The Dictator (2012)

May 15, 2012 (US) • Comedy • 83m

Overview

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, Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel

Top Billed

Sacha Baron Cohen

Keywords

petrol culture clash dictator coup d'etat satire parody uncle conspiracy female soldier united nations weapon of mass destruction dissident grocery store identity swap hilarious

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Top Billed Cast

Sacha Baron Cohen

Aladeen / Efawadh

Ben Kingsley

Tamir

Anna Faris

Zoey

Jason Mantzoukas

Nadal

Sayed Badreya

Omar

Adeel Akhtar

Maroush

Aasif Mandvi

Doctor

Rizwan Manji

Patient

Rocky Citron

Baby Aladeen

Liam Campora

Aladeen Age 6

Rick Chambers

Newscaster Voiceover (voice)

Elsayed Mohamed

Wadiyan Olympic Official

Horatio Sanz

Aide on Balcony

Elena Goode

Virgin Guard

Nazanin Homa

Virgin Guard

Dawn Jackson

Virgin Guard

Victoria Beltran

Virgin Guard

Danielle Burgio

Virgin Guard

Dominique DiCaprio

Virgin Guard

Aja Frary

Virgin Guard

Fred Melamed

Head Nuclear Scientist

Cuco Usín

Assassin

Megan Fox

Self

Joey Slotnick

Homeless Man

Ian Roberts

NYC Cop

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 Greene

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

JB 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

Regina Anne Rizzo

Puppeteer

Karl Jacob

Aladeen Double

Tracey Ruggiero

Mugging Victim

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

Frédéric North

Helicopter Pilot (NYC)

Fred Hanna

Helicopter Pilot (NYC)

Bill Richards

Helicopter Pilot

Marc Wolff

Helicopter Pilot (Spain)

Cordell King

Helicopter Ground Crew

John C. Reilly

Clayton (uncredited)

Garry Shandling

Inspector (uncredited)

Edward Norton

Self

Olivia Taylor Dudley

Nurse Svetlana (uncredited)

Michelle Bergh

Aladeen's Mother (uncredited)

Alex Kruz

Japanese Olympic Runner (uncredited)

Carmel Amit

Virgin Guard (uncredited)

Glenn Andreiev

Press Photographer (uncredited)

Frank Anello

NYPD Officer (uncredited)

Andrew Ayala

Dinner Patron (uncredited)

Akim Black

Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

Jasmine Hope Bloch

Protester (uncredited)

Ivan Cardona

Minister (uncredited)

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Peter Conboy

NYC Cop (uncredited)

Barbara Ann Davison

UN Protester (uncredited)

Stephen Dexter

Angry Protester (uncredited)

Amanda Hope Dutton

UN Protester (uncredited)

Gad Elmaleh

Demonstrator in Wadiya (uncredited)

Marshall Factora

Filipino Dignitary (uncredited)

Jeff Grossman

NYC Cop (uncredited)

Iyad Hajjaj

Wadiyan Soldier (uncredited)

Hanna Halldorsdottir

Customer (uncredited)

Moe Hindi

Lab Technician (uncredited)

Haig Hovnanian

Nuclear Scientist (uncredited)

Peter Iasillo Jr.

Protester (uncredited)

Shadner Ifrene

Doorman (uncredited)

Ebrahim Jaffer

Doctor (uncredited)

Tony Joe

UN Security Guard (uncredited)

Jaiden Kaine

African King (uncredited)

Stass Klassen

UN Representative (uncredited)

Rock Kohli

Servant #1 / Wadiyan Diner (uncredited)

Lisa Landino

Store Customer (uncredited)

Arash Mokhtar

Minister (uncredited)

Dushawn Moses

UN Security (uncredited)

Joanna Moskwa

Russian Escort (uncredited)

B.J. Novak

(uncredited)

Kelsey O'Brien

Prostitute (uncredited)

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Anton Obeid

New BBC Interviewer (uncredited)

Niyi Oni

Diplomat (uncredited)

Adaku Ononogbo

Virgin Guard (uncredited)

Yvette Parish

Virgin Guard (uncredited)

Jim Piddock

(uncredited)

Hannah Prichard

Miley Cyrus (uncredited)

Andrew Rogers

French Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Monika Felice Smith

Gymnast (uncredited)

Uzimann

Nuclear Scientist (uncredited)

Chris Victor

Army Guard (uncredited)

Village

Hotel Security (uncredited)

Barbara Vincent

Park Avenue Lady (uncredited)

