| Error creating thumbnail: File missing Join our Discord! |
| If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here. |
Alatriste: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
PyramidHead (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
|||
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | {{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | ||
|name=Alatriste | |name=''Alatriste'' | ||
|picture=Alatriste poster.jpg | |picture=Alatriste poster.jpg | ||
|caption=''Poster'' | |caption=''Poster'' | ||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Alatriste''''' is a 2006 epic Spanish historical drama war film directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes and starring [[Viggo Mortensen]] as Captain Diego Alatriste. It is based on the book series ''The Adventures of Captain Alatriste'' (''Las aventuras del Capitán Alatriste'') by Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte. | |||
The film follows mercenary companion Alatriste and his companions as they seek fortune, glory, and action across war-torn Early Modern Europe during the Dutch Revolt and Thirty Years' War. | |||
{{Film Title|Alatriste}} | {{Film Title|Alatriste}} | ||
| Line 28: | Line 30: | ||
=Pistols= | =Pistols= | ||
==Wheellock Pistol== | ==Wheellock Pistol== | ||
Diego Alatriste ([[Viggo Mortensen]]) uses [[Wheellock Pistol]] | Diego Alatriste ([[Viggo Mortensen]]) uses a [[Wheellock Pistol]] as his sidearm. Sebastián Copons ([[Eduard Fernández]]) uses another one. French soldiers fire Wheellock Pistols during the final battle. | ||
[[Image:Wheel lock.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Wheellock pistol]] | [[Image:Wheel lock.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Wheellock pistol]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste pistol 1 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Alatriste pistol 1 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste pistol 1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Diego Alatriste ([[Viggo Mortensen]]) in | [[Image:Alatriste pistol 1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Diego Alatriste ([[Viggo Mortensen]]) lies in wait.]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste pistol 1 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Diego Alatriste ([[Viggo Mortensen]]) draws his pistol.]] | [[Image:Alatriste pistol 1 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Diego Alatriste ([[Viggo Mortensen]]) draws his pistol.]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste pistol 1 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Perfect view of the gun in | [[Image:Alatriste pistol 1 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Perfect view of the gun in Diego Alatriste's ([[Viggo Mortensen]]) hands.]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste pistol 1 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Alatriste pistol 1 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste pistol 1 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Alatriste pistol 1 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste pistol 1 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French | [[Image:Alatriste pistol 1 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French pistoleers with wheellocks.]] | ||
==Flintlock Pistol== | ==Flintlock Pistol== | ||
Conde de Guadalmedina ([[Eduardo Noriega]]) carries two [[Flintlock Pistol]]s throughout the movie. Gualterio Malatesta (Enrico Lo Verso) | Conde de Guadalmedina ([[Eduardo Noriega]]) carries two [[Flintlock Pistol]]s throughout the movie. Gualterio Malatesta (Enrico Lo Verso) gives his [[Flintlock Pistol]] to Diego Alatriste ([[Viggo Mortensen]]). Sebastián Copons ([[Eduard Fernández]]) puts another [[Flintlock Pistol]] on the table. Several Flemish soldiers fire Flintlock Pistols at the film's beginning. Invented in roughly 1610, Flintlocks would be ''very'' new during the film's setting of the 1620s. | ||
[[File:18CSfp.jpg|thumb|none|300px|18th Century Saxon flintlock pistol.]] | [[File:18CSfp.jpg|thumb|none|300px|18th Century Saxon flintlock pistol.]] | ||
[[Image:Frenchcavalryflintlock.jpg|thumb|none|300px|French Model An IX Cavalry Flintlock Pistol - .69 cal]] | [[Image:Frenchcavalryflintlock.jpg|thumb|none|300px|French Model An IX Cavalry Flintlock Pistol - .69 cal]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste pistol 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Alatriste pistol 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Flemish soldier aims.]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste pistol 2 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Alatriste pistol 2 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Flemish soldier with a holstered pistol.]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste pistol 2 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gualterio Malatesta (Enrico Lo Verso) | [[Image:Alatriste pistol 2 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gualterio Malatesta (Enrico Lo Verso) gives his pistol to Diego Alatriste ([[Viggo Mortensen]]).]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste pistol 2 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Diego Alatriste ([[Viggo Mortensen]]) with the pistol.]] | [[Image:Alatriste pistol 2 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Diego Alatriste ([[Viggo Mortensen]]) with the pistol.]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste pistol 2 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Alatriste pistol 2 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
| Line 52: | Line 54: | ||
=Muskets= | =Muskets= | ||
