The Dictator
Directed by Larry Charles
Starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Anna Faris, Jason Mantzoukas, Sayed Badreya, Adeel Akhtar, Aasif Mandvi, Rizwan Manji, Rocky Citron, Liam Campora
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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.
- Original language
- English
- Screenplay
- J. Todd Anderson, Sacha Baron Cohen, Alec Berg, David Mandel
- Music
- Erran Baron Cohen
- Cinematography
- Hans Bjerno, Lawrence Sher
- Cast
- Jason Mantzoukas, Sayed Badreya, Adeel Akhtar, Aasif Mandvi, Rizwan Manji, Rocky Citron, Liam Campora, Rick Chambers, Elsayed Mohamed
Updated July 22, 2026
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