Dr. Strangelove (1964) - 10 mistakes
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring George C. Scott, James Earl Jones, Peter Sellers
Continuity: During Dr. Strangelove's last delivery in the war room the Russian ambassador is standing next to his wheelchair, looking straight and grim. Strangelove develops some rather macho ideas about the ratio of women and men in the mine shafts after, and the ambassador turns to him and says with a smile, "You have an astonishingly good idea." but when the camera angle changes he is looking as straight and grim as before. Submitted by Nancy<>Felix
Continuity: Just before Ripper kills himself, the cigar's shadow across his face indicates bright lights at the back of his office, away from the windows. When Ripper and Mandrake are seen standing together, bright lights are coming from the other direction. The direction of the shadows alternates between the close-ups and the wide shots.
Continuity: When the B52 is attacked by a missile, the DSO orders "Commence evasive action right". In the next shot the plane is turning left. Despite all the turning, the course of the missile on the radar screen remains straight, while the heading of the missile should change as seen from the turning plane.
Factual error: After the B-52 has been hit by the missile it's supposed to leak fuel at a rather high rate. Such a leak would cause a visible trail, however, we only see some black smoke right after the hit which disappears after the fires are extinguished. Submitted by Nancy<>Felix
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