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
Visible crew/equipment: When Joe Gillis returns to the mansion, after Betty Schaefer has just revealed her love towards him, when he enters his room, you can see a hand wearing a watch in the mirror. (01:26:50)
Norma Desmond: All right, Mr DeMille, I'm ready for my close up.
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