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|picture =Kautschuk Poster.jpg | |picture =Kautschuk Poster.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Original Poster'' | |caption = ''Original Poster'' | ||
|country =Germany | |country =[[Image:GER33-45.jpg|25px]] Germany | ||
|director =Eduard von Borsody | |director =Eduard von Borsody | ||
|date=1938 | |date=1938 | ||
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|actor5=José Alcantara | |actor5=José Alcantara | ||
|character6=Captain Murray | |character6=Captain Murray | ||
|actor6=Hans Nielsen | |actor6=[[Hans Nielsen]] | ||
|character7=The Governor of Para | |character7=The Governor of Para | ||
|actor7=Walter Franck | |actor7=Walter Franck | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The Green Hell''''' (''Kautschuk'' ("Natural Rubber")) is a 1938 German B&W adventure movie directed by Eduard von Borsody and loosely based on the real story of Henry Wickham, British adventurer who illegally exported a large shipment of Brazilian rubber seeds to the British Empire in 1876, | '''''The Green Hell''''' (''Kautschuk'' ("Natural Rubber")) is a 1938 German B&W adventure movie directed by Eduard von Borsody and loosely based on the real story of Henry Wickham, British adventurer who illegally exported a large shipment of Brazilian rubber seeds to the British Empire in 1876, which allowed for the creation of rubber plantations in British colonies and brought an end to the Brazilian monopoly on natural rubber. The story of Wickham's expedition is supplemented with a subplot concerning a rivalry with the richest Brazilian planter for the heart of the daughter of the British Consul. | ||
{{Film Title|The Green Hell (Kautschuk)}} | {{Film Title|The Green Hell (Kautschuk)}} | ||
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= Revolvers = | = Revolvers = | ||
== Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless == | == Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless == | ||
Henry Wickham's ([[René Deltgen]]) sidearm is a [[Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless]] revolver. During the encounter with a large pack of caimans, the revolver switches to a [[Smith & Wesson Military & Police]] due to a | Henry Wickham's ([[René Deltgen]]) sidearm is a [[Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless]] revolver. During the encounter with a large pack of caimans, the revolver switches to a [[Smith & Wesson Military & Police]] due to a continuity error. | ||
[[Image:S&Wsafetyhammerless.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless "Lemon Squeezer" - .38 S&W. The screen gun has shorter barrel, likely 3.5 or 4 inch.]] | [[Image:S&Wsafetyhammerless.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless "Lemon Squeezer" - .38 S&W. The screen gun has shorter barrel, likely 3.5 or 4 inch.]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-SWHammerless-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The grip of Wickham's holstered revolver is seen.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-SWHammerless-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The grip of Wickham's holstered revolver is seen.]] | ||
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[[File:Kautschuk-SWHammerless-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Kautschuk-SWHammerless-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-SWHammerless-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He reloads the revolver.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-SWHammerless-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He reloads the revolver.]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-SWHammerless-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the S&W Hammerless revolver. In next scene it switches to an M&P revolver.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-SWHammerless-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the S&W Hammerless revolver. In the next scene, it switches to an M&P revolver.]] | ||
== Smith & Wesson Military & Police == | == Smith & Wesson Military & Police == | ||
During the encounter with a large pack of caimans, Wickham's Safety Hammerless revolver switches to an anachronistic [[Smith & Wesson Military & Police]]. | During the encounter with a large pack of caimans, Wickham's Safety Hammerless revolver switches to an anachronistic [[Smith & Wesson Military & Police]]. | ||
[[Image:S&WModel10Long.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver with 6.5" barrel and gold medallion grips - .38 Special]] | [[Image:S&WModel10Long.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver with 6.5" barrel and gold medallion grips - .38 Special]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-SWMP-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wickham fires at caimans. This scene, being very different in quality and showing real caimans being hit by gunshots, may be taken from a documentary about the Amazon, made by Franz und Edgar Eichhorn in 1930s.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-SWMP-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wickham fires at caimans. This scene, being very different in quality and showing real caimans being hit by gunshots, may be taken from a documentary about the Amazon, made by Franz und Edgar Eichhorn in the 1930s.]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-SWMP-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Kautschuk-SWMP-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-SWMP-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wickham reloads the revolver.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-SWMP-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wickham reloads the revolver.]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-SWMP-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Kautschuk-SWMP-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-SWMP-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the cartridges | [[File:Kautschuk-SWMP-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the cartridges sticks, so Wickham cannot close the cylinder and has to use the buttstock of his unloaded rifle against the caimans.]] | ||
