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'' | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = The Wind and the Lion | |||
|picture = Wind.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Cinema poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | |||
|director = [[John Milius]] | |||
|date= 1975 | |||
|language = English | |||
|studio=Herb Jaffe | |||
|distributor=Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | |||
|character1=Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli | |||
|actor1=[[Sean Connery]] | |||
|character2=Eden Pedecaris | |||
|actor2=[[Candice Bergen]] | |||
|character3=William Pedecaris | |||
|actor3=[[Simon Harrison]] | |||
|character4=Theodore Roosevelt | |||
|actor4=[[Brian Keith]] | |||
|character5=John Hay | |||
|actor5=[[John Huston]] | |||
|character6=Samuel Gummere | |||
|actor6=[[Geoffrey Lewis]] | |||
|character7=Capt. Jerome | |||
|actor7=[[Steve Kanaly]] | |||
|character8=Von Roerkel | |||
|actor8=[[Antoine Saint-John]] | |||
|character9=Sir Joseph | |||
|actor9=[[Billy Williams]] | |||
|character10= | |||
|actor10= | |||
}} | |||
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{{Film Title|The Wind and the Lion}} | |||
=Handguns= | |||
==C96 Mauser Broomhandle== | ==C96 Mauser Broomhandle== | ||
Used in a memorable scene by German Army Colonel Von Roerkel ([[Antoine Saint-John]]). The Colonel is on horseback with a sabre in one hand and the [[Mauser C96|Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"]] in the other. All the while battling Sheik Raisuli ([[Sean Connery]]). Great fun. | |||
[[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser.]] | [[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser.]] | ||
[[Image:WaTl-MC96-2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Colonel Von Roerkel ([[Antoine Saint-John]]) with Mauser C96 "Broomhandle'']] | |||
[[Image:C96.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | |||
==Smith & Wesson M&P== | ==Smith & Wesson M&P== | ||
[[Image:S&WModel10Long.jpg| | Used by United States Ambassador to Morocco Gummere ([[Geoffrey Lewis]]). While watching the U.S. Marines marching towards the palace in Tangiers, to seize control of the Moroccan government, he is holding an [[Smith & Wesson Model 10|Smith & Wesson M&P]] behind his back. Evidently he doesn't have full confidence in peaceful diplomacy or diplomatic immunity. | ||
[[File:S&W M&PSHORT.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver - .38 Special]] | |||
[[Image:Smith.jpg|thumb|601px|none|U.S. Ambassador Gummere ([[Geoffrey Lewis]]) ready for action with Smith & Wesson M&P revolver]] | |||
== Smith & Wesson Model 10 == | |||
U.S.M.C. Capt. Jerome ([[Steve Kanaly]]) appears to be carrying a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] during the assault on the palace in Tangiers and during the battle in the village at the end of the movie. | |||
[[Image:S&WModel10Long.jpg|thumb|320px|none|Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver with long barrel and Gold Medallion grips - .38 Special]] | |||
[[File:WaTl-S&W10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
==Webley Bulldog revolver== | |||
A popular style of revolver in the late 19th century with gentlemen. The ancestor of the modern day "snubbie". This style of revolver was made by different companies in Europe and the United States. Used by Sir Joseph, Eden Pedicaris's British luncheon guest at the beginning of the movie when Raisuli's men attack. Sir Joseph ([[Billy Williams]]) pulls out a [[Webley Bulldog]] and uses it very effectively - until it runs out of ammo. | |||
[[File:WebleyBulldog.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Bulldog revolver. 19th Century ancestor to the "snubbie"]] | |||
[[Image:WaTl-BulldogR.jpg|600px|none|thumb|Sir Joseph ([[Billy Williams]]) with Bulldog revolver]] | |||
[[Image:Billy_Williams-WaTl.jpg|600px|none|thumb|Sir Joseph fires his Bulldog revolver]] | |||
==Colt New Navy & Army revolver== | |||
The Colt New Army & Navy 38 caliber revolver is seen in hand William Pedecaris (Simon Harrison), when pulled it out of the holster Capt. Jerome ([[Steve Kanaly]]), which has paradoxically later different weapon in his hand. | |||
[[File:Hc-9289.jpg|thumb|none|320px|Colt New Army in 38 Colt. Mfd 1889-1905]] | |||
[[Image:WaTl-Colt1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
[[Image:Colt2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
=Rifles= | |||
==Winchester 1895== | |||
President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt ([[Brian Keith]]) is shown firing the sporting version of the [[Winchester Model 1895]] and also admiring a highly engraved Winchester 1895. Roosevelt was a fan of Winchester rifles and the [[Winchester Model 1895]] is reported to have been his favorite model. Director [[John Milius]] is also a fan of the Winchester 1895 and would again have Roosevelt, as played by [[Tom Berenger]], carry the sport version of the 1895 in the miniseries ''[[Rough Riders]]'' twenty-two years later. In the commentary on the DVD, John Milius states that the engraved Winchester seen in the movie was actually a plain Jane field model that was painted by a elderly craftsman in Spain - where the movie was filmed. | |||
[[Image:Winchester95.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sporting version of the 1895. Similar to the model carried by [[Brian Keith]] as President Roosevelt.]] | |||
