Shindo Ki Rodriguez | ... | Protestor (uncredited) |
 | Andrew Rogers | ... | French Restaurant Man (uncredited) |
| Ross Ryman | ... | Power Station Technician (uncredited) |
 | Garry Shandling | ... | Inspector (uncredited) |
| Sardor Sodikov | ... | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Ronnie Tisdale | ... | Swedish Olympic Sprinter (uncredited) |
 | Naeem Uzimann | ... | Nuclear Scientist (uncredited) |
 | Village | ... | Hotel Security (uncredited) |
 | Barbara Vincent | ... | Park Avenue Lady (uncredited) |
| Tony von Halle | ... | Soldier / Wrangler (uncredited) |
 | Steven Weisz | ... | Diplomat (uncredited) |
 | James Wilcox | ... | Greenworld Shopper (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Larry Charles | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Sacha Baron Cohen | (screenplay) & | |
| Alec Berg | (screenplay) & | |
| David Mandel | (screenplay) & | |
| Jeff Schaffer | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Sacha Baron Cohen | .... | producer | |
| Peter Baynham | .... | executive producer | |
| Alec Berg | .... | producer | |
| Anthony Hines | .... | executive producer | |
| David Mandel | .... | producer | |
| Dan Mazer | .... | executive producer | |
| Adam McKay | .... | executive producer | |
| Scott Rudin | .... | producer | |
| Jeff Schaffer | .... | producer | |
| Todd Schulman | .... | co-producer | |
| Mari-Jo Winkler | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Erran Baron Cohen | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Lawrence Sher | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Greg Hayden | |||
| Eric Kissack | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Victor Kempster | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Greg Berry | (supervising art director) | ||
| Carlos Bodelón | |||
| Julian Laverdiere | |||
| Lisa Marinaccio | |||
| Carlos Menéndez | |||
| Marco Trentini | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Jeffrey Kurland | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Erika Abberton | .... | hair stylist | |
| Diana Choi | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Sasha Cummins | .... | hair stylist | |
| Jon Jordan DiBartolomeo | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Naomi Donne | .... | makeup and hair designer | |
| Christine Fennell | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Michael Fontaine | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Jason Hayes | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Chris Kelly | .... | makeup lab supervisor | |
| Michael Maddi | .... | makeup crew | |
| Michael Marino | .... | prosthetic makeup effects designer | |
| Yolanda Piña | .... | hairdresser | |
| David Presto | .... | prosthetic makeup supervisor | |
| Julie Teel | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Jo Burn | .... | unit production manager: Spain | |
| Anna Cassina | .... | production manager | |
| Erica Kay | .... | unit production manager | |
| Rick Reynolds | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Adam Bernard | .... | additional second assistant director | |
| Scott Bowers | .... | additional second assistant director | |
| Jerri Churchill | .... | assistant director | |
| Alex Daniels | .... | second unit director | |
| Anna Maluenda | .... | crowd assistant director: Spain | |
| Emilio Martínez-Borso | .... | third assistant director: Spain | |
| Dixon McPhillips | .... | dga trainee | |
| Jairo Murray | .... | second assistant director: Spain | |
| Travis Rehwaldt | .... | additional second assistant director | |
| Joseph P. Reidy | .... | first assistant director | |
| John Silvestri | .... | second assistant director | |
| Christian Vendetti | .... | additional second assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Jorge Adrados | .... | boom operator: Spain | |
| Beau Borders | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Aymen Braek | .... | sound recordist | |
| Kerry Ann Carmean | .... | sound editor | |
| Andrew DeCristofaro | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Judah Getz | .... | adr mixer | |
| Glynna Grimala | .... | supervisng adr editor | |
| Julian Howarth | .... | sound mixer | |
