Fails in historical Details
I hate this..History in Films should be recherched exactly..otherwise,if a Director has enough money to realise a film and is too lazy to pay fitting recherche,he/she should make a non-historical one..No Ranking
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- DirectorLamont JohnsonStarsBrian KeithHelmut GriemIan HendryDuring WW2, German POWs in Britain plot to escape from their prison camp in Scotland.60's Beatnik/Mod-Haircuts and Glasses in the 2nd World War
- DirectorHarry HookStarsJean-Marc BarrMiranda RichardsonRichard E. GrantIn 1813, Capitaine Jacques St. Ives, a Hussar in the Napoleonic wars, is captured and sent to a Scottish prison camp. He's a swashbuckler, so the prison's commander, Major Farquar Bolingbroke Chevening, asks for lessons in communicating with women. Both men have their eyes on the lovely Flora, who resides with her aunt, the iconoclastic and well-traveled Miss Susan Emily Gilcrist. By chance, living close to the camp is Jacques's grandfather and brother, whom Jacques believes died years before. Jacques decides to escape, find his relatives, and win the hand of Flora; Major Chevening and an unforeseen enemy stand in his way. Can Miss Gilcrist contrive to make everything work out?British Soldiers of the 18th Century fight against French Soldiers of the 19th Century
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsBrad PittMarion CotillardJared HarrisIn 1942, a Canadian intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.Black uniformed German SS and normal western Front-dark greeen-uniformed Wehrmacht in North Africa..Cliche' ridden and only typical SS-wielding Images,totally wrong..Normal Wehrmacht and especially Normal black SS never appeared in North Africa..Director? Look to The English Patient and to Corelli's Mandoline,then you have correct Uniformation..they wore different brown/beige tones and lighter green;they also wore it in Greece and the Balcans..
- DirectorMichael MannStarsScott GlennIan McKellenAlberta WatsonNazis are forced to turn to a Jewish historian for help in battling the ancient demon they have inadvertently freed from its prison.Don't get me wrong..I really LOVE this Movie..but here again..the same mistake..black SS Uniforms,like the public meaning imagines the cliche' SS..here,in Romania,Nazi-Germany wouldn't have sent the black,inner-state-uniformed SS,but the more militarically uniformed,dark green or light green Waffen-SS
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsRutger HauerJennifer Jason LeighTom BurlinsonIn medieval Europe, a young girl from a noble family is obsessed with her captors - commoners.ALMOST perfect..and no question..a GREAT and lasting film..but we have,in some sequences,clothing and,especially hats,from the Napoleonic area(19th Century),but it is set in the early 16th Century("Western Europe 1501")
- DirectorSaara CantellStarsTuulia ElorantaMagnus KrepperElin PetersdottirAnna is a 16-year old in a village where women are accused of witchcraft. It's based on the witch hunts on Åland, Finland in the 1600s.The Devil's Bride..here we have a setting in the early 1600's..and we have, especially among other fails,hats for the 1600's,the 1700's and the 1800's..ridiculous..
- DirectorJohn McTiernanMichael CrichtonStarsAntonio BanderasDiane VenoraDennis StorhøiA man, having fallen in love with the wrong woman, is sent by the sultan himself on a diplomatic mission to a distant land as an ambassador. Stopping at a Viking village port to restock on supplies, he finds himself unwittingly embroiled in a quest to banish a mysterious threat in a distant Viking land.Again..nice film..i like..but a scenario in the Dark Ages (700-800 A.C.)contains Armor and Helmets of the ancient Romans...I laughed a lot..
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppGeoffrey RushOrlando BloomBlacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.Every part..a pure DESASTER in History..in one sequence..3 hats of three different Centuries in ONE picture..s.c.r.e.w this..
