Visible crew/equipment: When Shakespeare enters the bedroom with the Romeo and Juliet first act, he discovers Mr. Tilney is having sex. As Tilney gets out of the bed, you can see what looks like a microphone above his trousers.
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
1 visible crew/equipment mistake
Directed by: John Madden
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson
Factual error: About 20 minutes in when they are at some ball/dance thing, Shakespeare's talking with a musician holding a lute. You can see fret markers on the fretboard of his lute, but these were not used on instruments until the late 1800's, early 1900's, definitely not in Shakespeare's time. (00:27:20)
Queen Elizabeth: Have her then, but you're a lordly fool: she's been plucked since I saw her last, and not by you. Takes a woman to know it.
Trivia: Dame Judi Dench won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Queen Elizabeth I, even though she only had approximately 12 minutes of screen time.
Question: Why is Rupert Everett not credited? His part certainly merits it.
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Chosen answer: Actors, on occasions, choose not to be credited - generally if they're appearing in a relatively small role, one smaller than you'd generally expect that person to play.
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