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[[Image:LiveByNight Poster 01.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Live by Night'' (2016)]] | |||
[[Image:LiveByNight Poster 01.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Live by Night'' ( | |||
'''''Live by Night''''' is a 2016 crime film written, directed, co-produced and starring [[Ben Affleck]] as Joe Coughlin, a Boston gangster during the time of Prohibition who also happens to be the estranged son of a Boston police captain and who starts running a bootlegging operation in Florida. The film was adapted from a novel by Dennis Lehane (the author of ''[[Mystic River]]'' and whose novel ''[[Gone Baby Gone]]'' was previously adapted into a film by Affleck). The cast includes Elle Fanning, [[Brendan Gleeson]], [[Sienna Miller]], [[Zoe Saldana]], [[Titus Welliver]] and [[Chris Cooper]], the latter two who also co-starred in Affleck's 2010 directorial effort ''[[The Town]]''. | |||
The film was also co-produced by [[Leonardo DiCaprio]]. | |||
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=Pistols= | |||
==Colt 1902== | ==Colt 1902== | ||
Joe Coughlin ([[Ben Affleck]]) carries what appears to be a [[Colt Model 1902 | Joe Coughlin ([[Ben Affleck]]) carries what appears to be a [[Colt Model 1902#Colt Model 1902 Sporting Model|Colt Model 1902]] as his sidearm. | ||
[[Image:Colt1902Sporting.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Model 1902 Sporting Model - .38 ACP]] | [[Image:Colt1902Sporting.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Model 1902 Sporting Model - .38 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:LiveByNight Colt1902 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Joe Coughlin ([[Ben Affleck]]) with what appears to be a [[Colt Model 1902 | [[Image:LiveByNight Colt1902 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Joe Coughlin ([[Ben Affleck]]) with what appears to be a [[Colt Model 1902#Colt Model 1902 Sporting Model|Colt Model 1902]] moments before a robbery.]] | ||
[[Image:LiveByNight Colt1902 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Coughlin sets his pistol on a desktop. Note the squared-off muzzle, differentiating it from other automatic pistols of the era such as a 1911 variant.]] | [[Image:LiveByNight Colt1902 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Coughlin sets his pistol on a desktop. Note the squared-off muzzle, differentiating it from other automatic pistols of the era such as a 1911 variant.]] | ||
== Colt Model 1903 Hammerless == | |||
A suppressed [[Colt Model 1903]] pistol is used by Joe. | |||
[[Image:Colt_Model_1903.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless pistol - .32 ACP]] | |||
[[File:ISS_11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The screen-used suppressed [[Colt Model 1903]] pistol used by [[Ben Affleck]] in the film ''[[Live by Night]]'', from Independent Studio Services. (Video from Vickers Tactical).]] | |||
[[Image:LivebyNight_01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A suppressed [[Colt Model 1903]] pistol is held by Joe.]] | |||
[[Image:LivebyNight_03.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Joe Coughlin ([[Ben Affleck]]) holds the suppressed [[Colt Model 1903]] pistol.]] | |||
[[Image:LivebyNight_04.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Joe Coughlin with the pistol.]] | |||
==CZ 27== | |||
Dion Bartolo ([[Chris Messina]]) carries a [[CZ 27]] during the poker game and bank robbery. | |||
[[Image:CzechCZ27Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Czech CZ27 - 7.65mm]] | |||
[[Image:LiveByNight Colt1902 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dion Bartolo readies his CZ 27.]] | |||
[[Image:LiveByNight CZ 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dion fires his CZ during the getaway.]] | |||
[[Image:LiveByNight CZ 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dion fires his CZ at the approaching cops.]] | |||
==Luger P08== | |||
Albert White ([[Robert Glenister]]) pulls a [[Luger P08]] during the climactic shootout. | |||
[[Image:Luger.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 with black grips - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:LiveByNight Luger 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Albert White ([[Robert Glenister]]) pulls his [[Luger P08]].]] | |||
=Revolvers= | |||
==Colt Official Police== | ==Colt Official Police== | ||
A bank guard fires a 4-inch .38 police revolver, likely a [[Colt Official Police]] during a robbery. | A bank guard fires a 4-inch .38 police revolver, likely a [[Colt Official Police]] during a robbery. | ||
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[[Image:LiveByNight ColtOP 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bank guard fires his revolver.]] | [[Image:LiveByNight ColtOP 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bank guard fires his revolver.]] | ||
== | ==Colt Police Positive== | ||
R.D. Pruitt ([[Matthew Maher]]) shows up to his meeting with Coughlin with a revolver tucked in his belt. While it's never drawn and not seen in detail, the revolver resembles a [[Colt Police Positive]]. | |||
[[ | [[File:Colt Police Positive (Nickel).jpg|thumb|none|300px|Nickel Colt Police Positive - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:LiveByNight | [[Image:LiveByNight doublebarrel 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The grip and cylinder of Pruitt's revolver can be seen sticking out of his waistband.]] | ||
=Shotguns= | =Shotguns= | ||
==Winchester Model 12== | ==Winchester Model 12== | ||
Coughlin's second man during the bank robbery carries a cut-down [[Winchester Model 12]] shotgun which he uses to great effect during the getaway. A gunman is also seen firing an unmodified 1912 during the final shootout. | |||