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppOrlando BloomKeira KnightleyJack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.see above
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppOrlando BloomKeira KnightleyCaptain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, find Jack Sparrow, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle.see above
- DirectorRob MarshallStarsJohnny DeppPenélope CruzIan McShaneJack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.see above
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsGeorge PeppardJames MasonUrsula AndressA young pilot in the German air force of 1918, disliked as lower-class and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills.Most disgusting..a pseudo WWI scenario with clearly 60's hippie-fashion..s.c.r.ew this!!!
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAl PacinoDiane KeatonAndy GarciaFollows Michael Corleone, now in his 60s, as he seeks to free his family from crime and find a suitable successor to his empire.I know..this is nearly blasphemic..I REALLY LOVE this film..but,no doubt..it is set in 1978..and people are clad in the fashion of the 90's..
- DirectorMartin KoolhovenStarsGuy PearceDakota FanningEmilia JonesFrom the moment the new Reverend climbs the pulpit, Liz knows that she and her family are in great danger.Excellent Film,but weapons of the fading 19th/beginning 20th Century are false in a setting of at 30 or 40 years earlier: Carabiner-Rifles weren't existing in the 1860's..
- DirectorJordan Vogt-RobertsStarsTom HiddlestonSamuel L. JacksonBrie LarsonAfter the Vietnam war, a team of scientists explores an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong and must fight to escape a primal Eden.Why is a Japanese Air Force-Pilot carrying a German Mauser C-96 Pistol,used around the 1900's and not in WWII and FOR SURE not used by Japanese Forces? Instead they used Taisho-Pistols
- StarsMaximilian SchellVanessa RedgraveOmar SharifBiopic of Peter I, Czar of Russia, from childhood in 1682 to the Great Northern War against Sweden during the 1700s.Funny: Soviet Mosin Nagant Rifles of 2nd World War in the Hands of the Russian and Swedish Army of 1709..
- DirectorMichael KarbelnikoffStarsChristian SlaterPatrick DempseyRodney EastmanFrom start to finish, this is a story of friendship between four street-wise mates who don't mind using violence to achieve the lives that they want. They trust no one but each other, which is vital to their success as mobsters.Smart suits and Dresses,but 30's men's wear in the early 20's is simply stylish but wrong and badly recherched.
- DirectorPablo FendrikStarsGael García BernalAlice BragaClaudio TolcachirA mysterious man emerges from the Argentinean rainforest to help a poor farmer and his daughter, who are threatened by a band of mercenaries hired to force them to sell their land.No Doubt,this one is good..and it's Character is like a kind of Neo-Western,okay..but in the end it is set nowadays and the Rifles they use are THAT old fashioned,that I am sure you will never get such guns from the 1850's and 1860's (like the British,mid-1860's Martini-Henry Rifle),especially not FUNCTIONING..this is either an overambitioned Western-Aspect or simply bad Recherche..
- DirectorAnthony MinghellaStarsRalph FiennesJuliette BinocheWillem DafoeAt the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.I know..I mentioned this one idealistic above..and the fails are small and only for historically specialized people..but I AM ..so I have to list it in here..The German Uniforms SEEM correct,but the soldiers wear the wrong symbols,wrong attached to the clothing,there were never German Paratroopers to invade Tobruk and the Major Prochnow stands for the SD,the Secret Service of the SS..they never were active in North Africa
- DirectorAmma AsanteStarsGugu Mbatha-RawMatthew GoodeEmily WatsonThe biracial daughter, Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), of Royal Navy Captain Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode) is raised by aristocratic Great-uncle Lord William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) in 18th century England.A Household in 1796 shows a Portrait of a Navy Officer,by Haircut,Beard and Uniform clearly is out of the 1840's
- DirectorJerry LondonStarsGregory PeckChristopher PlummerJohn GielgudVatican efforts, led by Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, to save Allied P.O.W.s and downed Allied airmen as the Nazis invade Rome.Okay,this is set during the "German Occupation of Rome and the Vatican"..first of all:Rome was never straight directly occupied in the "classical" way..for the City of Rome it was a special back-and-forth Movement,carried by personal Intrigues and diplomatic Maneuvres..