| Giles Khan | .... | sound | |
| Andy Koyama | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Chris Navarro | .... | adr mixer | |
| Schavaria Reeves | .... | utility sound | |
| Michael Reichenberg | .... | boom operator | |
| Michael Reichenberg | .... | boom operator | |
| William Sarokin | .... | sound mixer | |
| Bruce Tanis | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Greg Townsend | .... | sound mixing recordist | |
| Gayle Wesley | .... | first assistant sound editor | |
| Zach Wrobel | .... | boom operator | |
Special Effects by | |||
| César Abades | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| Roland Blancaflor | .... | special effects crew: Prosthetic Renaissance | |
| Fred Buchholz | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| Drew Jiritano | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| Andrew Mortelliti | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Reggie Rizzo | .... | fabricator/hair specialist | |
| Lee Romaire | .... | animatronic goat effects | |
| Joaquín Vergara | .... | special effects technician | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Emi Baba | .... | digital artist | |
| Cheryl Bainum | .... | executive producer: HATCH | |
| Manjusha Balachandran | .... | lighting techical director | |
| Wesley Barker | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Danielle Bemis | .... | visual effects coordinator: Luma Pictures | |
| Laurent Ben-Mimoun | .... | digital matte painter | |
| Andres Berkstein | .... | fx artist: Shade VFX | |
| Chase Bickel | .... | digital compositor | |
| Scott Bourne | .... | paint & rotoscoping supervisor | |
| Seth Brower | .... | compositor: Look FX | |
| Alexander Cameron | .... | paint & roto artist: Framestore | |
| Michael Capton | .... | 3D supervisor: LOOK Effects | |
| Joe Censoplano | .... | digital compositor: Luma Pictures | |
| Chris Chappell | .... | compositor | |
| Myong Choi | .... | compositor | |
| Eric D. Christensen | .... | visual effects supervisor: Factory VFX | |
| Darrell Claunch | .... | digital compositor | |
| Zachary Cole | .... | senior compositor | |
| Andrew M. Collins | .... | digital compositor: Look Effects (as Andrew Collins) | |
| Aimee Dadswell | .... | visual effects producer: Framestore | |
| Scott M. Davids | .... | visual effects supervisor: Level 256 VFX | |
| Ruy Delgado | .... | matchmove artist: Luma Pictures | |
| Ruy Delgado | .... | roto/paint artist: Luma Pictures | |
| Steve Dellerson | .... | visual effects executive producer: LOOK Effects | |
| Direct Dimensions | .... | 3D scanning | |
| Oz Dolphin | .... | lead matchmove artist: Framestore | |
| Luke Drummond | .... | digital compositor | |
| Jonathan Faber | .... | model maker | |
| Deak Ferrand | .... | matte painter: HATCH | |
| Heather Fetter | .... | digital compositor: Look Effects | |
| Max Frankston | .... | video effects mixer | |
| Todd Fulkerson | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Kai Gadd | .... | roto artist: Framestore | |
| Joel Gerlach | .... | paint artist: Luma Pictures | |
| Thomas Girdwood | .... | paint & roto artist: Framestore | |
| Bryan Godwin | .... | visual effects supervisor: Shade VFX | |
| Ben Guthrie | .... | motion capture supervisor: Framestore | |
| Varun Hadkar | .... | digital compositor: Framestore | |
| Lindsay Hallett | .... | director: business development: LUMA PICTURES | |
| H Haden Hammond | .... | sequence supervisor: Luma Pictures | |
| Ian A. Harris | .... | compositor: Shade | |
| John R. Hazzard | .... | pipeline technical director: Luma Pictures | |
| Claire Louise Hill | .... | rotoscope artist: Framestore | |
| Kay Hoddy | .... | senior paint and roto artist | |
| Phillip Hoffman | .... | visual effects producer: LOOK Effects | |
| Anthony 'Max' Ivins | .... | visual effects supervisor: LOOK Effects | |
| Abby Jacobsen | .... | digital paint and roto artist | |
| Brad Kalinoski | .... | digital compositor: LOOK Effects | |
| Harimander Singh Khalsa | .... | compositing supervisor: Shade VFX | |
| Alex Khan | .... | compositor: Luma Pictures | |
| Seth Kleinberg | .... | visual effects producer: Level 256 | |
| Nha Hoan Le | .... | tracking and matchmoving: Luma Pictures | |
