Quote Originally Posted by HOOKED ON HISTORY View Post
It's worse when it is a documentary and the Germans are all carrying No 4 Mk1 rifles. Makes you wonder who the technical advisor was.

Sometimes we forget that the technical advisor is just that - he can only 'advise' and if the director decides he is not going to do it that way then his will prevails. Sometimes it's money, sometime a clash of egos and a desire to show who's the boss - such clashes are common on movie production.