| Error creating thumbnail: File missing Join our Discord! |
| If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here. |
Hornets' Nest: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Kooshmeister (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Image: | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = Hornets' Nest | |||
|picture = HornetP-1.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Cinema poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:ITA.jpg|25px]] Italy<br>[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | |||
|director = [[Phil Karlson]] <br> Franco Cirino | |||
|date= 1970 | |||
|language = English<br>German<br>Italian | |||
|studio= Produzioni Associate Delphos<brTriangle Productions | |||
|distributor=United Artists | |||
|character1=Capt. Turner | |||
|actor1=[[Rock Hudson]] | |||
|character2=Bianca | |||
|actor2=[[Sylva Koscina]] | |||
|character3=Capt. von Hecht | |||
|actor3=[[Sergio Fantoni]] | |||
|character4=Schwalberg | |||
|actor4=[[Giacomo Rossi-Stuart]] | |||
|character5=Aldo | |||
|actor5=[[Mark Colleano]] | |||
|character6=Scarpi | |||
|actor6=[[Jean Valmont]] | |||
|character7= | |||
|actor7= | |||
|character8= | |||
|actor8= | |||
|character9= | |||
|actor9= | |||
|character10= | |||
|actor10= | |||
}} | |||
'''''Hornets' Nest''''' is a 1970 World War II thriller that stars [[Rock Hudson]] as a wounded American officer who is enlisted by a group of Italian children to help them get revenge against the SS for the massacre of their hometown. | '''''Hornets' Nest''''' is a 1970 World War II thriller that stars [[Rock Hudson]] as a wounded American officer who is enlisted by a group of Italian children to help them get revenge against the SS for the massacre of their hometown. | ||
{{Film Title|Hornets' Nest}} | |||
__TOC__<br clear="all"> | __TOC__<br clear="all"> | ||
== | = Handguns = | ||
== Luger P08 == | |||
[[ | Captain von Hecht ([[Sergio Fantoni]]) carries a [[Luger P08]] as his personal sidearm, which he uses to kill the cruel SS officer Major Taussig. Aldo ([[Mark Colleano]]) also uses one at the end of the film. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 9mm]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:hornets_nest27.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"''Taussig!''" Von Hecht ([[Sergio Fantoni]]) pulls his Luger on Taussig.]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:hornets_nest37.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A crazed Aldo ([[Mark Colleano]]) with a Luger prepares to shoot von Hecht.]] | ||
[[Image:hornets_nest38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aldo with his Luger, having wounded von Hecht.]] | |||
== Vis wz. 35 Radom pistol == | |||
Captain Turner ([[Rock Hudson]]) has a suppressed [[Vis wz. 35 Radom pistol|Vis wz. 35 pistol]] as his primary sidearm. | |||
[[Image:PistoletWZ35_RADOM.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Vis wz. 35 - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:hornets_nest14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turner with his suppressed Vis in the German field headquaters. Note the presence of a decocking lever on the slide.]] | |||
[[Image:hornets_nest15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turner exchanges fire with German soldiers in von Hecht's office.]] | |||
[[Image:hornets_nest23.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turner crouches in the bushes with his Vis.]] | |||
== | == Walther P38 == | ||
Gunther ([[Hardy Stuart]]) is seen with a [[Walther P38]] briefly. Schwalberg ([[Giacomo Rossi-Stuart]]) also carries one in a holster in some scenes. | |||
[[ | [[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 pistol World War II date of production]] | ||
[[Image:hornets_nest16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gunther draws his P38 as he prepares to enter the German headquarters.]] | |||
[[Image:hornets_nest17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turner knocks the P38 out of Gunther's hand as he enters von Hecht's office.]] | |||
[[Image: | |||
[[Image: | |||
[[Image: | |||
= Submachine Guns = | |||
== MP40 == | == MP40 == | ||
The [[MP40]] is used frequently throughout the film by many characters. | The [[MP40]] is used frequently throughout the film by many characters. | ||
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:hornets_nest5.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:hornets_nest5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SS soldiers use their MP40's to massacre the people of Reonato.]] | ||
[[Image:hornets_nest9.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:hornets_nest9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Schwalberg ([[Giacomo Rossi-Stuart]]) searches for the missing Captain Turner ([[Rock Hudson]]) with his MP40.]] | ||
[[Image:hornets_nest19.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:hornets_nest19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"''This is not a toy. This kills.''" Captain Turner ([[Rock Hudson]]) shows the boys an MP40.]] | ||
