Factual error: In the shot of the front of the National Gallery as the disc jockeys walk down the stairs towards the camera, modern-day surveillance cameras are visible on curved poles to the left and right of the main frontage. (00:52:30)
The Boat That Rocked (2009)
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Directed by: Richard Curtis
Starring: Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kenneth Branagh, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Michael Hadley
Revealing mistake: As the boat is in its final minutes, two of the crew are shown swimming across the deck to get to the dry part. But once they've climbed up, their clothes are still dry.
Minister Dormandy: We have their testicles in our hands, Twatt, and it feels good.
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Chosen answer: They can be seen in a couple of long shots of the ship's prow as the DJs shelter there. It's reasonable to assume, given that they were present when the rescue flotilla arrived, that they were picked up as well, just off-screen while the film focused on the main characters.
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