Question 1

How did the film's portrayal of Germany's invasion of the USSR align with real history?

Accepted Answer

In the film, Mac fools a character by pretending to hear news that Germany broke the pact and invaded the USSR. The very next year, Germany launched Operation Barbarossa in summer 1941.

Question 2

Which real-life battle did the film's scene of a single Soviet tank routing the Romanian army foreshadow?

Accepted Answer

The fleeing of the inept Romanian army after Mac commandeers a Soviet tank presaged the Soviet army's smashing of the Romanian Third Army in Operation Uranus in November 1942, leading to the Battle of Stalingrad.

Question 3

Which famous director acknowledged this film as his favorite?

Accepted Answer

Paul Morrissey, director of many Andy Warhol films, once acknowledged that this was his favorite movie.

Question 4

What real-life event did the film's climactic baseball game between the Reds and Dodgers slightly predict?

Accepted Answer

The film's climactic baseball game proved slightly prophetic: the Reds overcame the Dodgers, finished 1-2 in the NL 1940 season, and defeated the Tigers in the World Series 4-3.

Question 5

What was Hedy Lamarr's marital status around the time of the film's release?

Accepted Answer

In the film, Theodore tells Mac she had been married twice before. At release in December 1940, Hedy Lamarr had been divorced from her second husband, Gene Markey, for about two months.

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