Tony von Halle

Soldier / Wrangler (uncredited)

Sylvia Ward

Russian Escort (uncredited)

Steven Weisz

Diplomat (uncredited)

Richard Worsley

Angry Protester (uncredited)

Busty Heart

Etra Head Virgin Guard (uncredited)

Leonard Zimmerman

UN Israeli Delegate (uncredited)

Dileep Rao

Male GMW Host (Uncredited)

Crew

Peter Baynham

Executive Producer

Mari-Jo Winkler

Executive Producer

Douglas Crosby

Stunts

Nicole Callender

Stunts

Dan Mazer

Executive Producer

Jayson Dumenigo

Stunts

Tim Soergel

Stunts

James Thomas

Additional Editing

Michael Payne

Supervising Sound Editor

Mark Schmidt

"B" Camera Operator

Jeb Brown

Stunts

Jimmy Graham III

Stunts

Norb Phillips

Stunts

Bruce MacCallum

Camera Operator

Mark Schmidt

Steadicam Operator

Alex Daniels

Stunt Coordinator

Beau Borders

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Scott Tinsley

Second Assistant Camera

Adam McKay

Executive Producer

Oliver Keller

Stunt Double

Jonathan Arthur

Stunts

Pete Klein

Stunts

Andrew DeCristofaro

Supervising Sound Editor

Andy Koyama

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

David Surgent

Stunts

Joseph P. Reidy

First Assistant Director

Allison Jones

Casting

Derrick Simmons

Stunts

Nicholas Lundy

Art Direction

Tim Gallin

Stunts

Julian Laverdiere

Art Direction

Nicholas Dewhurst

Stunts

John Boyle

Stunts

James Heisner

Stunts

Donald J. Hewitt Jr.

