Unusual Movie Secrets That Even the Craziest Fans Had No Clue About

Schindler’s List (1993)

The directors hired over 20,000 extras for this film. In order to meet the quota for the thousands of items of clothing that they needed. Since they were filming in Poland, many citizens offered to sell their old clothing from the 30’s and 40’s in order to make money. It was a win/win.

The More You Know

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The Eiffel Tower was inaugurated the same year Nintendo was founded.
Only two national flags have the color purple on them.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.