Historical movies that really mucked up what really happened…
The Buccaneer (No historical evidence places Lafitte at the battle defending New Orleans against the British and while he did have an affair with a Claybourne lady, but it was the Governor’s wife, not his daughter.)
Krakatoa, East of Java (if by East they meant West, then it’s accurate).
Braveheart - Had some historical details but most of the story is from author Randall Wallace’s imagination.
A Beautiful Mind (Nash never gave a speech after get a Nobel Prize, fathered a son out of wedlock, was arrested for “moral charges” and his hallucinations were auditory, not visual. There are more problems as well…)
The Alamo (Historian Timothy Todish claims that “there is not a single scene in (the 1960 John Wayne film) which corresponds to an historically verifiable incident”. Also, to quote Wikipedia:
6 U-571 - American characters in a story based on something that was actually done by British sailors.
Historical movies that really mucked up what really happened…
“The Buccaneer” (No historical evidence places Lafitte at the battle defending New Orleans against the British and while he did have an affair with a Claybourne lady, but it was the Governor’s wife, not his daughter.)
“Krakatoa, East of Java” (if by East they meant West, then it’s accurate).
“Braveheart” - Had some historical details but most of the story is from author Randall Wallace’s imagination.
“A Beautiful Mind” (Nash never gave a speech after get a Nobel Prize, [but actually] fathered a son out of wedlock, was arrested for “moral charges” and his hallucinations were auditory, not visual. There are more problems as well…)
“The Alamo” (Historian Timothy Todish claims that “there is not a single scene in (the 1960 John Wayne film) which corresponds to an historically verifiable incident”…
“U-571” - American characters in a story based on something that was actually done by British sailors.
“Birth of a Nation” - Highly biased and racist view of Reconstruction and the Klan
Historical movies that really mucked up what really happened…
“The Buccaneer” (No historical evidence places Lafitte at the battle defending New Orleans against the British and while he did have an affair with a Claybourne lady, but it was the Governor’s wife, not his daughter.)
“Krakatoa, East of Java” (if by East they meant West, then it’s accurate).
“Braveheart” - Had some historical details but most of the story is from author Randall Wallace’s imagination.
“A Beautiful Mind” (Nash never gave a speech after get a Nobel Prize, [but actually] fathered a son out of wedlock, was arrested for “moral charges” and his hallucinations were auditory, not visual. There are more problems as well…)
“The Alamo” (Historian Timothy Todish claims that “there is not a single scene in (the 1960 John Wayne film) which corresponds to an historically verifiable incident”…
“U-571” - American characters in a story based on something that was actually done by British sailors.
“Birth of a Nation” - Highly biased and racist view of Reconstruction and the Klan
“Hurricane” - Pretty much the whole story. Rubin Carter would have been convicted in any fair trial based on the evidence.
Historical movies that really mucked up what really happened…
“The Buccaneer” (No historical evidence places Lafitte at the battle defending New Orleans against the British and while he did have an affair with a Claybourne lady, but it was the Governor’s wife, not his daughter.)
“Krakatoa, East of Java” (if by East they meant West, then it’s accurate).
“Braveheart” - Had some historical details but most of the story is from author Randall Wallace’s imagination.
“A Beautiful Mind” (Nash never gave a speech after get a Nobel Prize, [but actually] fathered a son out of wedlock, was arrested for “moral charges” and his hallucinations were auditory, not visual. There are more problems as well…)
“The Alamo” (Historian Timothy Todish claims that “there is not a single scene in (the 1960 John Wayne film) which corresponds to an historically verifiable incident”…
“U-571” - American characters in a story based on something that was actually done by British sailors.
“Birth of a Nation” - Highly biased and racist view of Reconstruction and the Klan
“Hurricane” - Pretty much the whole story. Rubin Carter would have been convicted in any fair trial based on the evidence.
“Gladiator” - Lots of boo-boos; Aurelius died of the plague and Commodus was well-loved and ruled for 13 years, dying in a bathtub after being killed by a wrestler.
Historical movies that really mucked up what really happened…
“The Buccaneer” (No historical evidence places Lafitte at the battle defending New Orleans against the British and while he did have an affair with a Claybourne lady, but it was the Governor’s wife, not his daughter.)
“Krakatoa, East of Java” (if by East they meant West, then it’s accurate).
“Braveheart” - Had some historical details but most of the story is from author Randall Wallace’s imagination.
“A Beautiful Mind” (Nash never gave a speech after get a Nobel Prize, [but actually] fathered a son out of wedlock, was arrested for “moral charges” and his hallucinations were auditory, not visual. There are more problems as well…)
“The Alamo” (Historian Timothy Todish claims that “there is not a single scene in (the 1960 John Wayne film) which corresponds to an historically verifiable incident”…
“U-571” - American characters in a story based on something that was actually done by British sailors.
“Birth of a Nation” - Highly biased and racist view of Reconstruction and the Klan
“Hurricane” - Pretty much the whole story. Rubin Carter would have been convicted in any fair trial based on the evidence.
“Gladiator” - Lots of boo-boos; Aurelius died of the plague and Commodus was well-loved and ruled for 13 years, dying in a bathtub after being killed by a wrestler.
“The Patriot” - Added various atrocities that never happened and subtracted slavery in order to make the good guys and bad guys less ambiguous.
