Factual error: Captain Stanley says of Australia "What fresh Hell is this?" The scene takes place in the 1880s, yet the quote is attributed to Dorothy Parker, who would not have been born yet.
The Proposition (2005)
1 factual error
Directed by: John Hillcoat
Starring: Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Emily Watson, Noah Taylor, Richard Wilson, Jae Mamuyac, Jeremy Madrona
Factual error: Captain Stanley says of Australia "What fresh Hell is this?" The scene takes place in the 1880s, yet the quote is attributed to Dorothy Parker, who would not have been born yet.
Charlie Burns: Do you pray, Mr. Lamb?
Jellon Lamb: Good Lord, son, no, I do not. I was, in days gone by, a believer. But alas, I came to this beleaguered land, and the God in me just... Evaporated. Let us change our toast, sir. To the God who has forgotten us.
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