| Jane Kyung Lee | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Patricia Llaguno | .... | digital compositor | |
| David Lyon | .... | paint & roto artist: Framestore | |
| Jessica Madsen | .... | digital compositor: Luma Pictures | |
| Declan McGuire | .... | pipeline technical director | |
| Jim McKenzie | .... | additional roto artist: Framestore | |
| Juan Melgoza | .... | digital artist: FactoryVFX | |
| Dennis Murillo | .... | visual effects coordinator: Level 256 | |
| Lori J. Nelson | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Jesse Nicodemus | .... | visual effects artist: Luma Pictures | |
| Michael Perdew | .... | digital production manager: Luma Pictures | |
| Hieu Phan | .... | digital effects artist: Luma Pictures | |
| William Phillips | .... | roto artist | |
| Lee Chan Popo | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Ryan J. Quinlan | .... | digital compositor: Shade VFX | |
| Milton Ramirez | .... | additional modeling | |
| Siân Rees | .... | paint & roto artist | |
| John Riddle | .... | technical director: Shade VFX | |
| Diego Riestra | .... | digital compositor: Framestore CFC | |
| Mark Robben | .... | digital compositor: Look Effects | |
| Eric J. Robertson | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Eric J. Robertson | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Nathan Rusch | .... | pipeline technical director: Luma Pictures | |
| Gabriel Sanchez | .... | compositing supervisor: LOOK Effects | |
| Prathap Sekar | .... | roto artist | |
| Joey Sila | .... | digital compositor: Luma Pictures | |
| SkyBucket3D | .... | lidar scanning | |
| Shane Strickman | .... | senior visual effects coordinator: Shade VFX | |
| Richard Sutherland | .... | CG supervisor: Luma Pictures | |
| John Szebegyinszki | .... | visual effects coordinator: Framestore | |
| Bee Jin Tan | .... | compositor | |
| Brian A. Torres | .... | pipeline technical director: Luma Pictures | |
| Altug Tumer | .... | paint & roto artist: Framestore | |
| Jonathan Turner | .... | visual effects coordinator: Framestore | |
| David Van Dyke | .... | visual effects executive producer: Shade VFX | |
| Tina Wallace | .... | digital compositor: Look Effects | |
| James Waterson | .... | digital compositor: Luma Pictures | |
| Glenn Wells | .... | matchmove artist | |
| Garrett Wycoff | .... | roto/paint artist: Luma Pictures | |
| Sonia Yu | .... | lighter: Luma Pictures | |
Stunts | |||
| Jonathan Arthur | .... | stunts | |
| Nitasha Bhambree | .... | stunts | |
| Jared Burke | .... | stunts | |
| Nicole Callender | .... | stunt performer | |
| Chris Cenatiempo | .... | stunts | |
| John Cenatiempo | .... | stunts | |
| Doug Coleman | .... | stunt performer | |
| Alex Daniels | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Neimah Djourabchi | .... | stunt performer | |
| Jayson Dumenigo | .... | fire specialist | |
| Cort Hessler | .... | utility stunts | |
| Donald John Hewitt | .... | stunts | |
| Oliver Keller | .... | lead stunt double | |
| Pete Klein | .... | stunts | |
| Eric Linden | .... | stunts | |
| Roberto Lopez | .... | stunt performer | |
| Katie Rowe | .... | stunts | |
| Tracey Ruggiero | .... | stunt double | |
| David Shumbris | .... | utility stunts | |
| Philip J Silvera | .... | stunt driver | |
| Philip J Silvera | .... | stunt performer | |
| Derrick Simmons | .... | stunts | |
| Brian Smyj | .... | stunt rigger | |
| Tim Soergel | .... | stunt performer | |
| Daniel Stevens | .... | stunts | |
| Stephanie Stokes | .... | stunt performer | |
| Kimmy Suzuki | .... | stunts | |
| Cuco Usín | .... | stunt player | |
| Van Vander Pluym | .... | stunts | |
| Adam Wood | .... | stunt double: Jason Mantzoukas | |
| Adam Wood | .... | stunt driver | |
Animation Department | |||
| Jason Fittipaldi | .... | animator: Luma Pictures | |
Casting Department | |||
| Veronika Lee Daddona | .... | extras casting assistant (as Veronika Daddona) | |
| Jennifer Ensworth | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Johnny Gidcomb | .... | adr voice casting | |
| Jina Jay | .... | casting: uk | |
| Peter Kousakis | .... | casting assistant | |
