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The Great Dictator

The Great Dictator (1940)

NR 2h 5m 7.7/10 IMDb
ComedyWar

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

Director: Charlie Chaplin

Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Henry Daniell

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Hate crimes (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted) Religious persecution

Other

Genocide / ethnic cleansing (referenced)War / combat

Violence & Physical Harm

Gun violence
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