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Originally Posted by Oberon

In regards to Thomson, I do believe Otto Sander was actually drunk during the filming of the bar scene.

I do believe that was in fact the case:

In the scene at La Rochelle harbor near the beginning, actor Otto Sander, playing a drunk Phillip Thomsen really was drunk. Originally another actor was slated to play that part, but he was fired before filming began...ironically enough, because he was too drunk all the time.

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