[[Image:WinchesterModel12Riot.jpg|thumb|none|550px|Winchester Model 1912 Riot Gun - 12 Gauge]] | [[Image:WinchesterModel12Riot.jpg|thumb|none|550px|Winchester Model 1912 Riot Gun - 12 Gauge]] | ||
[[Image:LiveByNight 1912 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Coughlin's | [[Image:LiveByNight 1912 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Coughlin's man holds the shotgun.]] | ||
[[Image:LiveByNight 1912 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same | [[Image:LiveByNight 1912 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same man fires the shotgun.]] | ||
[[Image:LiveByNight 1912 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Coughlin's second man pumps a new shell into the chamber.]] | |||
[[Image:LiveByNight 1912 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A gunman fires a full size 1912 during the climactic shootout.]] | |||
==Double Barrel Shotgun== | |||
R.D. Pruitt ([[Matthew Maher]]) shows up to his meeting with Coughlin accompanied by two thugs wielding double barreled shotguns. | |||
[[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 gauge.]] | |||
[[Image:LiveByNight doublebarrel 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pruitt's men with their shotguns.]] | |||
[[Image:LiveByNight doublebarrel 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pruitt's men level their shotguns at Coughlin.]] | |||
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
==Thompson | ==Thompson M1921A== | ||
The | The cops pursuing Coughlin and his gang after the bank robbery fire [[M1921A Thompson]] submachine guns, noted by their lack of barrel compensators, from their moving police cars. While the Thompsons are period-correct models, the 30-round stick magazines they're loaded with are anachronistic due to their not being manufactured until 1942. The 20-round magazines would have been appropriate for the time of the film. One of Coughlin's gunmen also uses a M1921A with a 50-round drum in the climactic gun battle. One gunman is seen briefly wielding a Thompson with the buttstock removed. | ||
[[Image:M1921Thompson.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Colt M1921AC Thompson with 50-round drum - .45 ACP.]] | [[File:Colt 1921A Thompson2.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Colt M1921A Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:LiveByNight Thompson 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px| | [[Image:LiveByNight 1921 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A cop aims his Thompson out of the police car. Note the anachronistic 30-round magazine.]] | ||
[[Image:LiveByNight 1921 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A cop fires his Thompson. Note the absence of a compensator.]] | |||
[[Image:LiveByNight 1921 03.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Another cop fires his Thompson at Coughlin's car.]] | |||
[[Image:LiveByNight 1921 04.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Coughlin's gunman with the M1921A. Note the 50-round drum and the how the manufacturing proofs are painted white.]] | |||
[[Image:LiveByNight 1921 05.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The same gunman lets off a one-handed burst from his Tommy Gun.]] | |||
[[Image:LiveByNight 1928 03.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A Pescatore thug goes down with a Thompson that has had the buttstock removed.]] | |||
==Thompson M1921AC== | |||
The [[Thompson M1921AC]] is seen in the hands of multiple gangsters, including Dion Bartolo, throughout the film. They're are seen the most during the climactic gunfight, during which gunmen on both sides wield Thompsons. | |||
[[Image:M1921Thompson.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Colt M1921AC Thompson with 50-round drum - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:LiveByNight 1928 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Dion Bartolo holds his freshly-fired Thompson.]] | |||
[[Image:LiveByNight 1928 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|One of Coughlin's gunmen opens up with his Thompson.]] | |||
[[Image:LiveByNight Thompson 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Dion unleashes hell with his Thompson.]] | |||
=Rifles= | |||
==M1903 Springfield== | |||
One of Coughlin's gunmen is seen with a [[M1903 Springfield]] during the final shootout. It appears to be a period-correct Springfield (Not a 1940s WWII model), indicated by the humped upper-handguard. | |||
[[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1903 Mk 1 Springfield Rifle - .30-06]] | |||
[[Image:LiveByNight 1903 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Coughlin's gunman fires at a Tommy Gun-wielding thug with his 1903.]] | |||
[[Image:LiveByNight 1903 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The same gunman fires in a stairwell.]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
==Browning Automatic Rifle== | ==Browning Automatic Rifle== | ||
Joe Coughlin wields and fires a customized [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] during a shootout. This particular gun resembles the famous sawed off BARs used by Bonnie and Clyde, and also the ones used in the film ''[[Public Enemies]]''. The major difference is that while the barrel is shortened, the one in the | Joe Coughlin wields and fires a customized [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] during a shootout. This particular gun resembles the famous sawed-off BARs used by Bonnie and Clyde, and also the ones used in the film ''[[Public Enemies]]''. The major difference is that while the barrel is shortened, the one in the film also has a shortened stock, making it a sort of BAR "whippet gun." While the shortened stock and barrel would certainly make the gun more concealable and lightweight ("lightweight" being a relative term for a 16-pound firearm), controlled fire would probably be near impossible. The gun also has a later model sight as opposed to the original WWI model sight, which is considerably rarer. At least one other gunman is seen holding an identical BAR in the film (likely the same gun used in a different scene). | ||
