Factual error: At the end of the movie, Joe Gillis is shot twice in the back and once in the chest before falling dead into a swimming pool. However, no blood from the wounds is ever seen in the pool, even after his body has been floating in it overnight.
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
1 factual error - chronological order
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Starring: William Holden, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Gloria Swanson
Continuity mistake: When Joe awakens after his first night at Norma's mansion, his shirt is un-tucked as he puts on his jacket to go outside. When he is running down the stairs in the next shot, his shirt is tucked in. (00:26:35)
Norma Desmond: All right, Mr DeMille, I'm ready for my close up.
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