[[Image:hornets_nest21.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:hornets_nest21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turner demonstrates the proper way of holding the MP40.]] | ||
[[Image:hornets_nest22.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:hornets_nest22.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The boys with their MP40's.]] | ||
[[Image:hornets_nest25.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:hornets_nest25.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The boys fire their MP40's from the back of the truck during their attack on the SS' headquarters.]] | ||
[[Image:hornets_nest34.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:hornets_nest34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German doctor Bianca ([[Sylva Koscina]]) wields an MP40 against attacking soldiers.]] | ||
== Beretta Model 38 == | == Beretta Model 38 == | ||
The Italian Partisans are armed with [[Beretta Model 38|Beretta Model 38's]]. | The Italian Partisans are armed with [[Beretta Model 38|Beretta Model 38's]]. | ||
[[Image:Beretta Model 38A.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Beretta Model 38A - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:Beretta Model 38A.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Beretta Model 38A - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:hornets_nest6.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:hornets_nest6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Partisan on the right is armed with a Beretta Model 38.]] | ||
[[Image:hornets_nest7.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:hornets_nest7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Partisans armed with Beretta Model 38's.]] | ||
== M3 "Grease Gun" == | == M3 "Grease Gun" == | ||
Although seen only fleetingly, the US paratroopers led by Captain Turner ([[Rock Hudson]]) are armed with [[M3 "Grease Gun"|M3 "Grease Guns."]] After the Americans are killed, the Germans collect their guns. | Although seen only fleetingly, the US paratroopers led by Captain Turner ([[Rock Hudson]]) are armed with [[M3 "Grease Gun"|M3 "Grease Guns."]] After the Americans are killed, the Germans collect their guns. | ||
[[Image:M3_Grease.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:M3_Grease.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M3 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:hornets_nest18.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:hornets_nest18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The "Grease Guns" in a bag in von Hecht's office.]] | ||
= Rifles = | |||
== Mauser Karabiner 98k == | |||
Some of the Germans as well as the Italian partisans use [[Karabiner 98k|Mauser Karabiner 98k's]]. | |||
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[Image:hornets_nest2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SS soldiers with Mausers as they round up the townspeople.]] | |||
[[Image:hornets_nest8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Scarpi ([[Jean Valmont]]) uses his scoped Mauser to shoot a captured partisan who betrayed the resistance.]] | |||
[[Image:hornets_nest_35.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain von Hecht ([[Sergio Fantoni]]) stalks through the forest with his Mauser.]] | |||
== | ==Karabinek wz. 1929== | ||
Some German soldiers are seen with [[WZ29 Polish Mauser]] rifles. | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:WZ29-rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Polský WZ29 Mauser - 8x57mm]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:hornets_nest13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two German sentries with slung Mausers.]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:hornets_nest_26.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier firing his Mauser during the attack on the SS' headquarters.]] | ||
== Double Barreled Shotgun == | == Double Barreled Shotgun == | ||
This [[Double Barreled Shotgun]] originally belonged to Captain von Hecht, but Aldo ([[Mark Colleano]]) stole it from his office. It is carried around by him and sometimes his second in command Dino ([[John Fordyce]]), but never fired. | This [[Double Barreled Shotgun]] originally belonged to Captain von Hecht, but Aldo ([[Mark Colleano]]) stole it from his office. It is carried around by him and sometimes his second in command Dino ([[John Fordyce]]), but never fired. | ||
[[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge.]] | ||
[[Image:hornets_nest10.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:hornets_nest10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aldo with the shotgun slung over his shoulder.]] | ||
[[Image:hornets_nest11.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:hornets_nest11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aldo points the shotgun at Turner when the American initially refuses to help them.]] | ||
