I think that sometimes we have to realize that accuracy and truth are characteristics that are no good for cinema, that is however always a "fiction"...
Again, I disagree. There are a number of movies who achieved a happy medium between historical accuracy & ripping yarns. I've already mentioned several in my previous posts.

I happened to be watching "Hoosiers" last night -- I'm not much of a basketball fan, but I love the movie for its story and the fact that it reminds my mom of her childhood in Iowa. The movie is based on the 1954 Milan, Indiana High School basketball team that won the state championships. Obviously, Hollywood fictionalized much of the story to give it drama -- but there were a number of accurate details, and several of the real players endorsed the movie in giving a good glimpse of life in 1950s Indiana -- at least one even appears in the movie!

T.