==Brown Bess Flintlock Musket== | ==Brown Bess Flintlock Musket== | ||
King Philip IV of Spain (Simon Cohen) fires [[Brown Bess Flintlock Musket]] | King Philip IV of Spain (Simon Cohen) fires a [[Brown Bess Flintlock Musket]] while hunting. Conde de Guadalmedina ([[Eduardo Noriega]]) holds another one during the same scene. | ||
[[Image:Militarydoglock.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Militarydoglock.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Modern reproduction of 17th Century English Doglock Musket, predecessor of the Brown Bess musket.]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste musket 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|King Philip IV (Simon Cohen) aims.]] | [[Image:Alatriste musket 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|King Philip IV (Simon Cohen) aims.]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste musket 2 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|King Philip IV (Simon Cohen) aims.]] | [[Image:Alatriste musket 2 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|King Philip IV (Simon Cohen) aims.]] | ||
| Line 60: | Line 62: | ||
==Matchlock Musket== | ==Matchlock Musket== | ||
Nearly all Spanish, Flemish, and French soldiers use [[Matchlock Musket]]s. Diego Alatriste ([[Viggo Mortensen]]) himself as well as Íñigo Balboa ([[Unax Ugalde]]) and Sebastián Copons ([[Eduard Fernández]]) also use [[Matchlock Musket]]s throughout various battles. | |||
[[Image:MatchlockMusket.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:MatchlockMusket.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A Matchlock musket.]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste musket 1 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Diego Alatriste ([[Viggo Mortensen]]) with the musket.]] | [[Image:Alatriste musket 1 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Diego Alatriste ([[Viggo Mortensen]]) with the musket.]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste musket 1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Alatriste musket 1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste musket 1 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Alatriste musket 1 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste musket 1 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Íñigo Balboa ([[Unax Ugalde]]) (at the left) | [[Image:Alatriste musket 1 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Íñigo Balboa ([[Unax Ugalde]]) (at the left), Diego Alatriste ([[Viggo Mortensen]]) (at the right), and numerous other musketeers hold their muskets during the beginning of the 1643 Battle of Rocroi.]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste musket 1 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Diego Alatriste ([[Viggo Mortensen]]) runs with his musket | [[Image:Alatriste musket 1 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Diego Alatriste ([[Viggo Mortensen]]) runs with his musket during the battle.]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste musket 1 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Íñigo Balboa ([[Unax Ugalde]]) holds his musket. | [[Image:Alatriste musket 1 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Íñigo Balboa ([[Unax Ugalde]]) holds his musket and a musket fork. The locks and serpentines of other matchlocks can be seen to his left and right.]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
==Cannon== | ==Cannon== | ||
Cannons | Cannons are used many times. | ||
[[Image:Naval cannon.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Naval cannon - 18th century]] | [[Image:Naval cannon.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Naval cannon - 18th century]] | ||
[[Image:Alatriste cannon 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Alatriste cannon 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:03, 25 October 2023
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alatriste is a 2006 epic Spanish historical drama war film directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes and starring Viggo Mortensen as Captain Diego Alatriste. It is based on the book series The Adventures of Captain Alatriste (Las aventuras del Capitán Alatriste) by Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte.
The film follows mercenary companion Alatriste and his companions as they seek fortune, glory, and action across war-torn Early Modern Europe during the Dutch Revolt and Thirty Years' War.
The following weapons were used in the film Alatriste:
Pistols
Wheellock Pistol
Diego Alatriste (Viggo Mortensen) uses a Wheellock Pistol as his sidearm. Sebastián Copons (Eduard Fernández) uses another one. French soldiers fire Wheellock Pistols during the final battle.
Flintlock Pistol
Conde de Guadalmedina (Eduardo Noriega) carries two Flintlock Pistols throughout the movie. Gualterio Malatesta (Enrico Lo Verso) gives his Flintlock Pistol to Diego Alatriste (Viggo Mortensen). Sebastián Copons (Eduard Fernández) puts another Flintlock Pistol on the table. Several Flemish soldiers fire Flintlock Pistols at the film's beginning. Invented in roughly 1610, Flintlocks would be very new during the film's setting of the 1620s.
Muskets
Brown Bess Flintlock Musket
King Philip IV of Spain (Simon Cohen) fires a Brown Bess Flintlock Musket while hunting. Conde de Guadalmedina (Eduardo Noriega) holds another one during the same scene.
Matchlock Musket
Nearly all Spanish, Flemish, and French soldiers use Matchlock Muskets. Diego Alatriste (Viggo Mortensen) himself as well as Íñigo Balboa (Unax Ugalde) and Sebastián Copons (Eduard Fernández) also use Matchlock Muskets throughout various battles.
Other
Cannon
Cannons are used many times.
