On Herold's original uniform, he has the Luftwaffe paratrooper badge and the Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe.
The captain's uniform he later dons has the Narvik Shield and the Kreta (Crete) cuff title on the left arm, the Iron Cross 1st class on the left pocket top, the Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge, Wound Badge, and the Army General Assault Badge. The Iron Cross 2nd Class ribbon is also worn to right of the left pocket.
The Narvik shield and Kreta cuff title indicate that the wearer served in these two important campaigns in Norway, 1941 and Crete, 1941 respectively.
The captain's uniform he later dons has the Narvik Shield and the Kreta (Crete) cuff title on the left arm, the Iron Cross 1st class on the left pocket top, the Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge, Wound Badge, and the Army General Assault Badge. The Iron Cross 2nd Class ribbon is also worn to right of the left pocket.
The Narvik shield and Kreta cuff title indicate that the wearer served in these two important campaigns in Norway, 1941 and Crete, 1941 respectively.
The song that the German sing before being executed by a Flak gun is called Westerwaldlied which was a popular German folk song.
There's entirely one scene that's colored in the movie.
The surname of the first Luftwaffe soldier to assist Herold is 'Freitag', which in English is translated as 'Friday'. It is unclear whether such a soldier ever existed or if he was created by the writers. If the latter, this may be a reference to the story of Robinson Crusoe who was assisted by a local whom Crusoe called 'Friday'. Indeed, Freitag does assist Herold as somewhat of a sidekick throughout most of the film.
It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.