Historical movies that really mucked up what really happened…
“The Buccaneer” (No historical evidence places Lafitte at the battle defending New Orleans against the British and while he did have an affair with a Claybourne lady, but it was the Governor’s wife, not his daughter.)
“Krakatoa, East of Java” (if by East they meant West, then it’s accurate).
“Braveheart” - Had some historical details but most of the story is from author Randall Wallace’s imagination.
“A Beautiful Mind” (Nash never gave a speech after get a Nobel Prize, [but actually] fathered a son out of wedlock, was arrested for “moral charges” and his hallucinations were auditory, not visual. There are more problems as well…)
“The Alamo” (Historian Timothy Todish claims that “there is not a single scene in (the 1960 John Wayne film) which corresponds to an historically verifiable incident”…
“U-571” - American characters in a story based on something that was actually done by British sailors.
“Birth of a Nation” - Highly biased and racist view of Reconstruction and the Klan
“Hurricane” - Pretty much the whole story. Rubin Carter would have been convicted in any fair trial based on the evidence.
“Gladiator” - Lots of boo-boos; Aurelius died of the plague and Commodus was well-loved and ruled for 13 years, dying in a bathtub after being killed by a wrestler.
“The Patriot” - Added various atrocities that never happened and subtracted slavery in order to make the good guys and bad guys less ambiguous.
“Gods and Generals” - Showed Robert E. Lee (Robert Duvall) as much older at the outset of the Civil War than he was; had two slaves say they were basically contented with their lifestyles; had Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson proposing the freeing and arming of slaves to fight for the Confederacy (which he never advocated).
Historical movies that really mucked up what really happened…
“The Buccaneer” (No historical evidence places Lafitte at the battle defending New Orleans against the British and while he did have an affair with a Claybourne lady, but it was the Governor’s wife, not his daughter.)
“Krakatoa, East of Java” (if by East they meant West, then it’s accurate).
“Braveheart” - Had some historical details but most of the story is from author Randall Wallace’s imagination.
“A Beautiful Mind” (Nash never gave a speech after get a Nobel Prize, [but actually] fathered a son out of wedlock, was arrested for “moral charges” and his hallucinations were auditory, not visual. There are more problems as well…)
“The Alamo” (Historian Timothy Todish claims that “there is not a single scene in (the 1960 John Wayne film) which corresponds to an historically verifiable incident”…
“U-571” - American characters in a story based on something that was actually done by British sailors.
“Birth of a Nation” - Highly biased and racist view of Reconstruction and the Klan
“Hurricane” - Pretty much the whole story. Rubin Carter would have been convicted in any fair trial based on the evidence.
“Gladiator” - Lots of boo-boos; Aurelius died of the plague and Commodus was well-loved and ruled for 13 years, dying in a bathtub after being killed by a wrestler.
“The Patriot” - Added various atrocities that never happened and subtracted slavery in order to make the good guys and bad guys less ambiguous.
“Gods and Generals” - Showed Robert E. Lee (Robert Duvall) as much older at the outset of the Civil War than he was; had two slaves say they were basically contented with their lifestyles; had Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson proposing the freeing and arming of slaves to fight for the Confederacy (which he never advocated).
“Amadeus” - Contemporary accounts show that Salieri and Mozart got along pretty well. Salieri was a well-respected musician who had no cause to feel slighted and he admired Mozart’s abilities. And Mozart’s death was due to natural causes not foul play.
Historical movies that really mucked up what really happened…
“The Buccaneer” (No historical evidence places Lafitte at the battle defending New Orleans against the British and while he did have an affair with a Claybourne lady, but it was the Governor’s wife, not his daughter.)
“Krakatoa, East of Java” (if by East they meant West, then it’s accurate).
“Braveheart” - Had some historical details but most of the story is from author Randall Wallace’s imagination.
“A Beautiful Mind” (Nash never gave a speech after get a Nobel Prize, [but actually] fathered a son out of wedlock, was arrested for “moral charges” and his hallucinations were auditory, not visual. There are more problems as well…)
“The Alamo” (Historian Timothy Todish claims that “there is not a single scene in (the 1960 John Wayne film) which corresponds to an historically verifiable incident”…
“U-571” - American characters in a story based on something that was actually done by British sailors.
“Birth of a Nation” - Highly biased and racist view of Reconstruction and the Klan
“Hurricane” - Pretty much the whole story. Rubin Carter would have been convicted in any fair trial based on the evidence.
“Gladiator” - Lots of boo-boos; Aurelius died of the plague and Commodus was well-loved and ruled for 13 years, dying in a bathtub after being killed by a wrestler.
“The Patriot” - Added various atrocities that never happened and subtracted slavery in order to make the good guys and bad guys less ambiguous.
“Gods and Generals” - Showed Robert E. Lee (Robert Duvall) as much older at the outset of the Civil War than he was; had two slaves say they were basically contented with their lifestyles; had Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson proposing the freeing and arming of slaves to fight for the Confederacy (which he never advocated).
“Amadeus” - Contemporary accounts show that Salieri and Mozart got along pretty well. Salieri was a well-respected musician who had no cause to feel slighted and he admired Mozart’s abilities. And Mozart’s death was due to natural causes not foul play.
“10,000 B.C” - Wooly mammoths building Egyptian pyramids.