Historically Inaccurate Movies

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 24.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2009

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Although moviegoers love period pieces, filmmakers are notorious for getting the details wrong. Tune in as our resident history buffs take a look at historically inaccurate movies -- from Pocahontas to The Bridge on the River Kwai -- in this podcast from

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0:30.7	Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History Class from Howstupworks.com.
0:42.7	Hello and welcome to the podcast.
0:44.7	I'm editor Candice Gibson joined by Rire Jane McGrath.
0:47.7	Hey there Candice!
0:48.7	Hey Jane, you are a huge movie buff,
0:51.7	and I am not as big a buff as you.
0:54.7	I'm actually a little bit too hyper, really, to sit still and watch a movie from beginning to end.
1:00.7	But you've written this fantastic article about 10 historically inaccurate movies,
1:05.7	and just to give all of our listeners a little bit of background,
1:09.7	when Howstupworks, editors and writers come up with topics for articles,
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