| Jennifer Sabel | .... | extras casting director | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Lawrence Bell | .... | costume shop supervisor | |
| Danielle Cadorette | .... | costume shop supervisor | |
| Linda Giammarese | .... | costumer | |
| Lara Greene | .... | tailor | |
| Rene Marie Irwin | .... | costumer | |
| Marina Lelchuk | .... | set costumer | |
| Courtney McClain | .... | costume shopper | |
| Jacqueline Oknaian | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Maren Reese | .... | set costumer | |
| Malik Summers | .... | set costumer | |
| Mitchell Travers | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| David Turk | .... | costumer: Sacha Baron Cohen | |
| Jason Adam V. | .... | set costumer | |
| Denise Violante | .... | costume p.a. | |
| Michael Woll | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
Editorial Department | |||
| James Andrykowski | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Jill Bogdanowicz | .... | senior digital intermediate colorist | |
| Tricia Chiarenza | .... | color timer | |
| Phillip Dawe | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Timothy Donovan | .... | assistant editor | |
| Ashley Farber | .... | digital intermediate data manager | |
| Greg Hollander | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Marika D. Litz | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Bruce Lomet | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Anthony Raffaele | .... | colorist: dailies | |
| Chad Schermerhorn | .... | digital dailies assistant | |
| Derek M. Schneider | .... | data management | |
| Chris Talson | .... | post-production assistant | |
| James M. Thomas | .... | additional editor | |
| Steven Trapani | .... | assistant editor | |
| Loretta Wallace | .... | digital dailies assistant | |
| Seth Weinman | .... | post-production technician: dailies | |
| Nick Ellsberg | .... | apprentice editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Miles Bergsma | .... | score technical assistant | |
| George Doering | .... | musician | |
| Tom Hardisty | .... | music scoring recordist | |
| Richard Henderson | .... | music editor | |
| Stephen Lotwis | .... | music editor | |
| Victor Pesavento | .... | music preparation | |
| Jasper Randall | .... | vocal contractor | |
| Peter Rotter | .... | music contractor | |
| Dennis S. Sands | .... | music scoring mixer | |
| Daniel Semsen | .... | orchestrator | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Frank Bonsangue | .... | driver: cast | |
| Filippo Del Bello | .... | transportation assistant | |
| Henry Dray | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Cain Lee | .... | facilities captain: Spain | |
| Diego Rodriguez Lobalzo | .... | picture vehicle assistant coordinator | |
| Reyes Romero | .... | lighting driver | |
| Octav Tudor | .... | action vehicle coordinator assistant | |
Other crew | |||
| Finise Avery | .... | stand in/photo double | |
| Sayed Badreya | .... | technical advisors | |
| Hugo Baena | .... | production assistant | |
| Alexander Barrow | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Dustin Baxley | .... | first assistant accountant | |
| Mark Behar | .... | mr. sacha cohen's-personal bodyguard/security | |
| Stephen Belmont | .... | production assistant | |
| Diego Betancor | .... | set assistant director: Spain | |
| Richard Bizenza | .... | additional production assistant | |
| Alex Borys | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Paul Bosche | .... | stand-in for Sacha Baron Cohen | |
| Sam Boyd | .... | set assistant: Sacha Baron Cohen | |
| Mark Bracamonte | .... | assets production assistant: New York | |
| Valerie Rose Bronte | .... | first assistant location accountant: Spain unit | |
| Valerie Rose Bronte | .... | second assistant accountant | |
| Eva Z. Cabrera | .... | script supervisor | |
| Brian Cantaldi | .... | construction accountant | |
| Laura Caulfield | .... | production paralegal | |
| Jay Cipriani | .... | writers assistant | |
| Juan Antonio Clemente | .... | assistant to location manager | |
| Ryan Coleman | .... | location assistant | |
| Lauren Cozzens | .... | assistant: Mari Jo Winkler | |
| Lauren Cozzens | .... | writers assistant | |
| Alex Craig | .... | production assistant | |
