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1 Patton
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In one scene of the film, Rommel is shown wearing a swastika pin. Rommel was not a member of the Nazi party and refused to wear any Nazi insignia, instead he wore the traditional Prussian Iron Cross.
2 Waterloo
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The Prussians are shown as wearing black with the Death's Head logo. In fact they wore dark blue. The uniforms shown were worn by Brunswickers who fought with Wellington.
3 Kelly's Heroes
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Clint Eastwood drives his jeep up to Telly Savalas who asks where Eastwood has been. Shot changes to over Savalas' shoulder, and look at Eastwood. At the rear of the jeep, immediately behind Eastwood and in the middle of dozens of fatigue clad GIs, a crew member in a button-down striped shirt fiddles with something for a few seconds before glancing up at Savalas and then walking out of the frame.
4 M*A*S*H
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Near the end of the film, there is a football game played between the rival MASH units. Although the game is supposed to be taking place in a remote location of Korea in 1951, late model 1960's automobiles can be seen driving on a nearby highway as the game progresses. This gave away the fact that the football scenes were shot at a university in Southern California.
5 Cromwell
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Sir Thomas Fairfax was in overall command of the New Model Army not Cromwell. He was in charge of the cavalry on the left wing (the Ironsides).
6 Start the Revolution Without Me
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About 3/4 of the way through the film a boat arrives at the left quay of the Seine. Looking west down the river with Notre Dame on the right of the scene you can see a tour bus cross the bridge.
7 The Railway Children
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About 3/4 through the film, which is supposedly set in the 1900s, there's an exterior shot of Jenny Agutter (as Roberta) talking to William Mervyn (as "the old gentleman").  Over Mervyn's shoulder can be seen a white delivery van driving rather fast along a road on the other side of the valley from where the filming took place (this is very obvious in the wide-screen version but less noticeable in the pan-and-scan TV version).
8 Count Yorga, Vampire
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When Erica eats the cat the telephone is on its side, then the right way up.
9 R.P.M.
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In the scene where Luke has stolen the Jaguar from the old rich guy, there is a part where Luke drives the Jag up the wall of the tunnel and lands it on top of a truck. It is obvious that the car that goes up the wall isn't even real, it looks more like a Matchbox or Hotwheels car....
10 Little Big Man
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During the Little Bighorn massacre one of Custer's lieutenants turns to address Custer and is struck in the back with an arrow, and the thick pad or board is visible under the actor's shirt.
11 Scrooge
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The wires holding up Jacob Marley's floating lock box and chains are visible.
12 Husbands
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In the final scene (shot outside), one can clearly see the boom mic enter the top of the frame when Cassavetes's character is talking.
13 Tora! Tora! Tora!
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During the attack a parked US plane is blown up and the prop goes cartwheeling off along the runway. Not wishing to waste a perfectly good explosion the director filmed this from several different angles and used the same explosion several times. You can easily see the prop each time.
14 There Was a Crooked Man...
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When Paris first meets The Missouri Kid he jumps to the top bunk, and starts taking off his jacket while asking him how long as he been in. The Missouri Kid stands up while answering him and Paris is now laying down on his side and the jacket is nowhere to been seen.
15 House of Dark Shadows
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At the very end, a bat flying out of the mist toward the camera was intended to imply that Barnabas had taken bat form and could thus be around for a sequel. But through the haze, Barnabas can still be seen lying on the floor when the bat flies past.
16 Rabbit Run
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Near the end of the movie, James Caan is jogging west across the Penn St. bridge in Reading, PA. He is then immediately seen jogging north on 11th St., several miles and in the opposite direction of where he was just running.
17 Which Way To The Front?
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When the mayor's wife attempts suicide by stuffing herself with pills, she is lying behind a sofa, only her arm and the pill bottle being visible as she pours the contents into her mouth. In the next shot (a close-up), however, the crown of her head is visible, and it is evident that she pours the pills over the top of her head.
18 Brewster McCloud
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When Brewster is flying around in the Astro-Dome at the end of the movie, in a close up you can see the cables attached to him for a good second or so.
19 Catch-22
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When 1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder has the egg in his hand and is explaining the profits that can be made, the egg is suddenly gone as he begins walking away.
20 Taste the Blood of Dracula
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When Paul is carrying the dead body of Lucy from the lake her arm comes up to stop herself from falling.
21 Carry On Up the Jungle
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When the woman with the glasses meets the other man for the first time after laying on the sand, the woman has sand on her back. In the shot when you look at her back the sand has disappeared.
22 Rio Lobo
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When the bad guy winds up to throw the dynamite into the cantina, McNally puts a round through his brisket, and he falls to the ground clutching his belly. He weakly tosses the dynamite, then stumbles back behind the adobe, now clutching his right shoulder.
23 Puppet on a Chain
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During the chase scene the boats pass under several bridges - most of them sporting crowds of onlookers. The film crew didn't bother to move them before shooting began.
24 The Young Country
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When the wheel breaks and the coach crashes, it is visibly empty. The five passengers who were riding inside have disappeared.

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