The Most Historically Accurate Hollywood Films

Pulling From Multiple Sources

Though not much information exists on what explicitly happened in Hitler's bunker during the final days of his life, director Oliver Hirschbiegel cited the film Inside Hitler's Bunker by historian Joachim Fest and "Until the Final Hour" by Hitler's former secretary, Traudl Junge when sourcing material in order to keep things as realistic as possible.

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The More You Know

  • Will Smith wanted to adopt the German Shepherd in I Am Legend.
  • While filming ‘The Machinist,’ Christian Bale only ate an apple and a can of tuna each day. His goal was to weigh 100 pounds before producers stopped him.
  • In Saving Private Ryan, all of the main cast were given basic military training except Matt Damon, in the hope that the cast would build a resentment towards him necessary for the role.
  • The Candyman, played by Tony Todd, had to put real bees into his mouth to film the movie’s climax.
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