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|name = You Can't Win 'Em All | |name = You Can't Win 'Em All | ||
|picture = | |picture = Youcantwinemall.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Theatrical poster'' | |caption = ''Theatrical poster'' | ||
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States<BR>[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] UK | |country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States<BR>[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] UK | ||
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[[Image:M1928A1.jpeg|thumb|none|450px|M1928A1 Thompson with 50-round drum magazine, smooth barrel, and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1928A1.jpeg|thumb|none|450px|M1928A1 Thompson with 50-round drum magazine, smooth barrel, and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:Colt 1921A Thompson2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt M1921A Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP, for comparision.]] | [[Image:Colt 1921A Thompson2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt M1921A Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP, for comparision.]] | ||
[[Image:Leo Gordon-Thompson SMG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bolek ([[Leo Gordon]]) shoot down of his submachine gun invaders on horses]] | [[Image:Leo Gordon-Thompson SMG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bolek ([[Leo Gordon]]) shoot down of his submachine gun invaders on horses]] | ||
[[Image:Tony Curtis-Thompson SMG-YCWEA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Adam Dyer (Tony Curtis) fires off the train at attacking bandits. But SMG is other (rear sight is not simplified).]] | [[Image:Tony Curtis-Thompson SMG-YCWEA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Adam Dyer (Tony Curtis) fires off the train at attacking bandits. But SMG is other (rear sight is not simplified).]] | ||
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You Can't Win 'Em All is a 1970 British war adventure film directed by Peter Collinson, screenplay written by Leo Gordon (also an actor who appears in the film as Bolek). The story takes place in 1922 during the final phase of the Greco-Turkish War. Governor Osman Bey (Grégoire Aslan) hires a group of mercenaries who have in their ranks as well as two former U.S. Army soldiers Adam Dyer (Tony Curtis) and Josh Corey (Charles Bronson), entrust the task to protect his three daughters and a shipment of gold. The desire to seize of the treasure in addition to mercenaries, has also a bandits from the mountains, the Greeks army and also turkish colonel Elci (Fikret Hakan), commander of that accompanies the shipment. Princesses with their treasures is protects by a governess and body guard Aila (Michèle Mercier), which actually works for the new Republic of Turkey.
The following weapons were used in the film You Can't Win 'Em All:
Handguns
Colt New Service
Josh Corey (Charles Bronson) used a Colt New Service revolver.
Webley Mk VI Revolver
Colonel Elci (Fikret Hakan) pulls a Webley Mk VI revolver.
Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"
Aila (Michèle Mercier) is armed with a Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" pistol.
Submachine guns
M1928A1 Thompson (as M1921 Thompson)
Various characters are seen with M1928A1 Thompson submachine guns. All SMGs is fitted with vertical foregrips and with a Cutts compensators removed, to make look it as the early Thompson M1921.
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III
Greek soldiers fires from Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III rifles.
Mannlicher-Schoenauer 1903 carbine
Greek troops armed by Greek Model 1903 Carbine.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles are the mainstay weapon of the turkish also greek soldiers.
Moukhala musket
The bandits in the mountains used various historical weapons, including Ottoman muskets.
Machine Guns
Lewis Machine Gun
Gunner Reese (Tony Bonner) by Lewis Machine Gun mowed down the attackers.
Vickers MK1
Other
Hebel Flare Pistol model M1894
Greek officer gives the signal from Hebel Flare Pistol model M1894 to cease fire.
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Schneider-Canet 75mm field gun M. 1906
Greek artillery used the Schneider-Canet 75mm field gun M. 1906
