The Dictator
2012 film by Larry Charles
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Summary
The Dictator is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,579 views/month, #732 of 94,065).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Larry Charles[3]
- Screenwriter: Sacha Baron Cohen[4], David Mandel[5], Jeff Schaffer[6]
- Composer: Erran Baron Cohen[7]
- Genre: comedy film[8]
- Cast member: Sacha Baron Cohen[9], Anna Faris[10], Ben Kingsley[11], John C. Reilly[12], Megan Fox[13], Edward Norton[14], B. J. Novak[15], Chris Elliott[16], Kevin Corrigan[17], J. B. Smoove[18], Erick Avari[19], Barack Obama[20], Fred Armisen[21], Gad Elmaleh[22]
- Producer: Sacha Baron Cohen[23], Scott Rudin[24], Alec Berg[25], Jeff Schaffer[26], David Mandel[27]
- Production company: Four by Two Films[28]
- Director of photography: Lawrence Sher[29]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
- Commons category: The Dictator (2012 film)[31]
- Soundtrack release: The Dictator – Music from the Motion Picture[32]
- Distribution format: video on demand[33]
- Review score: 5.9/10[34], 56%[35], 58/100[36]
- Color: color[37]
- Country of origin: United States[38]
- Publication date: May 16, 2012[39], May 17, 2012[40]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[41], UIP-Dunafilm[42], Netflix[43]
- Dedicated to: Kim Jong-il[44]
- Narrative location: New York City[45], Brooklyn[46]
- Official website: http://www.republicofwadiya.com/[47]
- Filming location: Canary Islands[48], New York City[49], Spain[50], Morocco[51]
- Film editor: Greg Hayden[52]
- Title: The Dictator[53]
- MPA film rating: R[54]
Why It Matters
The Dictator has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]