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Revealing mistake: When Indy is in the archive room cornered by the thugs, there are a couple of wide shots where it's definitely not Harrison Ford, but a stuntman with a mask resembling his face. The wide shots cut to close-ups of the real Harrison, and one can see the big difference between both. According to the making-of videos, several stunts were played using this technique.

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Continuity mistake: When Helena and Indy are cornered in the archive room, Helena—in the background—rushes upstairs. A shot later, she is metres behind, arriving at the steps again and repeating all previous movements.

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Continuity mistake: Helena places her mug on the upper middle part of a magazine, where a greenish band with the title is. A shot later, the mug has moved to the left edge of the magazine. (02:19:15)

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Continuity mistake: When Indy horseback rides on the subway platform, the people stand behind the columns. A shot later from the opposite angle, they're all standing in the middle of the platform.

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Continuity mistake: When the waiter arrives at the room where the Nazis are, all the papers and books on the table, plus the pencils, change positions between shots.

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Factual error: Indy wakes up and has a bottle of Vicodin Es next to him, which was not introduced in the US until 1978, 9 years after the movie is set.

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Continuity mistake: When Renaldo gives instructions on diving, he holds several cables. From the shot from behind, he is grabbing them close to a tape that holds them together. Shot changes and the grip differs, and the tape is gone.

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Revealing mistake: During the parade, after the red convertible skids, Indy's horse rears. When it turns around, check Indy's face and you'll notice that it's Harrison Ford's stunt.

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Continuity mistake: Indy tries to make a phone call but is abducted by the baddies. There's a close-up of the phone and blood has suddenly appeared all over it.

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Continuity mistake: When Helena is doing the magic tricks, Renaldo reaches for the cards with both hands. Shot changes, and he is reaching just with one.

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Continuity mistake: Before the tuk tuk comes to a stop, a man in a blue djellabah is walking by next to it. When the tuk tuk stops, the man is suddenly 3 meters behind, repeating all previous movements.

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Factual error: The crown on the logo of the Air Maroc plane is the modern 2013 version, not the one from 1969 when the movie is set.

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Continuity mistake: Indy stops Basil from hammering the dial and makes the left side of his jacket open to reveal his shirt. Shot changes, and now the opening has swapped sides.

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Continuity mistake: Indy horseback rides past a truck with a flag, then between a dozen of musicians while chased by a motorbike. When he looks behind him, the band has vanished and the truck is next to him again. This last shot belonged in the first place.

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Continuity mistake: Before Indy jumps on the horse during the parade, a man in a plaid shirt runs away. Shot changes, and he is back in the previous position, yet he is now walking slightly faster.

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Continuity mistake: Inside the plane, Indy looks at his bleeding wound. Note how shiny and wet it is, as opposed to an instant shot later when it looks dry.

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Continuity mistake: When Renaldo is shot in his chest, Helena jolts forward nervously in shock while she grabs a handrail. An instant cut later, she is calmly sitting as if nothing had happened.

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