[[Image:WaTl-WinR-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt ([[Brian Keith]]) checks the action of the sporting version of the [[Winchester Model 1895]].]] | |||
[[Image:WaTl-WinR-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
[[Image:Winchester7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
==U.S. Model 1896 Krag Jorgensen== | |||
The [[Krag-Jørgensen|U.S. Model 1896 Krag-Jorgensen]] is used by U.S. Navy and U.S. Marines throughout the movie. Historically inaccurate. In 1904 the Marines and Navy would have been carrying the Winchester-Lee Rifle in 6mm Lee. But the director of the movie, John Milius, has acknowledged this and stated that the production simply couldn't find enough operating Winchester-Lees to use. So the production had to compromise. | |||
It's not entirely historically inaccurate for US Marines to have Krag rifles in the film. The Navy bought their first Krags in 1900 and they were phasing out the Lee-Navy rifle at that time, but still the majority of Marines would have still be armed with Lee-Navy rifles in 1904 and would be until around 1910 when the Lees and Krags would start to be supplanted by M1903 rifles. | |||
[[Image:USKragRifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|US Property Marked Krag-Jørgensen Model 1896 Rifle - .30-40 Krag]] | |||
[[Image:Krag.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | |||
[[Image:Krag2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | |||
[[Image:Krag3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | |||
==U.S. Model 1896 Krag Jorgensen Sporter Rifle== | |||
President "Teddy" Roosevelt ([[Brian Keith]]) is shown holding a [[Krag-Jørgensen|Krag Sporter]] muzzle down with the safety up locking the striker to the full rear position. | |||
[[Image:Sporterized Krag-Jørgensen.JPG|thumb|none|450px|Sporterized Krag-Jørgensen Rifle - .30-40 Krag]] | |||
[[Image:Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | |||
== | ==M24 Serbian Mauser== | ||
[[Image: | President "Teddy" Roosevelt ([[Brian Keith]]) is shown firing a [[Mauser Rifle Series|M24 Serbian Mauser]] on his private firing range. It is also used by some of the Sheik Raisuli's men. William Pedecaris ([[Simon Harrison]]) disarms guards when escaping from captivity. | ||
[[Image:YugoM24 47Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M24 Serbian Mauser Rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[Image:Mauser4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
[[Image:WaTl-Mauser-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|William Pedecaris (Simon Harrison) (left) holds a captured rifle.]] | |||
[[Image:Mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
== | ==Mauser Model 1893== | ||
[[Image: | Sheikh Rausili ([[Sean Connery]]) and several of his men carry [[1893 Spanish Mauser]] rifles, often [https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/mauser-1893-wind-lion-movie-prop-3839451972 decorated Arab-style] with brass banded stocks and ornate slings. This weapon is also used by some German soldiers. | ||
[[File:Spanish1893Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Modelo 1893 - 7x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[Image:WaTl-M95R.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
[[Image:WaTl-M95-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[Image:WaTl-M95-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[Image:WaTl-M1895.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
==Mauser | ==Spanish Mauser M43== | ||
Several Berber warriors carry also anachronistic [[M43 Spanish Mauser]] rifles. | |||
[[Image:Mauser m43.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Spanish Mauser M43 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[Image:WaTl-M98.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | |||
==Martini Henry rifle== | ==Martini Henry rifle== | ||
President "Teddy" Roosevelt ([[Brian Keith]]) is shown firing what appears to be a "sporterized" [[Martini-Henry Rifle Series|Martini-Henry Mk. III]] on his private firing range. Possibly it's one of the Martini-Henry rifles that were modified by the British gunsmiths Greener or Rigby. | |||
[[Image:Martinisporter.jpg|450px|thumb|none| Martini-Henry modified by the famous London gunsmith J. Rigby]] | |||
[[Image:Martini.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | |||
[[Image:Martini2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | |||
==Swedish Mauser 1894== | |||
Many of the German troops in the climactic battle scene are shown wielding historically inaccurate [[Mauser Rifle Series#1894 Swedish Mauser Carbine|Swedish Model 1894 Mauser Carbines]]. | |||
[[Image:CarlGustav1916Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser M94/14 Cavalry Carbine (dated 1916) (Carl Gustaf) - 6.5x55mm]] | |||
[[Image:WaTl-SwMR.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
[[Image:SwMR-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
[[Image:SwMR-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | |||
== Lebel 1886 == | |||
French colonial troops in Marocco are armed with [[Lebel 1886]] rifles. | |||
[[Image:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm]] | |||
[[Image:WaTl-L1886.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | |||
==Jezail musket== | |||
