Continuity mistake: When Judah comes back to his house and meets Esther, the curls over her forehead change several times throughout the scene. (00:52:00)
NancyFelix
22nd Aug 2003
Ben-Hur (1959)
22nd Aug 2003
Ben-Hur (1959)
Continuity mistake: At one time during the chariot race Judah and Messala are going side by side. Then Judah steers his horses against the inner wall and almost comes to a complete halt. However, an instant later he is abreast with Messala again. (00:26:00)
22nd Aug 2003
Ben-Hur (1959)
Continuity mistake: When the Sheik is taking down the bets, his man, who handed him the book, is standing behind him with his hands down. When the camera angle changes, his hands are folded. (00:07:45)
22nd Aug 2003
Ben-Hur (1959)
Continuity mistake: In the first scene of part 2 the Romans are relaxing in the bath. Then the arrival of Sheik Ilderim is announced, and when the camera switches to him the positions of many extras in the scene change, like one masseur in red (first kneeling, then squatting). (00:04:30)
22nd Aug 2003
Ben-Hur (1959)
Continuity mistake: When Judah takes rest on his way to Jerusalem funny things happen with his headgear. First, when he lies down it suddenly disappears under his head. Then he falls asleep, and when Balthasar from Alexandria approaches him a little later and he quickly gets up there is nothing under his head and back. (01:38:00)
22nd Aug 2003
Ben-Hur (1959)
Continuity mistake: When Messala goes to the roof terrace after the tile incident, he checks the loose tiles. He drops one on the floor, and there are broken pieces on it that were not there before. (00:49:35)
22nd Aug 2003
Ben-Hur (1959)
Continuity mistake: During his brief escape Judah threatens Messala who is standing behind his desk. The arrangement of things on the desk changes many times throughout the scene, most noticeably the three books on the right. (00:53:20)
22nd Aug 2003
Ben-Hur (1959)
Continuity mistake: After Judah knocks out the prison guards he grabs a spear and busts into Messala's room. Two other guards standing far down the hall start running after him. Seen from inside the room, the guards enter directly after Judah. (00:52:15)
22nd Aug 2003
Ben-Hur (1959)
Continuity mistake: After Tirzah causes the tiles to fall from the roof, there is a wide shot from above, showing Judah and Tirzah now standing at a different part of the wall than where the tiles fell. (00:46:25)
22nd Aug 2003
The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
Continuity mistake: After Huck's new friend Billy gets killed by the Shepherdsons Huck is escaping along the river. Suddenly he hears distant voices and hides under a bush, and a second later the Shepherdsons gallop through the water past his hideout. (00:52:50)
22nd Aug 2003
The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
Continuity mistake: In a foggy night on the river Huck's and Jim's raft gets crushed by a steamer. When Huck is seen swimming in the water the formerly calm water is quite choppy. (00:40:20)
22nd Aug 2003
The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
Continuity mistake: Huck and Jim take a swim on Jackson Island fully dressed. When walk on their clothes are already bone-dry. (00:21:15)
22nd Aug 2003
The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
Continuity mistake: When Huck is chased by his Pap through his hut some things that get messed up are back in place in the next shot, like a fallen chair getting back on his feet. (00:13:50)
22nd Aug 2003
The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
Continuity mistake: Right at the beginning of the movie Huck is fighting with another boy. The sequence of the fight is not OK as a ship in the background moves around rather erratically. (00:03:00)
15th Aug 2003
No Man's Land (2001)
Continuity mistake: After Ciki gets out of the trench to get a lighter from his pal's bag he lights a cigarette while he is still squatting outside the trench. In the next shot you hear the lighter snap shut, and Ciki is leaning against the wall of the trench. (00:12:30)
15th Aug 2003
No Man's Land (2001)
Continuity mistake: When Ciki is shot dead by Nino he falls flat on his face and doesn't move anymore. In the next shot his head is lying on the side. (01:21:15)
10th Aug 2003
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Continuity mistake: On the 18th hole of the last round Junuh calls for a penalty because he moved the ball when he removed some twigs that were in the way. In close-up and wide shots the arangement of twigs around the ball changes. (01:43:20)
10th Aug 2003
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Continuity mistake: After the first round Adele and Junuh are sitting on a bench talking. Adele's hairdo keeps changing from shot to shot, with an especially unruly curl sticking out on the right side for a second. (01:05:20)
10th Aug 2003
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Continuity mistake: On the morning of the first day of the tournament people are standing in line for food. A woman is serving meatballs, but the men waiting already have meatballs on their plates. (00:51:00)
10th Aug 2003
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Continuity mistake: When Junuh drives down to Krewe Island he is cheered by the people on the road. A number of times the camera is relatively close on the driving Junuh, and the people he is just passing by are missing in the background. (00:42:40)
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