[[Image:hornets_nest12.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:hornets_nest12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aldo with the shotgun.]] | ||
== | = Machine Guns = | ||
Captain Turner ([[Rock Hudson]]) | == MG42 == | ||
[[ | The [[MG42]] machine gun is seen a few times in the film, notably by Captain Turner ([[Rock Hudson]]) to shoot a Kübelwagen, and later by Aldo ([[Mark Colleano]]) at the dam. | ||
[[Image: | [[File:MG42 Left.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG42 with sling and bipod collapsed - 7.92mm Mauser]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:hornets_nest1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An SS soldier riding in a sidecar with an MG42.]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:hornets_nest31.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An MG42 on the dam.]] | ||
[[Image:hornets_nest32.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"''Come on, you bastards! All of you!''" Aldo ([[Mark Colleano]]), crazed with bloodlust, commandeers the unattended MG42 and begins mowing down German soldiers.]] | |||
== Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun == | == Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun == | ||
A [[Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun]] with a fake elongated barrel and belt-fed ammunition is seen in a machine gun nest near the dam. Turner kills the men manning it. It's used as an anchor for a rope so he and the boys can climb down the cliff and into the water. | A [[Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun]] with a fake elongated barrel and belt-fed ammunition is seen in a machine gun nest near the dam. Turner kills the men manning it. It's used as an anchor for a rope so he and the boys can climb down the cliff and into the water. | ||
[[Image:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with Tripod]] | [[Image:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with Tripod]] | ||
[[Image:hornets_nest28.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:hornets_nest28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Hotchkiss M1914.]] | ||
[[Image:hornets_nest29.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:hornets_nest29.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closer view of the Hotchkiss M1914 gun as Turner kills one of the gunners.]] | ||
[[Image:hornets_nest30.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:hornets_nest30.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turner examines the Hotchkiss M1914.]] | ||
| Line 83: | Line 122: | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category: Italian Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category: Italian Produced/Filmed]] | ||
[[Category:Phil Karlson]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:07, 23 August 2022
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hornets' Nest is a 1970 World War II thriller that stars Rock Hudson as a wounded American officer who is enlisted by a group of Italian children to help them get revenge against the SS for the massacre of their hometown.
The following weapons were used in the film Hornets' Nest:
Handguns
Luger P08
Captain von Hecht (Sergio Fantoni) carries a Luger P08 as his personal sidearm, which he uses to kill the cruel SS officer Major Taussig. Aldo (Mark Colleano) also uses one at the end of the film.
Vis wz. 35 Radom pistol
Captain Turner (Rock Hudson) has a suppressed Vis wz. 35 pistol as his primary sidearm.
Walther P38
Gunther (Hardy Stuart) is seen with a Walther P38 briefly. Schwalberg (Giacomo Rossi-Stuart) also carries one in a holster in some scenes.
Submachine Guns
MP40
The MP40 is used frequently throughout the film by many characters.
Beretta Model 38
The Italian Partisans are armed with Beretta Model 38's.
M3 "Grease Gun"
Although seen only fleetingly, the US paratroopers led by Captain Turner (Rock Hudson) are armed with M3 "Grease Guns." After the Americans are killed, the Germans collect their guns.
Rifles
Mauser Karabiner 98k
Some of the Germans as well as the Italian partisans use Mauser Karabiner 98k's.
Karabinek wz. 1929
Some German soldiers are seen with WZ29 Polish Mauser rifles.
Double Barreled Shotgun
This Double Barreled Shotgun originally belonged to Captain von Hecht, but Aldo (Mark Colleano) stole it from his office. It is carried around by him and sometimes his second in command Dino (John Fordyce), but never fired.
Machine Guns
MG42
The MG42 machine gun is seen a few times in the film, notably by Captain Turner (Rock Hudson) to shoot a Kübelwagen, and later by Aldo (Mark Colleano) at the dam.
Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun
A Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun with a fake elongated barrel and belt-fed ammunition is seen in a machine gun nest near the dam. Turner kills the men manning it. It's used as an anchor for a rope so he and the boys can climb down the cliff and into the water.