| Betsy Custer | .... | assistant to executive producer | |
| George Daratany | .... | additional production assistant | |
| Bradford Eaves | .... | second assistant accountant | |
| Maria Sanz Esteve | .... | local crowd assistant: Spain | |
| Dan Gloeckner | .... | key set production assistant | |
| Jade Gzi | .... | stand-in | |
| Ryan Hamelin | .... | production assistant | |
| John D. Hay | .... | production assistant | |
| Catrin Hedström | .... | office production assistant | |
| Todd M. Hofacker | .... | assistant: Ben Kingsley | |
| Ryan Robert Howard | .... | production assistant | |
| Michelle Israel | .... | production assistant: first team | |
| Sean Jennings | .... | production assistant | |
| Ben Katz | .... | additional production assistant | |
| Joanna Klein | .... | location coordinator | |
| Katie Kramer | .... | production assistant | |
| Kelly Lawrence | .... | second assistant accountant | |
| Christopher LeStrange | .... | location assistant | |
| Alison Li | .... | accounting clerk | |
| Matt Loomis | .... | additional production assistant | |
| Larry Madrid | .... | head animal trainer | |
| Ronald Scott Maestri | .... | stand-in | |
| Chancelle Mafoua | .... | production assistant | |
| Davide Manera | .... | production runner | |
| Cal McCrystal | .... | physical comedy consultant | |
| Christian McWilliams | .... | location scout | |
| Chris Miskiewicz | .... | stand-in | |
| Dawn Mountain | .... | travel coordinator | |
| Kip Myers | .... | location manager | |
| Sean C. Nattini | .... | production secretary | |
| Frédéric North | .... | aerial coordinator/pilot | |
| Eva Nueno | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Ana Palacios | .... | shipping coordinator | |
| Adam Paulsen | .... | assistant: Mr. Charles | |
| Sean Perry | .... | office production assistant | |
| Scott Peterson | .... | script supervisor: Los Angles | |
| Philip Pickford | .... | aerial safety coordinator | |
| John Logan Pierson | .... | assistant to Scott Rudin | |
| Eric C. Pike | .... | production accountant | |
| Holly Pilch | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Nicholas Ramirez | .... | production assistant | |
| Silvia Gonzalez Rangil | .... | health & safety advisor | |
| Reggie Rizzo | .... | puppeteer | |
| Wendy Lee Roberts | .... | second unit script supervisor | |
| Allison Robin | .... | product placement and clearances | |
| Lisa Rudin | .... | assistant: Mr. Charles | |
| Matt Rusk | .... | environmental steward | |
| Josh Samataro | .... | location production assistant | |
| Howard Samuelsohn | .... | dialect coach | |
| Mercedes Selgas | .... | cashier: Spain | |
| Michael Silvestri | .... | production assistant | |
| Claire Skowronek | .... | key office production assistant | |
| Kristie Thompson | .... | assistant: Ms. Faris | |
| Isaac Viejo | .... | base camp manager | |
| Daniel Wagner | .... | production coordinator | |
| John Whitley | .... | first assistant accountant | |
| Jen Winterbotham | .... | production assistant | |
| Marc Wolff | .... | aerial coordinator | |
| Chiabella James | .... | studio production coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Félix Rosell | .... | location manager (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Kim Jong-Il | .... | in loving memory of | |
Production Companies
- Four by Two Films
- KanZaman Services (production services)
- Kanzaman (Spain)
- Forum Cinemas (2012) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
- Paramount Japan (2012) (Japan) (theatrical) (as Paramount Pictures Japan)
- Paramount Pictures (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal) (all media)
- Factory VFX (visual effects)
- Framestore
- Hatch Production (matte paintings)
- LOOK! Effects (visual effects)
- Luma Pictures (visual effects)
- Shade VFX (visual effects)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment camera cranes
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment camera dollies
- Codex Digital digital recording equipment
- Digital Media Services (DMS) digital marketing asset management
- Digital Media Services (DMS) on-line promotional material creation
- Direct Tools & Fasteners expendables
