The Great Dictator
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Visible crew/equipment: When the barber returns to his shop and looks at the cash register and the sink, the shadow of the moving camera is reflected on his arm.

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Continuity mistake: Two mistakes here: when the storm troopers raid the building, the barber's hat falls about a metre away from the table. He is then shoved onto the table, and when the soldiers are about to leave, his bowler hat is back on his head: he is holding it with his right hand while holding a flower pot in his left. A shot later, the bowler hat and the flower pot have switched hands.

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Visible crew/equipment: When the people gather in the house's patio, a boom microphone is visible at the top of the frame, moving from right to left. (01:06:10)

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Revealing mistake: When the gun turret is about to fire its second projectile, two support wires can be seen holding the barrel in place.

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Audio problem: When Hynkel refers to the peace treaty and says "I'll sign it," you can hear the sound quality change abruptly, and when Hynkel is saying "Napoloni the grosse peanut, the cheesy ravioli," his lips are not in sync.

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Schultz: Heil Hynk... Oh what am I saying?

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Trivia: This was Charlie Chaplin's first feature film with full sound.

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