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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror mistake picture

Continuity mistake: Inside the church, while Holmes is talking about the mole inside the British Intelligence Council, the position of Meade's hands changes between shots. (00:58:29)

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Continuity mistake: As the ghosts dance around Dietrich, Belloq, and Toht, the Frenchman slowly looks up as the column of mist ascends upwards from the Ark, almost looking straight ahead. In the next shot, Belloq is looking down again; the shape of the mist has changed, and the column of mist is now moving to the right.

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Continuity mistake: As the ghosts dance around the pole to which Indy and Marion are tied, large clouds can be seen in the sky behind them. However, after a ghost circles Dietrich and passes in front of the camera, it can be seen in the background that the clouds behind Indy and Marion have disappeared.

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Continuity mistake: The distance between Otto and the Nepalese changes between shots, just as Toht begins saying "Surely he told you..."

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Continuity mistake: In the Bantu Wind, the right arm of the soldier standing next to where Indy is hiding changes its position twice during Katanga's and Dietrich's speech. (01:36:18)

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Raiders of the Lost Ark mistake picture

Continuity mistake: While the Ark is killing the soldiers, the cameraman is hit twice, as the first hit is shown in the first wide shot of the dying soldiers and the second when the camera focuses on the cameraman. Also, during the second hit, a beam passes through the camera and strikes the cameraman in the face, although he remains standing. In the next shot, the cameraman's body is suddenly on the ground and the beam that had killed him disappears.

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Continuity mistake: In the first scene of the procession, the Nazis are walking in a straight line along a path. In the next shot, they are now going around a curve.

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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror mistake picture

Continuity mistake: After Meade's third "Schiller" call, Schiller turns to his boss and says, "Yes, sir." In the next shot, the distance between Meade and Schiller has changed. (00:55:15)

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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror mistake picture

Continuity mistake: While Sir Evan and Holmes are watching the Nazi plane landing, Meade hides behind some trees. In the next shot, when Meade runs to the plane, the trees he was hidden next to disappear. (00:46:38)

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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror mistake picture

Continuity mistake: As Holmes is talking about the derailment, the distance between him and Captain Shaw changes between shots, just before Shaw says "Very well figured out, Holmes." Also, after Holmes sits down, the camera focuses on him several times. During these scenes, Captain Shaw and Sir Evan's leg disappear. (00:28:52)

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Continuity mistake: When the Nazis board the Bantu Wind, there are some shots of the pipe Indy is hiding in. During these shots, there's a big grey pipe right behind Indy's pipe. However, in the rest of the Bantu Wind shots, this grey pipe is on the left of Indy's pipe, not directly behind it. (01:36:19 - 01:37:05)

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Raiders of the Lost Ark mistake picture

Continuity mistake: In Geheimhaven, Indy watches the submarine hidden behind some ropes. When Marion comes out of the submarine and the camera focuses on the back of Indy's head, the ropes disappear. (01:39:13)

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Continuity mistake: As the truck pulls up next to the Command Tent, four soldiers lift the Ark's box and a fifth soldier, positioned between the two wooden posts of the Ark's box and to Gobler's right, picks up the sticks that Indy and Sallah had used. In the next shot, that soldier is now to the left of Gobler and the Ark's box. (01:21:40)

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Continuity mistake: After Toht's command, the Mongolian and the Nepalese grab Marion, then the former puts his hand on Marion's cheek. During this, the Nepalese faces Marion, whose mouth is open. In the next shot, the Nepalese is suddenly looking at Toht, Marion's mouth is suddenly closed, and the position of the Mongolian's head has changed. (00:30:28)

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Continuity mistake: On the Bantu Wind, after Dietrich takes Marion from Katanga and begins to leave, the soldier next to the pipe where Indy hides throws his cigarette and leaves the scene. In the next shot, when Belloq stops Dietrich, the soldier is now back at his original position. (01:36:51)

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10th Jan 2025

Geri's Game (1997)

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Continuity mistake: When the 'good' Geri fakes a heart attack, a black knight can be seen standing on the edge of the board, right on the same diagonal as a black bishop. After the 'good' Geri falls to the ground, you can see that the black knight has moved. (00:02:58)

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6th Mar 2010

Geri's Game (1997)

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Continuity mistake: Geri (with glasses) knocks off the box of chess pieces after faking a heart attack, but when the camera pulls back at the end of the movie, you can see there is no chess box or pieces on the ground.

9th Jan 2025

Geri's Game (1997)

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Deliberate mistake: During the game, you can see a hand that supposedly belongs to the 'evil' Geri and the 'good' Geri in the background, even though there is only one Geri in reality. This also happens with the laughs of 'evil' Geri. (00:02:24)

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9th Jan 2025

Geri's Game (1997)

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Continuity mistake: On his third move, the 'good' Geri moves his king's bishop to the third rank (one rank ahead of B2's pawn). After the 'evil' Geri captures the knight on h3, the white king's bishop is now on the second rank. Two shots later, the bishop is now on the first rank. (00:01:54)

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