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Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) More at IMDbPro »

• Factual errors: The German bombers which raid the island are Ju-87 Stukas. Stukas were dive-bombers, which start from thousands of feet in the air, diving straight down until they are almost on top of their target. They would not fly so close to the island, straight and level, bombing from a few hundred feet, as we see them do.
  
  
• Anachronisms: The movie implies that the earthquake that devastated Kefalonia after World War II occurred in 1947. It was actually in 1953. At the end of the credits, the movie is dedicated to the memory of those who died in the post-war earthquake of 1953. The DVD commentary also mentions the correct date.
  
  
• Factual errors: A radio broadcast announces that the Allies have taken Rome. This leads to Italy dropping out of the war and fighting between the Italians and Germans. Italy surrendered in September 1943, after the Allies captured Sicily. Rome fell in June 1944, long after all of Captain Corelli's men were dead.
  
  

• Factual errors: Captain Corelli says "Mussolini has surrendered to America and Britain, not Germany". Mussolini didn't surrender to anybody; he was arrested by his fellow Fascist Party Council members, supported by some Italian Generals and the King of Italy. After he was rescued by Hitler's SS commandos, he continued to fight the allies.
  
  

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