- Movie Goof (factual errors): The German bombers which raid the island are Ju-87 Stukas. Stukas were dive-bombers, which start from thousands of feet in the air, diving straight down until they are almost on top of their target. They would not fly so close to the island, straight and level, bombing from a few hundred feet, as we see them do.
- Movie Goof (errors made by characters, possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Captain Corelli says "Mussolini has surrendered to America and Britain, not Germany". Benito Mussolini didn't surrender to anybody; he was arrested by his fellow Fascist Party Council members, supported by some Italian Generals and the King of Italy. After he was rescued by Adolf Hitler's SS commandos, he continued to fight the allies.
- Writer Louis de Bernières rewrote the book approximately 35 times to ensure he had got details told to him by locals as accurate as possible.
- Movie Goof (factual errors): The German soldier's submachine gun was not able to fire at the start of the execution scene as it was not cocked. The piston was in its forward position making firing impossible.
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