== Reichsrevolver M1879 == | == Reichsrevolver M1879 == | ||
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[[File:Kautschuk-Reichsrevolver-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The grip of the revolver is seen in the overseer's holster during the chase after José.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-Reichsrevolver-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The grip of the revolver is seen in the overseer's holster during the chase after José.]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-Reichsrevolver-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Brazilian Army officer demonstrates his marksmanship, firing at a target that he watches in the mirror.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-Reichsrevolver-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Brazilian Army officer demonstrates his marksmanship, firing at a target that he watches in the mirror.]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-Reichsrevolver-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Reichsrevolver in hands of a drunk officer.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-Reichsrevolver-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Reichsrevolver in the hands of a drunk officer.]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-Reichsrevolver-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The officer holds his revolver in a very reckless way, with the muzzle | [[File:Kautschuk-Reichsrevolver-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The officer holds his revolver in a very reckless way, with the muzzle to his head and the finger on the trigger.]] | ||
== Unidentified revolvers == | == Unidentified revolvers == | ||
Don Alonzo de Ribeira ([[Gustav Diessl]]) carries a revolver in holster. Only a part of the grip is seen. It resembles the grip of Wickham's [[Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless]] so | Don Alonzo de Ribeira ([[Gustav Diessl]]) carries a revolver in a holster. Only a part of the grip is seen. It resembles the grip of Wickham's [[Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless]] so it may be the same prop reused. | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-Revolver-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The grip of Don Alonzo's holstered revolver is seen.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-Revolver-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The grip of Don Alonzo's holstered revolver is seen.]] | ||
= Pistols = | = Pistols = | ||
== Chatellerault Cavalry Model 1822 == | == Chatellerault Cavalry Model 1822 == | ||
In the same scene [[Percussion Cap Pistol]]s are seen in hands of two overseers, shooting after the fleeing José. One of the pistols is definitely a [[Chatellerault Cavalry Model 1822]] while another one looks similar except for minor details, like the shape of the barrel band, and may be a commercial version of the Cavalry pistol. | In the same scene, [[Percussion Cap Pistol]]s are seen in the hands of two overseers, shooting after the fleeing José. One of the pistols is definitely a [[Chatellerault Cavalry Model 1822]] while another one looks similar except for minor details, like the shape of the barrel band, and may be a commercial version of the Cavalry pistol. | ||
[[Image:Chatellerault Model 1822 right.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Chatellerault Model 1822 T Percussion Cavalry Pistol - .69 cal]] | [[Image:Chatellerault Model 1822 right.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Chatellerault Model 1822 T Percussion Cavalry Pistol - .69 cal]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-PercussionPistol-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A man at the foreground cocks the hammer of his percussion cap pistol. This is a Model 1822 Cavalry pistol.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-PercussionPistol-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A man at the foreground cocks the hammer of his percussion cap pistol. This is a Model 1822 Cavalry pistol.]] | ||
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= Rifles = | = Rifles = | ||
== Mauser Karabiner 1871 == | == Mauser Karabiner 1871 == | ||
During the adventures in Amazon jungles, Henry Wickham ([[René Deltgen]]) uses a [[Mauser Karabiner 1871]]. Don Alonzo de Ribeira ([[Gustav Diessl]]) and his men also use Karabiner 1871s when they hunt for Wickham. | During the adventures in the Amazon jungles, Henry Wickham ([[René Deltgen]]) uses a [[Mauser Karabiner 1871]]. Don Alonzo de Ribeira ([[Gustav Diessl]]) and his men also use Karabiner 1871s when they hunt for Wickham. | ||
[[File:Mauser 1871 Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Karabiner 1871 - | [[File:Mauser 1871 Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Karabiner 1871 - 11.15x60mmR]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-Karabiner1871-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wickham fires at the native tribe warriors.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-Karabiner1871-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wickham fires at the native tribe warriors.]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-Karabiner1871-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The carbine is in Wickham's lap.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-Karabiner1871-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The carbine is in Wickham's lap.]] | ||
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[[File:Kautschuk-Karabiner1871-11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wickham loads his carbine.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-Karabiner1871-11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wickham loads his carbine.]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-Karabiner1871-12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Kautschuk-Karabiner1871-12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-Karabiner1871-13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He takes the gun and fires | [[File:Kautschuk-Karabiner1871-13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He takes the gun and fires into the air to signal to the British ship.]] | ||
