Max (I) (2002)
Goofs
Anachronisms
The family gathers to listen to the reports of the Armistice Agreement Terms (November 1918) on a radio. However, broadcasting in Germany didn't start until 1923 and was strictly experimental and limited before that.
The carpet in Max's house is an IKEA model from 2003.
The cigarette lighter used by Max is a type that didn't exist until after WWII.
During an early scene in the steelworks/gallery a worker is shown cutting up a locomotive for scrap. He is using an arc welder which was not in use until the second world war.
Amongst the drawings of Adolf Hitler's "future world" at the end of the film, there are at least two buildings (including the Volkshalle, which was never built) actually designed by Albert Speer, who did not meet Hitler until 1930.
Nina Rothman's pointework and ballet silhouette in the scene in her studio is far too modern for 1918; indeed, such "over-the-box-placement" was not a common feature in pointework even thirty years later.
Hitler became a vegetarian 13 years later - in 1931.
The NSDAP did not exist in 1918. Hitler changed the party name DAP for NSDAP two years later - in 1920.
The song "Happy Birthday to You" is sung at the party, but it did not appear in the form we know today until 1924.
Most of the props, costumes and cars date from either the late 1920s or the 1930s.
There are two white IKEA floor paper lamps. IKEA was founded in 1943.
Continuity
When the little girl crawls underneath the table to "steal" a cookie, the direction she is crawling from changes when the camera cuts to another angle.
Factual errors
During the World War One period and immediately after Adolf Hitler sported a traditional "handlebar"-type mustache. He adopted his trademark "comb" mustache shortly thereafter. In any event, all known photographs of Hitler as an adult show him with a mustache of some style.
When Max sees Adolf Hitler for the first time, he correctly calls him "Corporal", but the uniform Hitler is wearing has no rank insignia. German Army uniforms in both world wars displayed NCO ranks on the collar.
When Captain Mayr invites Adolf Hitler to speak in front of the Nationalist Socialist Party, he mentions that they number "500 men or so". The party actually only had around 50 members at this time and Hitler was given the number 555 when he became a member simply because the numbering system started at 500.
The film gives the impression that, among the other designs, Hitler designed the uniforms for the SS. In actuality, these were designed by Hugo Boss,
The film gives the impression that, among the other designs, Hitler designed the uniforms for the SS. In actuality, these were designed by Hugo Boss.
