Sir Ben Kingsley Talks “The Dictator,” Jokes He Was Blackmailed to Join the Movie

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Sir Ben Kingsley is always a great interviewee. He told us everything we wanted to know in “Hugo” (See Kingsley “Hugo” interview right here), and now, he gallant us with tales from “The Dictator.” In this interview, we talked about:

*** Watching “The Dictator” with fans
*** Why would an Oscar-winner join a film like “The Dictator?”
*** His mysterious character, Tamir
*** The true meaning of democracy

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Transcripts / Production notes / Scripts

Synopsis
The heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

In Theaters • May 16, 2012

MPAA Rating R (for strong crude and sexual content, brief male nudity, language and some violent images)
Genres Comedy

DIRECTOR: Larry Charles

CAST

Sacha Baron Cohen
Jason Mantzoukas
Ben Kingsley
Anna Faris
J.B. Smoove

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