== Mauser Gewehr 1871 == | == Mauser Gewehr 1871 == | ||
Brazilian soldiers are armed with [[Mauser Gewehr 1871]] Infantry rifles. Some bayonets | Brazilian soldiers are armed with [[Mauser Gewehr 1871]] Infantry rifles. Some bayonets used on the rifles look more like Model 1898 bayonets. | ||
[[Image:Mauser71.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1871 - | [[Image:Mauser71.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Infanterie-Gewehr Modell 1871 - 11.15x60mmR Mauser]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Several Mauser 1871 rifles are seen in the gun rack at the left. A soldier on the pier also holds a rifle (only the buttstock can be seen) while Don Alonzo holds a Karabiner 1871.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Several Mauser 1871 rifles are seen in the gun rack at the left. A soldier on the pier also holds a rifle (only the buttstock can be seen) while Don Alonzo holds a Karabiner 1871.]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A rifle with bayonet is seen at the right.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A rifle with bayonet is seen at the right.]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The rifle in hands of a soldier at the left is fitted with a Model 1898 bayonet. Note the long, slender blade and the crosspiece that is different from Model 1871 (it can be seen a little further).]] | [[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The rifle in the hands of a soldier at the left is fitted with a Model 1898 bayonet. Note the long, slender blade and the crosspiece that is different from Model 1871 (it can be seen a little further).]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier holds a Mauser 1871 during the night hunt for escaped Wickham.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier holds a Mauser 1871 during the night hunt for the escaped Wickham.]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier with Mauser 1871 rifle on the Brazil patrol steamboat.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier with a Mauser 1871 rifle on the Brazil patrol steamboat.]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Model 1871 bayonet in scabbard is seen.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Model 1871 bayonet in scabbard is seen.]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The captain of the patrol steamboat (Ernst Rotmund) takes the rifle from the soldier and fires at José.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The captain of the patrol steamboat (Ernst Rotmund) takes the rifle from the soldier and fires at José.]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier holds Mauser 1871 rifle | [[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier holds a Mauser 1871 rifle during Wickham's trial.]] | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier at the governor's palace. His rifle seems to be fitted with Model 1898 bayonet.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-Gewehr1871-10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier at the governor's palace. His rifle seems to be fitted with a Model 1898 bayonet.]] | ||
= Trivia = | = Trivia = | ||
== Artillery == | == Artillery == | ||
Napoleonic era style field guns are seen in | Napoleonic-era style field guns are seen in Fort Ambe. | ||
[[File:Kautschuk-Cannon-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A cannon is seen in the night scene.]] | [[File:Kautschuk-Cannon-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A cannon is seen in the night scene.]] | ||
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The Green Hell (Kautschuk ("Natural Rubber")) is a 1938 German B&W adventure movie directed by Eduard von Borsody and loosely based on the real story of Henry Wickham, British adventurer who illegally exported a large shipment of Brazilian rubber seeds to the British Empire in 1876, which allowed for the creation of rubber plantations in British colonies and brought an end to the Brazilian monopoly on natural rubber. The story of Wickham's expedition is supplemented with a subplot concerning a rivalry with the richest Brazilian planter for the heart of the daughter of the British Consul.
The following weapons were used in the film The Green Hell (Kautschuk):
Revolvers
Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless
Henry Wickham's (René Deltgen) sidearm is a Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless revolver. During the encounter with a large pack of caimans, the revolver switches to a Smith & Wesson Military & Police due to a continuity error.
Smith & Wesson Military & Police
During the encounter with a large pack of caimans, Wickham's Safety Hammerless revolver switches to an anachronistic Smith & Wesson Military & Police.
Reichsrevolver M1879
When José, a plantation worker, kills another worker in a fight and goes on the run, two of the overseers fire Reichsrevolver M1879 revolvers. Reichsrevolver M1879s are also used by Brazilian officers in Fort Ambe. This revolver is anachronistic for 1876 and very alien for Brazil.
Unidentified revolvers
Don Alonzo de Ribeira (Gustav Diessl) carries a revolver in a holster. Only a part of the grip is seen. It resembles the grip of Wickham's Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless so it may be the same prop reused.
Pistols
Chatellerault Cavalry Model 1822
In the same scene, Percussion Cap Pistols are seen in the hands of two overseers, shooting after the fleeing José. One of the pistols is definitely a Chatellerault Cavalry Model 1822 while another one looks similar except for minor details, like the shape of the barrel band, and may be a commercial version of the Cavalry pistol.
Rifles
Mauser Karabiner 1871
During the adventures in the Amazon jungles, Henry Wickham (René Deltgen) uses a Mauser Karabiner 1871. Don Alonzo de Ribeira (Gustav Diessl) and his men also use Karabiner 1871s when they hunt for Wickham.
Mauser Gewehr 1871
Brazilian soldiers are armed with Mauser Gewehr 1871 Infantry rifles. Some bayonets used on the rifles look more like Model 1898 bayonets.
Trivia
Artillery
Napoleonic-era style field guns are seen in Fort Ambe.
