Continuity mistake: Sylvia is carrying her huge "opus" sculpture out of the art gallery. In the next cut, though, we see a full shot of her showing both her hands empty: she's not holding the sculpture. Next shot, she has it back in her hands again. (00:24:25)
Jean G
5th Oct 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
5th Oct 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The My Friend, the Gorilla Affair - S3-E14
Continuity mistake: The giant (and obviously fake) spider is beside Marsha, crawling toward her extended right hand when Illya tells her to freeze. But when he clobbers the foam-rubber menace in the next shot, he attacks the grass behind her. And her right hand, stretched out on the grass when he said "Freeze," has instantaneously moved to her lap between takes. (00:29:05)
5th Oct 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Factual error: Ole and all the Thrush baddies call the missing chemical component a "catalyzer," repeating the term throughout the episode. This was a scriptwriter's error, which only David McCallum, to his credit, corrected: he had Illya say "catalyst," which is what the writer meant. "Catalyzer" isn't a word. (00:10:45)
5th Oct 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Continuity mistake: The Thrush assassins have an armed golf cart (with a machine gun that handily spews both flames and bullets at the same time). When the cart overturns, the two men fall into a sand trap and tumble several feet away from the vehicle. In the very next shot, they're lying right beside the cart again. (00:02:40)
4th Oct 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The My Friend, the Gorilla Affair - S3-E14
Continuity mistake: Prince Khufu is holding his seal of office medallion in one hand, showing it to Illya. But in the very next cut, his hands are on his cloak instead and the medallion is again hanging around his neck. (00:00:45)
4th Oct 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The My Friend, the Gorilla Affair - S3-E14
Revealing mistake: The snake encountered by the prisoners is initially black with white markings (a stock shot). But when Illya kicks it aside, it has somehow turned solid gray. It's also very obviously made of rubber. (00:07:25)
4th Oct 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Cap and Gown Affair - S3-E30
Continuity mistake: Solo picks up a book, The History of Pacifism, and shows it to Illya, holding it at the bottom. Cut to a close-up insert and his fingers have instantly migrated up to the middle of the book. Cut back to the wider shot, and he's no longer holding the book at all. It's back on the table. (00:19:10)
4th Oct 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Cap and Gown Affair - S3-E30
Factual error: The jailed student protestors are dancing in their cell to a jazzy tune. But they have no radio or record player - just one guy with a guitar. They seem to have conjured the accompanying saxophone, jazz clarinets and percussion section out of thin air. (00:11:00)
1st Oct 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Waverly Ring Affair - S2-E19
Visible crew/equipment: When Solo enters the scanning room, the shadow of the boom assembly sweeps down the wall on the right side of the door. (00:07:40)
1st Oct 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Waverly Ring Affair - S2-E19
Continuity mistake: In close-up, Illya is covering the phone receiver with his left hand, but drops the hand to his side when he tells the operator, "Never mind." There's an immediate cut to a wider angle, and his left hand is suddenly back on the receiver in the same position as before. (00:24:00)
29th Sep 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Waverly Ring Affair - S2-E19
Plot hole: Waverly installs the explosive ring on Solo's finger and arms it, then says, "No one is to know you've been issued a priority ring." Odd command. It's a huge and conspicuous gold and red ring that he can't take off, and everyone at U.N.C.L.E. knows what it is. So how can Solo possibly keep it a secret? (00:07:25)
29th Sep 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Continuity mistake: Morton turns on the gas in the vault by pushing the toggle switch on the wall downward. When he turns it off a few scenes later, he pushes the same switch down again. (00:25:30)
29th Sep 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Continuity mistake: The black Cadillac that pulls up to the guard house is a standard 60s Caddy with 4 doors, 2 bench seats and 4 passengers that we can see. But in the interior shot, there are 7 passengers sitting in a limo-sized Cadillac with a 3rd bench seat and 6 doors. (00:38:20)
26th Sep 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Fiery Angel Affair - S4-E9
Revealing mistake: The white 1967 Plymouth Valiant that's pushed off the cliff suddenly turns into a much older 1950s sedan when it goes over, revealing that the crash is stock footage. (00:40:30)
25th Sep 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Fiery Angel Affair - S4-E9
Continuity mistake: Carlos asks Illya if he's an American, and Illya nods in agreement. He's not undercover and has no reason to lie, so maybe he's suffering from temporary amnesia. He's a Russian citizen working for an international organization HQ'd in New York. He lived in the US, but was never an American. (00:04:20)
25th Sep 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Fiery Angel Affair - S4-E9
Revealing mistake: When the bull charges Solo, chases him over the gate and then slams its horns into the wood, you can see the stick used to operate the fake bull's head. A large section of it is visible just behind the mock-up's neck. (00:34:45)
25th Sep 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Fiery Angel Affair - S4-E9
Continuity mistake: The framed photo Abaca picks up from the desk isn't the same one he shows Solo in the next shot. It's not even the same size or shape. (00:26:00)
25th Sep 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Children's Day Affair - S2-E12
Continuity mistake: The glass in the windshield of Solo and Illya's car is there, then not there, then there again and so on, depending on whether the shot is actually outdoors or processed in studio. (00:00:30)
24th Sep 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Summit-Five Affair - S4-E1
Audio problem: When Helga tries to slam the door and shouts, "Get away from me," her lips aren't moving at all. (00:29:25)
24th Sep 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Summit-Five Affair - S4-E1
Audio problem: When Solo & Illya enter the elevator and Solo says, "That's an exciting prospect," his lips aren't moving in sync with the words. (00:09:55)
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