The Great Dictator (1940) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

  • At one scene, Adenoid Hynkel calls his secretary and holds her down like he's going to kiss her, they are interrupted when he receives a phone call though.

Violence & Gore

  • Soldiers are hit with frying pan for comical reasons.
  • Some slapstick violence.
  • A guy wearing a bulletproof vest gives Adenoid Hynkel a pistol and tells him to shoot him in the chest. Hynkel does this, and the vest proves to be a failure as the guy drops dead. This is played for laughs.
  • A hunter shoots at ducks and misses.
  • Two soldiers try to attack the Jewish barber. They are hit on the head with a frying pan.
  • A man is shot to death in the Jewish ghetto when he resists arrest.
  • Hannah and her family are attacked by Tomanian soldiers

Profanity

  • Several scenes contains nonsensical speech that mocks the German language. Some may find this offensive although no foul language is used.
  • 1 use of shut up

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Spoilers

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Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A few intense moments when the Storm Troopers come to take people away.

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