- Dolby Laboratories sound mix
- Intelligent Media international monitoring agency
- Post Factory NY post-production facilities
- Scarlet Letters end titles
- SmithDehn legal services
- Soundelux post-production sound services
- Todd-AO Studios post-production sound services
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"O Ditador" - Brazil (imdb display title), Portugal (imdb display title)
"Диктатор" - Russia
"äÉËÔÁÔÏÒ" - Ukraine (imdb display title)
"A diktátor" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Der Diktator" - Germany (imdb display title)
"Dictatorul" - Romania (imdb display title)
"Diktaattori" - Finland (imdb display title)
"Diktatör" - Turkey (Turkish title) (imdb display title)
"Diktator" - Croatia (imdb display title)
"Diktatoren" - Denmark (imdb display title)
"Diktatorius" - Lithuania (imdb display title)
"Diktators" - Latvia (imdb display title)
"Dyktator" - Poland (imdb display title)
"El Dictador" - Colombia (imdb display title)
"El dictador" - Spain (imdb display title)
"Il dittatore" - Italy (imdb display title)
"O diktatoras" - Greece (imdb display title)
"The Dictator" - France (imdb display title)
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"Диктатор" - Russia
"äÉËÔÁÔÏÒ" - Ukraine (imdb display title)
"A diktátor" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Der Diktator" - Germany (imdb display title)
"Dictatorul" - Romania (imdb display title)
"Diktaattori" - Finland (imdb display title)
"Diktatör" - Turkey (Turkish title) (imdb display title)
"Diktator" - Croatia (imdb display title)
"Diktatoren" - Denmark (imdb display title)
"Diktatorius" - Lithuania (imdb display title)
"Diktators" - Latvia (imdb display title)
"Dyktator" - Poland (imdb display title)
"El Dictador" - Colombia (imdb display title)
"El dictador" - Spain (imdb display title)
"Il dittatore" - Italy (imdb display title)
"O diktatoras" - Greece (imdb display title)
"The Dictator" - France (imdb display title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, brief male nudity, language and some violent images
Parents Guide:
Runtime:
83 min
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Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Certification:
Sweden:11 | Ireland:16 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:MA15+ | Canada:16+ (Québec) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:12 | Singapore:M18 | USA:R | UK:15
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Did You Know?
Trivia:
"The Daily Show: Episode #17.100" (2012) reveals Aladeen's first name to be Shabazz.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: When the imposter Aladeen is given some girls they take their tops off. In the next scene all but one have their tops back on.See more »
Quotes:
[from trailer]
General Aladeen:Is there any way you could lend me some money? Maybe... 20 million dollars?
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General Aladeen:Is there any way you could lend me some money? Maybe... 20 million dollars?
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Movie Connections:
References Rabbit Seasoning (1952)See more »
FAQ
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I left the cinema after 45 minutes of this spectacularly unfunny film. I enjoyed Borat and Bruno so I was surprised by just how much I hated The Dictator. It reminded me of spoof movies like Scary Movie with it's steady stream low quality, witless jokes that might appeal to people who laugh at their own farts.
Sacha Baron Cohen's reality-style comedies work because the audience is either cringing in sympathy for his unwitting victims or wincing in revulsion at the lengths he will go to for a laugh. His willingness to push boundaries in these films is what makes them entertaining, but in a scripted comedy, Cohen's utterly unsubtle sense of humour comes off as crass, lazy and cheap.
Anna Faris's character epitomises everything that is wrong with The Dictator. She's a political activist that works in a non-profit feminist vegan health food democratically run co-operative shop who doesn't shave her armpits. She's a caricature of a kind you would expect to find in a formula spoof movie. It just isn't funny.