10 More Movies Based On True Stories (That Were Total Lies)

Battle of the Bulge premiered on the 21st anniversary of the famed World War II conflict, boasting an ensemble cast with big names and it became a smash hit in Britain.

However, the film paid so little attention to the actual history that it featured a disclaimer in the credits that some of sequences of events were 're-arranged' and the names of the actual people were not used.

Aside from inconsistencies with the timeline, other glaring errors include using American tanks to portray German Panzers, shooting the film on a mostly flat terrain (which might not seem like a huge deal, but seeing as the mountainous geography was something major for the actual soldiers to factor in, it really matters) and ignoring the role that the British military played in winning the battle.

So deeply offended was former Supreme Allied Commander and U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower that he held a press conference opposing the film.