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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) - 19 mistakes

Directed by Joe Johnston, starring Chris Evans, Dominic Cooper, Hugo Weaving, Samuel L. Jackson (add more)

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-fi, Thriller

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Factual error: In the scenes set outside the Hydra bases, the tracked armoured personnel carriers seen are FV432s. These vehicles entered service with the British army in the 1960s, and thus were never even seen during WW2 when the film is set.

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Factual error: When the action moves to England after the failed award ceremony, the British Union Flag hanging from the wall is upside down. The broad white band should be at the top left (nearest the top of the flag pole).

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Continuity: After Steve throws Heinz Kruger, the assassin sent to kill him, out of his boat, both Steve and Heinz are bone dry despite being fully submerged in water only moments before.

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Factual error: When a map of North America is shown on the wall, the map of Canada shows the territory of "Nunavut." However, Nunavut only separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999. In 1941, Nunavut did not exist. (The same mistake occurs in X-Men: First Class).

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Deliberate "mistake": In the scene where they break into the train from its roof, you can notice that despite the high speed and the consistent wind, Captain America's fellows have no difficulties in running, standing up still, and even jumping, like they felt no air resistance. Moreover, you can see that their hair is not moving at all, completely missing to realize any "windy" effect.

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Continuity: During the chase scene involving Rogers and the Hydra spy that happened after Rogers got his new powers, the windshield of the cab the agent was driving was shot twice. In some shots, especially once Rogers landed on the roof of the cab, the windshield has no holes.

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Factual error: In the closing credits, during the montage of World War II posters, the American flag appears wrapped around a cannon barrel. The flag has 50 stars, not the then-correct 48.

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Factual error: The German Stielgranaten - as well as other traditional German WW II hand grenades - did not have a ring and pin like the ones the Allies used, but had a string which had to be pulled hard in order to arm them. Thus they wouldn't make such a distinct 'ping' as they do in the movie.

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Continuity: When Captain America is ready to jump out the plane, he is looking at Peggy Carter when he reaches for his goggles, the angle changes to the outside and Cap is seen with one hand out the plane and the other in, with his goggles up. it switches back inside and his goggles are on.

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Continuity: When Rogers and Agent Carter are about to enter the antique shop for the first time, one shot shows Rogers raising both arms to place his cap on his head. The shot changes and Rogers' hands are now down, and he begins to raise them again.

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Continuity: The windscreen on the flying wing appears to be completely intact when it is discovered in the present. Not only is it implausible to believe it survived a head-on crash without being damaged, but also during the final fight on board, it receives several bullet holes.

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Continuity: At the end of the chase through New York, when Steve picks up the taxicab door and uses it as a shield, he has a wet spot or stain on his right knee. Moments later it is gone.

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Factual error: In the scene at the World Expo, the flags are being displayed. Next to the US flag is the Bahamian flag. The Bahamas didn't have a flag until 1973 when it gained its independence. It used the British Flag or the "Union Jack" since it was still a part of Britain. Also, the flag disappears a few seconds later.

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Factual error: In one scene, Steve Rogers in shown wearing a Combat Infantry Badge (CIB) on his pocket flap, below his ribbons, with his jump wings above the ribbons. Proper wearing would be jump wings on top, CIB, then the ribbons, all above the pocket flap.

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Continuity: In the opening shot of the shield beneath the ice, we get a very good glimpse of the center star and a good portion of the area around it, and it appears to be clean. At the end of the film, however, all glimpses of the shield during the battle on the plane, minutes before it crashes, shows significant scuffing and discoloration of the paint, to the point where there's no way to rotate the shield to a point where a significant mark wouldn't have been visible in that original ice shot. There's a good shot of the marked shield at 1:41:03 after it's knocked away from the Captain before he is ejected from the plane with one of the drones.

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Other: When Schmidt sets the self-destruct timer at the Hydra base, the clocks count down at twice the speed of real-time.

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Factual error: Oddly for a movie set in the 1940's when over half the U.S. population smoked, absolutely no one in the movie is seen smoking. More recognizable in the bar scenes, almost everyone in that bar would have been smoking.

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Character mistake: Dr. Erskine says he lives in Queens at 73rd Street and Utopia Parkway. Actually, 73rd Street is well to the west of Utopia Parkway (both run north-south). Erskine must have meant 73rd Avenue, which does cross Utopia Parkway.

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Continuity: During the final battle on board the 'flying wing' between Captain America and Red Skull, the finish on CA's shield appears damaged and scorched. Yet in the opening sequence of the movie when his shield is discovered under ice inside the frozen 'flying wing' it appears undamaged.

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