When Newkirk and Carter are telling Schultz that Klink wants to see him, Carter's collar on his jacket is pulled up to block the wind. When the camera angle changes his collar is flat. Then changes again right before Schultz comes back.
When Hogan disarms the briefcase, he is shown reaching for the lever with his left hand, then it switches to a close-up of him turning it with his right hand, then immediately back to him finishing the turning with his left hand.
When the prisoners grab the potato masher off the belt of Shultz, they grab the one on the end. Seconds later Shultz is missing the grenade in the middle. And just minutes later when Schultz takes Hogan to Klink's office, the other two are missing.
The picture on the wall to the left of the door in Klink's office is a picture of a gathering, not the one with Hitler talking into a microphone, which has the microphone for the hidden bug in it.
Hogan is told to move the two diamond-shaped clasps apart at the same time. On the close-up shots, he is grasping each end of the briefcase for leverage as he pulls the clasps apart. On the long shots, he is holding each clasp between finger and thumb, using more of a pushing action on each clasp.
Schultz is walking around with three "potato masher" grenades hooked to his belt, one of which the "Heroes" steal. No soldier in any army would carry live grenades unless they were in combat. A guard, in particular, would never carry a grenade where a prisoner could grab it. In addition the grenades have their activation strings just hanging loose. These were always secured to prevent an accidental triggering of the bomb.
It is winter with patches of snow on the ground and men clad in overcoats and scarves. There are also flowers in full bloom as the boys are busily planting seedlings.
Correction: There are several species of flowers that bloom in the winter, and many that are planted in the winter, to bloom in early spring.
Correction: There are several species of flowers that bloom in the winter, and many that are planted in the winter, to bloom in early spring.
Guards never wear grenades inside the camp for obvious reasons. Yet, Schultz is wearing three for no reason.
What is worse is that Schultz's three German grenades on his back belt come and go.
They are on his belt with one stolen. Next, he takes Hogan into Klink's office and the two remaining are not on his belt - as the third (stolen one) breaks through a window into Klink's office.
What happened to Schultz's third grenade is why they are never seen on guard uniforms.
In short, it is laughable to steal a grenade as they are not worn inside the camp. And, the one time it is done, they come and go on a whim.
What is worse is that Schultz's three German grenades on his back belt come and go.
They are on his belt with one stolen. Next, he takes Hogan into Klink's office and the two remaining are not on his belt - as the third (stolen one) breaks through a window into Klink's office.
What happened to Schultz's third grenade is why they are never seen on guard uniforms.
In short, it is laughable to steal a grenade as they are not worn inside the camp. And, the one time it is done, they come and go on a whim.
When Col. Hogan edits the engraving plate and a sample is printed, the issue date of the $10 bill is Series 1963A, and includes both the Treasurer signature of Kathryn O'Hay Grantham and Secretary of the Treasury signature of Henry Hamill Fowler. The bill is a Federal Reserve Note from San Francisco, Federal Reserve District 12. Fowler served from April 1, 1965 through December 20, 1968.
If, as Hogan figured, destroying the printing plates would result in the Germans just making a new set, he should have figured that altering the plates as he did would have resulted in the same thing. Therefore, altering the plates in the way he did was a complete waste of time. A better way to handle it would have been to make a subtle change that could be used to identify the bills as counterfeit.
When Major Blair confirms the direction the briefcase handle was turned, he say "counterclockwise." He's British and therefore should have said "anti-clockwise."
When the British explosives expert greets Hogan on the wireless, he refers to Hogan using the call sign "Mama Bear" when the correct call sign is "Papa Bear" (Mama Bear was used for Hogan's contact in Town).