[[Image:Moscat.jpg|thumb|none|450px|This is an actual Clyde Barrow cutdown Browning Automatic Rifle. The one in the trailer is similar, but also has a shortened stock and a later model sight.]] | |||
[[Image:BARearlymodel.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Browning Automatic Rifle, standard length barrel - .30-06]] | [[Image:BARearlymodel.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Browning Automatic Rifle, standard length barrel - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:LiveByNight BAR 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Coughlin grabs the cut-down BAR.]] | ||
[[Image:LiveByNight BAR 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Coughlin takes cover with | [[Image:LiveByNight BAR 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Joe Coughlin shoots through a wall with the cut-down BAR (an easy feat when firing .30-06).]] | ||
[[Image:LiveByNight BAR 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Coughlin takes cover with the BAR during a shootout.]] | |||
[[Image:LiveByNight BAR 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Coughlin fires his BAR.]] | [[Image:LiveByNight BAR 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Coughlin fires his BAR.]] | ||
[[Image:LiveByNight BAR 05.jpg|thumb|none|601px|One of Coughlin's gunman with another identical BAR (almost certainly the same gun reused in a different scene).]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:02, 6 May 2021
Live by Night is a 2016 crime film written, directed, co-produced and starring Ben Affleck as Joe Coughlin, a Boston gangster during the time of Prohibition who also happens to be the estranged son of a Boston police captain and who starts running a bootlegging operation in Florida. The film was adapted from a novel by Dennis Lehane (the author of Mystic River and whose novel Gone Baby Gone was previously adapted into a film by Affleck). The cast includes Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson, Sienna Miller, Zoe Saldana, Titus Welliver and Chris Cooper, the latter two who also co-starred in Affleck's 2010 directorial effort The Town. The film was also co-produced by Leonardo DiCaprio.
The following weapons were used in the film Live by Night (2016):
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Pistols
Colt 1902
Joe Coughlin (Ben Affleck) carries what appears to be a Colt Model 1902 as his sidearm.
Colt Model 1903 Hammerless
A suppressed Colt Model 1903 pistol is used by Joe.
CZ 27
Dion Bartolo (Chris Messina) carries a CZ 27 during the poker game and bank robbery.
Luger P08
Albert White (Robert Glenister) pulls a Luger P08 during the climactic shootout.
Revolvers
Colt Official Police
A bank guard fires a 4-inch .38 police revolver, likely a Colt Official Police during a robbery.
Colt Police Positive
R.D. Pruitt (Matthew Maher) shows up to his meeting with Coughlin with a revolver tucked in his belt. While it's never drawn and not seen in detail, the revolver resembles a Colt Police Positive.
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Shotguns
Winchester Model 12
Coughlin's second man during the bank robbery carries a cut-down Winchester Model 12 shotgun which he uses to great effect during the getaway. A gunman is also seen firing an unmodified 1912 during the final shootout.
Double Barrel Shotgun
R.D. Pruitt (Matthew Maher) shows up to his meeting with Coughlin accompanied by two thugs wielding double barreled shotguns.
Submachine Guns
Thompson M1921A
The cops pursuing Coughlin and his gang after the bank robbery fire M1921A Thompson submachine guns, noted by their lack of barrel compensators, from their moving police cars. While the Thompsons are period-correct models, the 30-round stick magazines they're loaded with are anachronistic due to their not being manufactured until 1942. The 20-round magazines would have been appropriate for the time of the film. One of Coughlin's gunmen also uses a M1921A with a 50-round drum in the climactic gun battle. One gunman is seen briefly wielding a Thompson with the buttstock removed.
Thompson M1921AC
The Thompson M1921AC is seen in the hands of multiple gangsters, including Dion Bartolo, throughout the film. They're are seen the most during the climactic gunfight, during which gunmen on both sides wield Thompsons.
Rifles
M1903 Springfield
One of Coughlin's gunmen is seen with a M1903 Springfield during the final shootout. It appears to be a period-correct Springfield (Not a 1940s WWII model), indicated by the humped upper-handguard.
Machine Guns
Browning Automatic Rifle
Joe Coughlin wields and fires a customized Browning Automatic Rifle during a shootout. This particular gun resembles the famous sawed-off BARs used by Bonnie and Clyde, and also the ones used in the film Public Enemies. The major difference is that while the barrel is shortened, the one in the film also has a shortened stock, making it a sort of BAR "whippet gun." While the shortened stock and barrel would certainly make the gun more concealable and lightweight ("lightweight" being a relative term for a 16-pound firearm), controlled fire would probably be near impossible. The gun also has a later model sight as opposed to the original WWI model sight, which is considerably rarer. At least one other gunman is seen holding an identical BAR in the film (likely the same gun used in a different scene).
