The Most Historically Accurate Hollywood Films

A Replica City

Scorsese wanted to make sure the set design was perfect, so he commissioned a huge replica of New York City to be built on location in Italy. The backdrop for the gang of Irish immigrants has been hailed as one of the best set designs ever. Historian Tyler Anbinder has said, "They couldn't have been much better."

The More You Know

Lord Byron was an animal lover. He had a pet bear in his dormitory when he was pursuing his studies at Cambridge.
Pope Gregory IV once declared war on cats because he believed Satan used black cats. His declaration lead to the mass extermination of cats.
Henry VIII knighted all four of his “Grooms of Stool” — the people in charge of wiping his butt for him.
Pixar’s, UP was the first ever animated film and 3D film to open the Cannes Film Festival.

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