Factual error: This film shows Sellers faking a broken leg in order to get out of playing the pilot in Dr. Strangelove. Sellers fell off a ladder on the set of the film, and director Stanley Kubrick was there to see it happen. He broke his leg and was replaced by Slim Pickens as a result.
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
1 factual error - chronological order
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Starring: Charlize Theron, John Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson
Continuity mistake: The paint stripe that Michael puts on Peter's Bentley changes from the time he paints it to when it is towed away. Most noticeable are the ends which have been smoothed out, rather than being jagged.
Businessman on Plane: Excuse me, but aren't you Peter Sellers?
Peter Sellers: Not today.
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