NancyFelix

Continuity mistake: When Flap comes into the hospital room to talk to Emma for the last time his collar is straight. When he sits on her bed his collar is folded up and stuck under the lapel. (01:50:00)

NancyFelix

Continuity mistake: When Emma and Flap have their last talk in the hospital the curls over her ear change from shot to shot. (01:50:45)

NancyFelix

Continuity mistake: When Breedlove comes over to tell Aurora that he wants to quit she rests her chin in in her hand. When she is shown from the side she has both hands down. (01:26:20)

NancyFelix

7th Jul 2003

Hanover Street (1979)

Continuity mistake: After the landing Halloran has a strap attached to the front of his vest. In the next shot it's gone. (01:07:35)

NancyFelix

7th Jul 2003

Hanover Street (1979)

Continuity mistake: Halloran's parachute gets stuck in the trees and leaves him hanging at least 10 meters above the ground. However, in the following close-up shots he opens his belt and lands on the ground without any effort. (01:06:30)

NancyFelix

7th Jul 2003

Hanover Street (1979)

Continuity mistake: At the briefing before Halloran's second mission there are three bright ceiling lamps switched on in the hall. Immediately after the briefing Col. Bart wants to have a private word with him and the lamps are switched off, without any visible change of lighting. (00:28:25)

NancyFelix

6th Jul 2003

Hanover Street (1979)

Continuity mistake: In the first scene at Margaret's home she is wearing black sandals when she is sitting at the table. When she drops the teapot the close-up of her feet shows some clumsy brown slippers. (00:25:20)

NancyFelix

6th Jul 2003

Hanover Street (1979)

Continuity mistake: The windshields of the cockpit of Halloran's plane have different panes, depending if they are shown from inside or outside. (00:15:45)

NancyFelix

6th Jul 2003

Hanover Street (1979)

Continuity mistake: When Halloran sets the barn on fire to distract the Germans he lights up some straw with a match. All of a sudden you see flames flickering up at various places which could not be caused by the fire he made. (01:32:45)

NancyFelix

6th Jul 2003

Hanover Street (1979)

Continuity mistake: The informant who calls the Germans when Halloran and Sellinger hide in the barn is wearing only a shirt when he is seen behind the curtain. A moment later, when he makes his call, he is wearing a jacket and a hat. Why would he put those on just to make a phonecall? (01:30:00)

NancyFelix

5th Jul 2003

I Am Sam (2001)

Continuity mistake: When Sam comes to visit Lucy at her foster home for the first time he comes walking down a rather steep road. Shortly before he stops close to the house he is suddenly walking uphill, and when he turns around there is only a low-lying area behind him. (01:32:20)

NancyFelix

5th Jul 2003

I Am Sam (2001)

5th Jul 2003

I Am Sam (2001)

Continuity mistake: When Rita comes to Sam's workplace her car gets towed away. The time it takes from leaving the car till it actually hangs on the hook is exactly one minute - unbelievably fast even for traffic police as efficient as in the States. (00:53:10)

NancyFelix

5th Jul 2003

I Am Sam (2001)

Continuity mistake: When Sam meets Rita at her office for the first time she kicks a bowl with candies from a coffee table. The way this bowl is balanced at the edge of the table before she kicks it changes from shot to shot. (00:37:10)

NancyFelix

5th Jul 2003

I Am Sam (2001)

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Lucy reads to Sam and refuses to read the word "difficult" her hair is tucked behind her ear in at least three different ways in different shots. (00:26:10)

NancyFelix

5th Jul 2003

I Am Sam (2001)

Continuity mistake: When Sam takes Lucy home after she was born he is sitting in the bus with the baby on his lap. One can tell from the baby's eyebrows that it not the same as as the one used in the delivery scene and the following scene at home. (00:05:00)

NancyFelix

Continuity mistake: On the boat trip the king's daughter's collar is standing upwards. When she gets off the boat the collar has a nicely ironed crease in the middle.

NancyFelix

Continuity mistake: When the knife fight starts only the boss of the prisoners stays seated. All others are lined up along the wall. But during the fight you can see for a moment the legs of someone else sitting astride on a bench. (01:14:35)

NancyFelix

Continuity mistake: When John and Lacey approach the Rio Grande, both horses have long, brown blankets hanging in front of the saddle which they didn't carry with them before. (00:11:45)

NancyFelix

Continuity mistake: Alejandra's father arrives at the hacienda in his private plane. When Alejandra leaves the hacienda in the same plane it's painted differently. (00:54:10)

NancyFelix

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