But: The film states,that the Waffen-SS "commanded" Rome and therefore the *beep* were three..let's say influencial Nazi-German Officials in Rome;NEVER in the Vatican..the Vatican stayed unoccupied during whole WWII.There were Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke,Commander of the most potent German Parachute-Corps,who invaded Rome first..he controlled parts of Rome and so he was in Charge of Parts of Rome..then Albert Kesselring,first of all well-known Officer of the Luftwaffe;NEVER the Waffen-SS..he was a kind of military-dipolmatic Agent to the Representatives of,still ITALIAN Rome..and then,later,Rainer Stahel..Successor of Kesselring..Again,no Waffen-SS..simply Luftwaffe and clear Distance to the papal Borders..The true Vatican NEVER was occupied by any German or German Troops..AND FURTHERMORE: The German whatever Troops are supported by Italian Army Troops in this Film..First of all BULLsieeDDD..that never happened..some Italian Troops fought the former, shortly before allied German Army and Paratroopers-Troops,but only in some Suburb-Lanes of Rome..some Blackshirt-Fascist-Successor-hooliganlike-Packs helped the mixed German Soldiers..again,NO Waffen-SS..and,to end this Speech ;)..in this Film,the German-helping Italian Army-Troops wear the Colonial-Desert-Uniforms of Lybia and Abessinya of the mid-1930's..in ROME..this may only interest historical Nerds..but it's okay to me :) - DirectorPeter CollinsonStarsTony CurtisCharles BronsonMichèle MercierDuring the 1922 Turkish Civil War, two Americans and a group of foreign mercenaries offer their services to a local Turkish governor who hires them as guards for a secret transport.Again..as most of the time..Good one..entertained me..BUT: this tries to summon the "spirit" of the the turning 19th/20th Century..it shows Turkish Military Uniforms and other Military Issues of 1900/1901..BUT this is set in 1920!!!!!And the other Scandal is the clearly,70's originating Hippie-Haircut and Fashion C.r.aP. of it's production Year 1970..
- DirectorTravis BainStarsShawn BrackAnthony RingMelanie SerafinTwo treasure hunters, a park ranger and an unhinged ex-cop tangle with a Yowie, the Australian Bigfoot, deep in the jungles of Far North Queensland.Claims the Plot partially to be in 1825..uaaaaaahhaaaahahahaha
- DirectorSophia CacciolaMichael J. EpsteinStarsJade SylvanMolly CarlisleMolly DevonTen women find themselves in a vacant mansion on Spektor Island in December, 1972. Each believes she's traveled to the house on business, but they all agree that something seems strange. For one thing, the entire house is full of pictures and statues of pigs. The women all come from drastically different walks of life. None of them would have chosen to spend the night together in such an eerie place, but the last ferry for the mainland has just left, and a terrible storm is rolling in. Trying to make the best of an unpleasant situation, they raid the mansion's wine cellar and throw a party. As the night creeps on, however, it becomes clear that someone--or something--has lied to get them in the house. It's not long before someone mentions that Spektor Island is supposed to be haunted. Of course, no one in the house believes in ghosts. At least, not until the first murder. What do an actress, a religious zealot, a renegade, a coed, a model, a singer, a medium, a real-estate investor, a historian, and a doctor have in common? None of them is who they seem. Yet, the fate of the entire world may rest in their hands.This Crap claims to be set in the 70ies..I can't remember much things historically correct..
- DirectorHugues MartinSandra MartinStarsGrégoire Leprince-RinguetThierry FrémontSaïd TaghmaouiA platoon of French soldiers on a rescue mission in North Africa confront invisible evil creatures.This History/Fiction Mix is nice enough,no Century-Shot,but okay.. most people I am sure wouldn't care..and I know I am dainty with this..but everybody has his/her own spleens,doesn't he/she??So here I noticed one small,surely excusable goof..The Arab Rebels use filterless Cigarettes in packs enwrapped in Plastic,what wasn't already existing in the early 50ies of the French-Algerian War..