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'''''Captured!''''' is a 1933 American drama movie directed by Roy Del Ruth and was based on the short story "Fellow Prisoners" | '''''Captured!''''' is a 1933 American drama movie directed by Roy Del Ruth and was based on the 1930 short story "Fellow Prisoners" by Sir Philip Gibbs. The movie is about Allied prisoners of war in a German camp during World War One. Captain Fred Allison meets his old friend Lieutenant Jack "Dig" Digby again in a German prison camp. While Capt. Allison waits for the right moment to break out, Lt. Digby does this on his own initiative. At the same time, a German woman is raped and murdered. Suspicion immediately falls on the escaped officer, who upon request is to be brought back to court by the Germans. | ||
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==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
German prison guards and officers have [[Luger P08]]s. Lt. Haversham ([[Philip Faversham]]), Capt. Fred Allison ([[Leslie Howard]]), and other Entente prisoners use captured Lugers. | German prison guards and officers have [[Luger P08]]s. Lt. Haversham ([[Philip Faversham]]), Capt. Fred Allison ([[Leslie Howard]]), and other Entente prisoners use captured Lugers. | ||
[[ | [[File:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:Captured-Luger1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A holstered Luger of one guard eyed by Lt. Haversham.]] | [[File:Captured-Luger1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A holstered Luger of one guard eyed by Lt. Haversham.]] | ||
[[File:Captured-Luger2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"''Please! Mother forgive me!''"<br />Lt. Haversham holds the captured pistol on his belly.]] | [[File:Captured-Luger2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"''Please! Mother forgive me!''"<br />Lt. Haversham holds the captured pistol on his belly.]] | ||
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==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ||
[[Gewehr 1898]] rifles are used by German prison guards, soldiers, and Entente | [[Gewehr 1898]] rifles are used by German prison guards, soldiers, and Entente PoWs. | ||
[[ | [[File:MauserGewehr1898EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Early Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Late Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[File:Captured-Gewehr1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Prison guard stand in line before presenting their rifles.]] | [[File:Captured-Gewehr1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Prison guard stand in line before presenting their rifles.]] | ||
[[File:Captured-Gewehr2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The fixed ''Seitengewehr'' 98/05 bayonet seen on the left.]] | [[File:Captured-Gewehr2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The fixed ''Seitengewehr'' 98/05 bayonet seen on the left.]] | ||
[[File:Captured-GewehrPromo1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Promotional picture of the scene above.]] | [[File:Captured-GewehrPromo1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Promotional picture of the scene above.]] | ||
[[File:Captured-Gewehr3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Three prison guards discovered Milkmaid Elsa's (Joyce Coad) wagon.]] | [[File:Captured-Gewehr3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Three prison guards discovered Milkmaid Elsa's (Joyce Coad) wagon.]] | ||
[[File:Captured-Gewehr4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers in a trench aim their Mausers while spotting a white flag.]] | [[File:Captured-Gewehr4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers in a trench aim their Mausers while spotting a white flag. The left rifle is the early variant while the right one has the later stock with the grasping groove.]] | ||
[[File:Captured-Gewehr5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German firing squad takes aim at Lt. Digby ([[Douglas Fairbanks Jr.]]).]] | [[File:Captured-Gewehr5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German firing squad takes aim at Lt. Digby ([[Douglas Fairbanks Jr.]]).]] | ||
[[File:Captured-GewehrPromo2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same scene in a promotional still.]] | [[File:Captured-GewehrPromo2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same scene in a promotional still.]] | ||
==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*== | ==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III*== | ||
British soldiers are briefly seen with [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]]. | British soldiers are briefly seen with [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]]. | ||
[[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.1 | [[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mark III* - .303 British]] | ||
[[File:Captured-SMLE1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British soldiers fire their SMLEs.]] | [[File:Captured-SMLE1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British soldiers fire their SMLEs.]] | ||
[[File:Captured-SMLE2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two SMLEs behind Lt. Digby and another British Officer in the Trench ([[Desmond Roberts]]).]] | [[File:Captured-SMLE2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two SMLEs behind Lt. Digby and another British Officer in the Trench ([[Desmond Roberts]]).]] | ||
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==Maxim MG 08== | ==Maxim MG 08== | ||
The prison camp towers are equipped with [[Maxim MG08]]s. | The prison camp towers are equipped with [[Maxim MG08]]s. | ||
[[ | [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG 08 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:Captured-Maxim1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Maxim being fired at the revolting prisoners.]] | [[File:Captured-Maxim1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Maxim being fired at the revolting prisoners.]] | ||
