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[[Image:BrazilMoviePoster.jpg|thumb|right|300px]] | [[Image:BrazilMoviePoster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Brazil'' (1985)]] | ||
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=Handguns= | |||
==Walther P38== | |||
A Walther P38 is used by Harry Tuttle ([[Robert De Niro]]) throughout the movie. | |||
[[Image:P38Black.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:Brazil walterp38 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tuttle aims his P38 while Sam answers the door]] | |||
[[Image:Brazil walterp38 002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tuttle holds his pistol on Sam]] | |||
==Bruni 1911== | |||
A guard points a replica theatrical blank only firing Bruni Automatic 8mm Pistol (impersonating an M1911) at the face of Sam Lowry ([[Jonathan Pryce]]) when they ask for his invitation to his mother, Ida Lowery's, party. Usually replica guns which can never fire blanks out of the front of the barrel are used when either pointed at child actors or held close to an actor's face (usually for safety and the comfort of the actor). | |||
[[Image:Bruni8mmM1911BlankGun.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Bruni Automatic 8mm CAL pistol, a blank fire only M1911 style stage pistol that is not a real firearm - 8mm theatrical blanks. This model is no longer made as there are better M1911 stage guns currently for sale.]] | |||
[[Image:Brazil colt1911 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A dressed-up guard asking Sam for his invitation points a Bruni Automatic 8mm Pistol at him]] | |||
=Submachine Guns= | |||
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==Sterling SMG== | ==Sterling SMG== | ||
Can be seen demonstrated amongst an M.O.I. weapons display but not fired in the movie. | Can be seen demonstrated amongst an M.O.I. weapons display but not fired in the movie. | ||
[[Image:SterlingSMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sterling Mk 4 Submachine gun - 9mm]] | [[Image:SterlingSMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sterling Mk 4 Submachine gun - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Brazil sterling 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A M.O.I guard shows the [[Sterling SMG]] to the group of nuns. He describes it as "A 9mm submachine gun. Very effective at close range"]] | |||
== | =Assault Rifles= | ||
[[Image: | ==MGC Replica CAR-15 Rifle == | ||
In many scenes, the stormtroopers of the Ministry of Information Retrieval use [[M16#MGC M16|MGC CAR-15]] replica rifles. | |||
[[Image:MGC CAR15.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The MGC CAR-15 Assault rifle: Model Gun Corporation's all metal XM177 variant, sold in the 1970s-early 1980s]] | |||
[[Image:BrazilMOISWATArrest.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
== | ==AK-47== | ||
An [[AK-47]] can be seen used by one of Harry Tuttle's freedom fighters. | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:Type56Standard.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56 (fixed stock variant) - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:Brazil ak47 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the soldiers rescuing Sam holds an [[AK-47]]]] | |||
=Shotguns= | |||
==Franchi SPAS-12 Shotgun== | ==Franchi SPAS-12 Shotgun== | ||
Used by the M.O.I. guards | Used by the M.O.I. guards and Sam Lowry in the end. | ||
[[Image:Franchi-SPAS12.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Franchi SPAS-12 Shotgun - .12 ga]] | [[Image:Franchi-SPAS12.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Franchi SPAS-12 Shotgun - .12 ga]] | ||
[[Image:BrazilLobbyGuardsSPAS12.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:BrazilLobbyGuardsSPAS12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:BrazilMOIGuardsSPAS12.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:BrazilMOIGuardsSPAS12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M.O.I. guards open fire. This scene was inspired by Sergei Eisenstein's 1925 silent film ''[[Battleship Potemkin]]''.]] | ||
=Machine Guns= | |||
==Browning M2HB== | ==Browning M2HB== | ||
A tripod-mounted [[Browning M2#Browning M2 Heavy Barrel|Browning M2HB heavy machine gun]] can be seen in an M.O.I. weapons display. | |||
[[Image:Browning-M2-Heavy-Barrel-w-Tripod.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on M3 tripod - .50 BMG.]] | [[Image:Browning-M2-Heavy-Barrel-w-Tripod.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on M3 tripod - .50 BMG.]] | ||
[[Image:Brazil browning 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Browning machine gun circled in red]] | |||
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==MG42== | ==MG42== | ||
An MG42 is seen mounted on the turret of the M.O.I. SWAT vehicles during the chase scene. | An MG42 is seen mounted on the turret of the M.O.I. SWAT vehicles during the chase scene. | ||
[[File:MG42 Left.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG42 with sling and bipod collapsed - 7.92mm Mauser]] | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Fantasy]] | |||
[[Category:Comedy]] | |||
[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:16, 9 March 2022
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The following weapons were used in the film Brazil:
Handguns
Walther P38
A Walther P38 is used by Harry Tuttle (Robert De Niro) throughout the movie.
Bruni 1911
A guard points a replica theatrical blank only firing Bruni Automatic 8mm Pistol (impersonating an M1911) at the face of Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce) when they ask for his invitation to his mother, Ida Lowery's, party. Usually replica guns which can never fire blanks out of the front of the barrel are used when either pointed at child actors or held close to an actor's face (usually for safety and the comfort of the actor).
Submachine Guns
Sterling SMG
Can be seen demonstrated amongst an M.O.I. weapons display but not fired in the movie.
Assault Rifles
MGC Replica CAR-15 Rifle
In many scenes, the stormtroopers of the Ministry of Information Retrieval use MGC CAR-15 replica rifles.
AK-47
An AK-47 can be seen used by one of Harry Tuttle's freedom fighters.
Shotguns
Franchi SPAS-12 Shotgun
Used by the M.O.I. guards and Sam Lowry in the end.
Machine Guns
Browning M2HB
A tripod-mounted Browning M2HB heavy machine gun can be seen in an M.O.I. weapons display.
MG42
An MG42 is seen mounted on the turret of the M.O.I. SWAT vehicles during the chase scene.
