Rosemary's Baby

Visible crew/equipment: As they all walk up the steps to the building Guy says, "I did Hamlet a while back" and you can see the reflection of equipment and the studio lights in the wood paneling to the right of the door. (00:02:30)

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Visible crew/equipment: The shadow of the cameraman's head can be seen on Guy just before they walk into their apartment for the first time. (00:03:40)

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Visible crew/equipment: As he shows them the kitchen the building manager says, "I'd be grateful to go that way myself when the time comes". As he turns around to leave the kitchen you can see the shadow of the camera on his jacket. (00:03:55)

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Visible crew/equipment: As they discuss going over to the Castevet's for dinner Rosemary says, "No, we don't have to go if you don't want to" as Guy eats. You can see the shadow of a crew member move in the center of the screen on the wall behind him. (00:24:05)

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Visible crew/equipment: Minnie and Laura-Louise walk into Rosemary's living room and you can see the shadow of the cameraman on the wall to the right of the screen. (00:31:20)

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Visible crew/equipment: Guy says, "Listen, I have to get out and walk around" after he gets the shocking phone call about Donald Baumgart. If you look closely at the left side of the screen against the wall you'll see the perfect moving shadow of a boom mike enlarged about twenty times because of it's proximity to a stage light. (00:35:05)

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Visible crew/equipment: As Rosemary and Guy sit in front of the fireplace on their romantic evening together the shadow of the cameraman can be seen slowly creeping in on Guy's shirt as he sits on the side of the couch. (00:38:00)

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Visible crew/equipment: After Rosemary calls Hutch and finds out he's ill in the hospital she walks next to some parked cars and you can see the reflection of the crew and the stage lights on the sides of the vehicles. (01:12:05)

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Visible crew/equipment: In the kitchen Rosemary tells Guy that she's planning to have a party for all of their "young friends", and the shadow of the equipment can be seen on Guy's back. (01:15:05)

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Visible crew/equipment: After the party Rosemary and Guy have a fight when she tells him that she wants to go to Dr. Hill for a second opinion. At the end of the scene she sits down and says "it's alive" and you can see a shadow of the crew behind her to the right moving against the wall. (01:21:25)

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Visible crew/equipment: In their living room, Rosemary tells Guy that she doesn't want Minnie or Roman setting foot in their apartment again after she shows him the book Hutch gave her, "All Of Them Witches". The shadow of the boom mike can be seen going from left to right across the top of the fireplace. (01:32:55)

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Visible crew/equipment: As the Castevet's leave for the airport, Rosemary and Guy say goodbye to Minnie and Roman in front of The Dakota. As the cab pulls in front of them you can see the reflection of the cameraman and studio lights from across the street in it. (01:34:55)

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Visible crew/equipment: Rosemary goes back to see Dr. Sapirstein and speaks to his receptionist. After she sits down they cut back to a close-up shot of the receptionist working and you can see the reflection of the camera man's head on the left of the glass file cabinet behind her. (01:40:05)

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Visible crew/equipment: In Doctor Hill's office Rosemary opens her suitcase and just before she hands the red book to the doctor a piece of paper held by a crew member can be seen in the lower left area of the screen. In the next shot the doctor's hands are empty so it couldn't have been him holding it. (01:47:45)

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Visible crew/equipment: Rosemary walks into the party in the Castevet's apartment where she first sees the baby and you can see the shadows of a ton of stage lights and equipment on her shoulders. (02:08:40)

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Visible crew/equipment: At the end of the movie, Minnie gives Rosemary a cup of Lipton's tea as she sits in a chair in front of a book case and we see the camera shadow on the lamp on Rosemary's left. (02:13:20)

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Continuity mistake: Guy watches an old TV western as Rosemary lies down in bed. The TV only has one wire dangling from the bottom of it but in the next shot as the phone rings with Hutch's phone call, it now has two wires dangling from the bottom. (01:08:05)

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Trivia: The bystanders looking at the camera when Rosemary crosses the street were staring in disbelief as Mia Farrow actually wandered out into oncoming traffic! Polanski did not want to "stage" the scene, so she was literally risking her life.

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Chosen answer: No, Dr. Hill was not a Satan worshiper. He was just Rosemary's first obstetrician, referred to her by a friend. However, her neighbors, the Castevettes, later convince her to instead go to their friend, Dr. Abe Sapperstein, who is a warlock.

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He simply didn't believe what she told him so he called her husband to come get her.

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