Continuity mistake: Indy's horse gallops past a blue car, and then a white one. Shot changes, and now it's metres behind, riding past the white car again.
Continuity mistake: When the Nazi holds the pocket watch in front of Indy, the length of the chain hanging loose changes between shots.
Continuity mistake: When Indy is shot, he falls with the strap of his satchel running down the side of his body. A shot later, he lies with the strap running across his chest. Then, a shot later, the strap is nowhere to be seen.
Continuity mistake: When Helena and Indy are cornered in the archive room, Helena—in the background—rushes upstairs. A shot later, she is metres behind, arriving at the steps again and repeating all previous movements.
Continuity mistake: Indy tries to make a phone call but is abducted by the baddies. There's a close-up of the phone and blood has suddenly appeared all over it.
Continuity mistake: Indy stops Basil from hammering the dial and makes the left side of his jacket open to reveal his shirt. Shot changes, and now the opening has swapped sides.
Continuity mistake: Indy horseback rides past a truck with a flag, then between a dozen of musicians while chased by a motorbike. When he looks behind him, the band has vanished and the truck is next to him again. This last shot belonged in the first place.
Continuity mistake: Gunther exits the van and shoots a mechanic in the airfield, in his full movie costume. However, just a few seconds later, he's fully dressed as an SS Sergeant.
Continuity mistake: When Indy is hanged, the bomb falls downwards slowly. Check the writing on it, and you'll notice that a shot later, the bomb has moved upwards and is repeating the previous movement.
Continuity mistake: When Indy is hanged, the bomb is stuck parallel to the ground. A shot later, it's perpendicular to the ground.
Continuity mistake: While on top of the train, Basil waves one arm, pleading for the train to stop. The shot changes, and he's waving both arms.
Continuity mistake: At the farewell celebration for Indy's retirement, the dean calls for the gift to be presented to him, mentioning it is "a token of our gratitude." There's a cut in the middle of the sentence, and Prof. Plimpton is waving a young student in with his left hand, then the right hand.
Continuity mistake: When Indy and Helena find the antikythera in Archimedes' tomb, it's covered in dust and no features are visible. When Indy reaches for it, it's just slightly dusty.
Continuity mistake: When Teddy is abducted, Indy runs towards the car, past a hat lying on the street. The shot changes, and he is metres behind, running towards the hat again.
Continuity mistake: After Indy melts the wax and reads the dial, he is holding it with his right hand in one shot and with both hands in the immediate angle.
Continuity mistake: Indy rides on horseback through a banner held by a women and rips it apart. The shot changes, and the women and the broken banner have all disappeared.
Continuity mistake: Indy closes the cap of the whisky bottle and watches the separation agreement. The shot changes to a close-up, and he is closing the cap again.
Continuity mistake: A woman is shot at at the college and lies down with her right leg bent. A man tries to move her but is killed before he does. The shot changes and her right leg has swapped to lying straight.
Continuity mistake: During the chase in Tangiers, after the stolen watch discussion, Indy's tuk tuk stops next to a street where a man approaches. The shot changes and the street is replaced with a wall and the man is gone.
Continuity mistake: When Indy is abducted during parade day inside the truck, his hairstyle keeps changing all the time.
Answer: I remember that Archimedes gave Indy the dial, but he kept the wristwatch.
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