Factual error: During one scene, a police siren can be heard in the background. However, this was 1960/1 and police sirens were not introduced into the UK until 1963. Before that, police cars had bells.
The Courier (2020)
1 factual error - chronological order
Directed by: Dominic Cooke
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel Brosnahan, Merab Ninidze
Genres: Thriller
Factual error: During one scene, a police siren can be heard in the background. However, this was 1960/1 and police sirens were not introduced into the UK until 1963. Before that, police cars had bells.
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