Goofs for
Ice Station Zebra (1968) More at IMDbPro »

• Factual errors: In the bar at the beginning of the film, supposedly in Scotland, there is an American payphone.
  
  
• Factual errors: If the torpedo room floods from the tube, the amount of water that would come through the tube would make it impossible for the crew to stop it. For this reason, there is a mechanical interlock whose key is held by the captain, to prevent opening both breech and muzzle doors at the same time.
  
  
• Continuity: When the Russian fighters that are dispatched to the ice station are first seen they are MiG-21s. In subsequent effects shots they are also MiG-21s. When footage of the fighters flying overhead is shown they are obviously F-4 Phantoms, an American fighter plane.
  
  

• Continuity: The shots of the submarine when it is surfaced (during the start) and submerged (later) indicate two different submarines. When the submarine is surfaced you can see holes at the front hull from which water rushes out.. yet these holes are missing in the close-up shot underwater.
  
  
• Revealing mistakes: When the Russian paratroopers are landing the same three bright-red supply boxes, and the paratroopers behind them, land twice.
  
  
• Continuity: After the sub spends several minutes at an impossible angle, the dishes in the wardroom are neatly on the shelves.
  
  
• Revealing mistakes: In the climactic confrontation scene, the wind is heard howling yet the snow, actors' hair, fur parkas are absolutely motionless.
  
  
• Revealing mistakes: Although the scenes take place in sub-zero temperatures, none of the actors breath is visible.
  
  
• Continuity: When the Commander throws the device to Ostrovsky and the base is briefly seen the combination lock is gone that was used when Vaslov disarmed the device - Ostrovsky then uses the lock seconds later when he opens it.
  
  
• Factual errors: When the torpedo room floods they pump air into the room to push out the water. After the water is mostly out they open the bulkhead to get the men out. The air pressure in the torpedo room would have made it impossible to open the bulkhead door.
  
  
• Continuity: When the MiG's are seen close up, you can count 5, but seen from the ground only 4 planes are visible.
  
  
• Factual errors: After the Tigershark successfully punches a hole through the ice, they fire 3 flares into the air. Rather than being carried away in the fierce winds of the ice storm the float straight down via parachute.
  
  
• Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Submarines are always referred to as boats. Rock Hudson and other members of the cast frequently refer to their sub as a ship, but a true submariner would never do this.
  
  

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