Stunts

Eric Linden

Stunts

Stephen Mann

Stunts

John Silvestri

Second Assistant Director

Jason Alper

Costume Design

Jennifer Euston

Locale Casting Director

Debra Schutt

Set Decoration

Julie Donovan

First Assistant Camera

Rob Mars

Stunts

Deborah Lurie

Additional Soundtrack

Eric J. Robertson

Visual Effects Supervisor

Ed Nessen

First Assistant "B" Camera

McCord Fitzsimmons

Video Assist Operator

John Cenatiempo

Stunts

George Leong

Boom Operator

Heather Gauntt

Assistant Location Manager

Kimmy Suzuki

Stunts

Erica Kay

Unit Production Manager

Peewee Piemonte

Stunts

Greg Berry

Supervising Art Director

Nicholas Kay

Digital Imaging Technician

Katelyn Perez

Electrician

Kevin Califano

Grip

Chris Gamiello

Dolly Grip

Rocco Proscia

Grip

Schavaria Reeves

Cableman

Martin Lasowitz

Property Master

Jason Brignola

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Bobby Mancuso

First Assistant "B" Camera

Mike Yurich

Second Company Grip

William Sarokin

Sound Mixer

Drew Jiritano

Special Effects Coordinator

Fred Buchholz

Special Effects Coordinator

Ron Waters

Grip

Steven Trapani

Assistant Editor

Lori J. Nelson

Visual Effects Producer

Gary E. Beach

Data Wrangler

Kathryn Freund

Assistant Property Master

Rick Reynolds

Post Production Supervisor

Matthew Selkirk

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Nils Johnson

Video Assist Operator

Duane Chan-Shue

Electrician

Michael J. Mullen

Electrician

Louis Sabat

Dolly Grip

George Patsos

First Company Grip

Alex Califano

Grip

Laura Steiger

Assistant Editor

Todd Fulkerson

Visual Effects Editor

Jay Fortune

Chief Lighting Technician

Brian McClean

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Ernest Yurich

Grip

Hans Bjerno

Aerial Director of Photography

Wesley Barker

Visual Effects Coordinator

Eva Z. Cabrera

Script Supervisor

Mike Jackson

Electrician

Jason Velez

Electrician

Kevin Gilligan

Grip

James Andrykowski

First Assistant Editor

Kip Myers

Location Manager

Alex Borys

Assistant Location Manager

Don O'Reilly

Assistant Property Master

Natalie N. Dorset

Assistant Property Master

Maddy Lederman

Set Dresser

Rene Marie Irwin

Costumer

Naomi Donne

Makeup Designer

Betsy Klompus

Assistant Set Decoration

Roman Greller

Set Dresser

Timothy Metzger

Leadman

Dana Neuwirth

Set Dresser

Patrice Canfield Longo

Set Dresser

James Hammer

Assistant Costume Designer

Gilbert Aleman

Costumer

Naomi Donne

Hair Designer

Christine Fennell

Hairstylist

David Presto

Prosthetic Supervisor

Daniel Wagner

Production Coordinator

Paul Weathered

Set Dresser

Jacqueline Oknaian Demeterio

Assistant Costume Designer

Mitchell Travers

Assistant Costume Designer

Michael Woll

Costume Supervisor

Roland Blancaflor

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Holly Pilch

Assistant Production Coordinator

David Turk

Costumer

Jasen Joseph Sica

Hair Department Head

Diana Choi

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Joe Taglairino

Set Dresser

Judy Chin

Makeup Department Head

Tim Kimmel

Dialogue Editor

Alicia Stevenson

Foley Artist

Pamela Kezal

Set Costumer

Mike Marino

Prosthetic Designer

Sean C. Nattini

Production Secretary

Tina Khayat

Art Department Coordinator

Nicky Tobolski

Assistant Costume Designer

Melinda Sue Gordon

Still Photographer

Wallace G. Lane Jr.

Assistant Costume Designer

Angie Lee Cobbs

Assistant Production Coordinator

Dawn Mountain

Assistant Production Coordinator

Eric C. Pike

Production Accountant

Bradford Eaves

Second Assistant Accountant

Nithya Shrinivasan

Assistant Art Director

Ryan Heck

Assistant Art Director

Holly Watson

Graphic Designer

Valerie Rose Bronte

Second Assistant Accountant

Haley Powell

Second Assistant Accountant

Spooky Stevens

Unit Publicist

Lauren Koenig

Second Assistant Accountant

J. Todd Anderson

Storyboard Artist

Leann Murphy

Art Department Coordinator

Wendy Drapanas

Graphic Designer

Kelly Lawrence

Second Assistant Accountant

John Glaser

Assistant Costume Designer

Marjorie Durand

Makeup Artist

Eric Fehlberg

Assistant Art Director

Patricia Porter

Payroll Accountant

Ben Harris

Casting Associate

John C. Stuver

Dialogue Editor

Glynna Grimala

Supervising ADR Editor

Kerry Carmean-Williams

Foley Supervisor

Hinju Kim

Assistant Art Director

Peter Kousakis

Casting Assistant

Chris Navarro

ADR Mixer

Scott Curtis

Foley Mixer

Stephen Lotwis

Music Editor

Monica Levinson

Thanks

Evan Goldberg

Thanks

Dan Hegeman

Sound Effects Editor

Gene O'Neill

Transportation Captain

Judah Getz

ADR Mixer

Matt Lake

Second Second Assistant Director

John Whitley

First Assistant Accountant

Howard Samuelsohn

Dialect Coach

Stephen P. Robinson

Sound Effects Editor

Greg Townsend

Sound Mix Technician

Gayle Wesley

Assistant Sound Editor

Dawn Fintor

Foley Artist

Nick Miller

Construction Coordinator

Billy McFadden

Transportation Co-Captain

Laura Harris Atkinson

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Frederick H. Stahly

Dialogue Editor

Bruce Tanis

Sound Effects Editor

Robert Althoff

Sound Mix Technician

Richard Henderson

Supervising Music Editor

Seth Rogen

Thanks

George Drakoulias

Thanks

Matt Stone

Thanks

Jay Roach

Thanks

Isla Fisher

Thanks

Johnny Gidcomb

ADR Voice Casting

Erran Baron Cohen

Original Music Composer

Erika Abberton

Hairstylist

Sacha Baron Cohen

Producer

Sacha Baron Cohen

Screenplay

Larry Charles

Director

Jeffrey Kurland

Costume Design

Anthony Hines

Producer

Scott Rudin

Producer

Alec Berg

Screenplay

Eric Kissack

Editor

Katie Rowe

Stunts

Greg Hayden

Editor

Jeff Schaffer

Screenplay

Jeff Schaffer

Producer

Todd Schulman

Producer

David Mandel

Producer

Alec Berg

Producer

David Mandel

Screenplay

Doug Coleman

Stunts

Lawrence Sher

Director of Photography

Victor Kempster

Production Design

Chris Cenatiempo

Stunts

Stephanie Stokes

Stunts

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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$65,000,000

Revenue

$179,379,533

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The Dictator (2012)

Sacha Baron Cohen, Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel

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