Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, David Thewlis, Emily Watson, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irvine
Corrected entry: The bagpiper in the Battle of the Somme used a plastic bagpipe chanter that had not been invented yet.
Corrected entry: Any time any of the characters try to put on a horse collar on they try to put it on upside down.
Correction: Shoulder collars are supposed to be put on upside down (widest part top) and turned at the ears - every single character harnesses the horse correctly.
Factual error: Until 1916, British soldiers were not permitted by regulations to shave their upper lips. That included officers (even generals). Almost all the 1914 cavalrymen should therefore have moustaches. Many don't.
Maj. Jamie Stewart: Be brave! Be brave!
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Correction: Whether the chanter is actually plastic or not, it is indistinguishable in appearance to a black wood chanter, and is therefore in itself an acceptable prop. More pertinent as a mistake is that it has a modern profile. The chanter lacks a "sole" - a round disk at the end of the chanter - a part expected of a World War I era bagpipe. As a side note: While it is plausible, it is nevertheless somewhat unlikely that a West Country English regiment would be piped over the top by a Highland piper.