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  • Sacha Baron Cohen

    Sacha Baron Cohen

    Aladeen / Efawadh

  • Anna Faris

    Anna Faris

    Zoey

  • Jason Mantzoukas

    Jason Mantzoukas

    Nadal

  • Ben Kingsley

    Ben Kingsley

    Tamir

  • J.B. Smoove

    J.B. Smoove

    Funeral Usher

  • Fred Armisen

    Fred Armisen

    Waiter / Minister

  • Megan Fox

    Megan Fox

    Herself

  • Aasif Mandvi

    Aasif Mandvi

    Doctor

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  • Larry Charles

    Larry Charles

    Director

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  6. Foreign Box Office: 'Avengers' Hits $726 Million Overseas, Tops 'Dark Shadows,' 'Dictator'

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  8. 'The Dictator': What the Critics Are Saying

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    10:17 pm PDT 5/19/2012
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  11. Box Office Preview: 'Avengers' Expected to Sink 'Battleship'

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  13. Box Office Report: Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Dictator' Scores $4.5 Million on Wednesday

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  14. Sacha Baron Cohen 'The Dictator' Cannes 2012

    10:38 am PDT 5/16/2012
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    Sacha Baron Cohen arrives at the Cannes Film Festival as Haffaz Alladeen the oil-rich dictator of Waadeya. 'The Dictator' opens around the world on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012. READ MORE

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  15. Watch Video Cannes 2012: Sacha Baron Cohen One-Upped by a Camel (Video)

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  16. Box Office Preview: Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Dictator' Takes a Shot at 'Avengers'

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  17. Cannes 2012: 'Dictator' Star Sacha Baron Cohen Invades Historic Hotel

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  18. Review
    The Dictator: Film Review

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    1:29 am PDT 5/11/2012
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    Sacha Baron Cohen stars as a mad Middle Eastern autocrat in a film dedicated to the memory of Kim Jong-il. READ MORE

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  19. Chris Pratt and Anna Faris Are Having a Baby

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    8:18 am PDT 5/10/2012
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  20. Watch Video Sacha Baron Cohen Reveals 'Dictator' Red Band Trailer (Video)

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    11:51 am PDT 5/7/2012
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Summary

A dictator finds himself stripped of his official title and alone on the streets of New York City.

Company Info

  • Paramount Pictures Studio
  • Scott Rudin Productions Production Company