[[File:Captured-Maxim2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same Maxim seen on the right next to the gunners.]] | [[File:Captured-Maxim2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same Maxim seen on the right next to the gunners.]] | ||
[[File:Captured-Maxim3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Capt. Allison mans the Maxim.]] | [[File:Captured-Maxim3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Capt. Allison mans the Maxim.]] | ||
[[File:Captured-MaximPromo1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Promotional | [[File:Captured-MaximPromo1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Promotional picture of the scene.]] | ||
[[File:Captured-Maxim4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Closer view of the charging bolt.]] | [[File:Captured-Maxim4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Closer view of the charging bolt.]] | ||
[[File:Captured-Maxim5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Suppressing the entrenched prison guards.]] | [[File:Captured-Maxim5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Suppressing the entrenched prison guards.]] | ||
[[File:Captured-Maxim6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German ground staff prepare a Maxim in AA-mounting]] | [[File:Captured-Maxim6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German ground staff prepare a Maxim in AA-mounting]] | ||
==Maxim | ==Maxim MG 08/15== | ||
A German soldier in No Man's | A German soldier in No Man's Land can be seen with a [[Maxim MG08/15]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG 08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:Captured-MaximU1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A distant view of the firing Maxim.]] | [[File:Captured-MaximU1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A distant view of the firing Maxim.]] | ||
[[File:Captured-MaximU2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Front view of the machine gun.]] | [[File:Captured-MaximU2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Front view of the machine gun.]] | ||
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==Browning MG== | ==Browning MG== | ||
German planes are armed with [[Browning]] machine guns of unknown types. | German planes are armed with [[Browning]] machine guns of unknown types. | ||
[[ | [[File:BrowningM1917.jpg|thumb|none|400px|For comparison: Browning M1917 - .30-06]] | ||
[[File:M1919A4 early model.jpg|thumb|none|400px|For comparison: Browning M1919A4, early model with slotted barrel shroud - .30-06 Springfield]] | [[File:M1919A4 early model.jpg|thumb|none|400px|For comparison: Browning M1919A4, early model with slotted barrel shroud - .30-06 Springfield]] | ||
[[File:Captured-Browning1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Captured-Browning1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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==Vickers Mk. I== | ==Vickers Mk. I== | ||
A [[Vickers]] gun is very briefly seen fired by British soldiers. | A [[Vickers]] gun is very briefly seen fired by British soldiers. | ||
[[ | [[File:Vickers gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mark I - .303 British]] | ||
[[File:Captured-Vickers1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Captured-Vickers1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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==Model 16 Stielhandgranate== | ==Model 16 Stielhandgranate== | ||
What appears to be [[Model 16 Stielhandgranate]] | What appears to be [[Model 16 Stielhandgranate]]s are used by one of the prison guards. | ||
[[ | [[File:M16stick.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Model 16 Stielhandgranate]] | ||
[[File:Captured-Stickgrenade1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Captured-Stickgrenade1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:Captured-Stickgrenade2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Captured-Stickgrenade2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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Captured! is a 1933 American drama movie directed by Roy Del Ruth and was based on the 1930 short story "Fellow Prisoners" by Sir Philip Gibbs. The movie is about Allied prisoners of war in a German camp during World War One. Captain Fred Allison meets his old friend Lieutenant Jack "Dig" Digby again in a German prison camp. While Capt. Allison waits for the right moment to break out, Lt. Digby does this on his own initiative. At the same time, a German woman is raped and murdered. Suspicion immediately falls on the escaped officer, who upon request is to be brought back to court by the Germans.
The following weapons were used in the film Captured!:
Pistols
Luger P08
German prison guards and officers have Luger P08s. Lt. Haversham (Philip Faversham), Capt. Fred Allison (Leslie Howard), and other Entente prisoners use captured Lugers.
Lt. Haversham holds the captured pistol on his belly.
Rifles
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Gewehr 1898 rifles are used by German prison guards, soldiers, and Entente PoWs.
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III*
British soldiers are briefly seen with Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*.
Machine Guns
Maxim MG 08
The prison camp towers are equipped with Maxim MG08s.
Maxim MG 08/15
A German soldier in No Man's Land can be seen with a Maxim MG08/15.
Browning MG
German planes are armed with Browning machine guns of unknown types.
Vickers Mk. I
A Vickers gun is very briefly seen fired by British soldiers.
Other
QF 12-pounder 12 cwt AA gun
Artillery
Model 16 Stielhandgranate
What appears to be Model 16 Stielhandgranates are used by one of the prison guards.
