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Stupidity: When Voller's van arrives at the airfield, the mechanic shot by Gunther acts as if some strangers have arrived, although in the airfield there is a big Nazi plane, Nazi soldiers, and all the people there work for Voller (as it's shown when plenty of men open the hangar's door). Strangely, the mechanic seems to never notice any of these things.

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Continuity mistake: As Dietrich and Gobler come into the tent, Toht's leather case can be seen already opened. In the next shot, the case is suddenly closed.

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Continuity mistake: When the soldiers bring Indy to Weber, in the background Voller and the two soldiers with the lance can be spotted already leaving. After Weber finishes interrogating Indy, Voller and the soldiers are back in their original places with the lance.

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Continuity mistake: As Mola Ram and Indy fight hanging from the broken bridge, there is a wide shot of the fight. In this shot, the Thuggee that was right above Mola Ram disappears. (01:46:17)

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Continuity mistake: During the first Thuggee ritual, there are two Thuggee Priests next to the wheel and lever. However, when the cage with the Sacrificial Victim is lowered, one of the priests disappears.

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Character mistake: The narrator says that Hugo Stiglitz killed 13 Gestapo Officers. However, the newspaper's pictures and the text below them show that some of the officers were Wehrmacht officers.

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Continuity mistake: The license plate's number of Indy's Tuk Tuk changes from 4717 to 1132 in a few shots during the Tuk Tuk Chase.

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Continuity mistake: After Baxter says "It's for you, Doctor", in the next shot, the phone on his left hand disappears. Also, the illumination of the room where Voller goes in changes between shots. (00:47:12)

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Factual error: The Major that salutes Colonel Weber next to the train, credited as Gestapo Officer, has the SS runes on his neck instead of a black square. (00:05:25)

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Continuity mistake: While the Holy Fire is killing the soldiers, in a shot of two soldiers being hit by the light, the stone wall is missing in the background of the scene. (01:47:30)

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Question: I remember seeing a couple of scenes only once. The first showed the inside of the Ark (as in the scene where the portal opens) with fire coming out of it. The second was a side shot of the Altar where you could see the fire lifting the bodies of the three main villains. Does anyone know where these scenes can be seen?

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Question: I've never understood why the three antagonists never escape and continue to scream after the ghosts have gone. Is there something horrible that they see and the audience don't that freezes them and makes them scream in fear?

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Answer: The audience sees everything they see. At first, they're transfixed by the magical apparitions around them and are marvelling at how beautiful/supernatural/awe-inspiring it is. Just as, I imagine, anyone else would. Then, the figure in front of them changes into something terrifying, and they scream in fear because they realise whatever is coming out of the Ark is, to put it mildly, not friendly. Then (again, as you'd expect), they are rooted to the spot in terror, and after that, well, it's kind of hard to escape when your face is melting off and/or exploding.

Continuity mistake: While Jake is inside the destroyed house, he watches Olive and Claire hiding from him. However, after he knocks himself out and wakes up, Claire isn't between the Peculiars near him.

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Continuity mistake: In the shot before Chattar Lal's hand and knife appear, Indy turns his head back. In the shot of the knife, he now looks at the wheel. (01:25:12)

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Continuity mistake: The shot of Pat Roach appearing at the slaves' caves, ready to fight Indy, actually seems to be a shot from the scene when Indy and Shorty are whipped by Pat and the Maharajah. This can be spotted by the tunnel and candles behind Pat. (01:28:39)

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Character mistake: In the plane, Mason says that Voller's associates killed three American civilians. But they only killed two: Mandy and Plimpton.

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Continuity mistake: During the conversation in the Tuk-Tuk, Helena's right arm continuously goes from being down to grabbing the roof of the Tuk-Tuk between shots.

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