Many Berber fighters are seen with [[Jezail musket|Jezail]] and [[Jezail musket|Ottoman musket]]s. | |||
[[Image:jezail1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Jezail musket]] | |||
[[Image:Ottoman musket.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Ottoman musket]] | |||
[[Image:WaTl-Jazail-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
[[Image:WaTl-Mauser-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
=Shotgun= | |||
==Winchester 1897 Shotgun== | |||
The [[Winchester Model 1897]] is used by U.S. Marines in the movie. Also used (effectively) by Mrs. Pedicaris ([[Candice Bergen]]). Carried, but never fired, by Sheik Raisuli ([[Sean Connery]]) and young William Pedecaris ([[Simon Harrison]]). | |||
[[Image:Winchester1897TrenchTakedown.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester Model 1897 "Trench Gun" - 12 Gauge. This is an original mint condition 1935 Manufacture commercial trench gun by Winchester.]][[File:WindLion97.jpg|thumb|none|450px|One of the actual Hero Winchester 97 "trench brooms" used in ''[[The Wind and the Lion]]''. Courtesy of the NRA National Firearms Museum.]] | |||
[[Image:Shotgunw.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mrs. Pedicaris (Candice Bergen) aims a shotgun at Capt. Jerome.]] | |||
[[Image:Shotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|It should be noted that this a trench broom model, note the heat shield.]] | |||
[[Image:Shotgun3.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[Image:WaTl-Shotgunw-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[Image:WaTl-S Kanaly.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capt. Jerome ([[Steve Kanaly]]) with a [[Winchester Model 1897]] in firefight.]] | |||
[[Image:WaTl-S Connery.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sheik Raisuli (Sean Connery) carries a shotgun in his hand.]] | |||
=Machine guns= | |||
==Colt Model 1895== | |||
The U.S. Navy sailors in the landing party in Tangiers bring an [[Colt 1895 Automatic Machine Gun]] (historically correct) with them, but never fire it. The director, John Milius, has stated that it was a non-firing mock-up. The production was unable to locate a Model 1895 that was functioning. Twenty-two years later Milius would have two functioning Colt 1914 Machine Guns in ''[[Rough Riders]]''. The actual weapon seen in the movie is a Colt 1914 Automatic Machine Gun which is similar to the 1895 except the 1914 has a finned barrel and the 1895 does not. | |||
[[File:Colt3.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt Model 1895 .30-40 Krag]] | |||
[[Image:Machinegun.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | |||
==Maxim MG08== | |||
Sultan of Morocco ([[Marc Zuber]]) fired German [[Maxim MG08]] machine gun. The story takes place in 1904 so the use of this Model is anachronistic. | |||
[[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[Image:Maxim.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | |||
[[Image:Maxim2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | |||
=Other= | |||
== Schneider 75 mm Mle. 1919 Mountain Gun == | |||
The palace in Tangier guards several Moroccan soldiers equipped with French Canon de 75 M (montagne) modèle 1919 Schneider mountain guns. | |||
[[Image:WaTl-Howitzer-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
== | == Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903 == | ||
[[Image: | The German Imperial army deploys Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903 cannon against the Berbers. One guns adversary seized. | ||
[[Image:WaTl-K1903-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[Image:WaTl-K1903-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[Image:WaTl-K1903-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
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The following weapons were used in the film The Wind and the Lion:
Handguns
C96 Mauser Broomhandle
Used in a memorable scene by German Army Colonel Von Roerkel (Antoine Saint-John). The Colonel is on horseback with a sabre in one hand and the Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" in the other. All the while battling Sheik Raisuli (Sean Connery). Great fun.
Smith & Wesson M&P
Used by United States Ambassador to Morocco Gummere (Geoffrey Lewis). While watching the U.S. Marines marching towards the palace in Tangiers, to seize control of the Moroccan government, he is holding an Smith & Wesson M&P behind his back. Evidently he doesn't have full confidence in peaceful diplomacy or diplomatic immunity.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
U.S.M.C. Capt. Jerome (Steve Kanaly) appears to be carrying a Smith & Wesson Model 10 during the assault on the palace in Tangiers and during the battle in the village at the end of the movie.
Webley Bulldog revolver
A popular style of revolver in the late 19th century with gentlemen. The ancestor of the modern day "snubbie". This style of revolver was made by different companies in Europe and the United States. Used by Sir Joseph, Eden Pedicaris's British luncheon guest at the beginning of the movie when Raisuli's men attack. Sir Joseph (Billy Williams) pulls out a Webley Bulldog and uses it very effectively - until it runs out of ammo.
The Colt New Army & Navy 38 caliber revolver is seen in hand William Pedecaris (Simon Harrison), when pulled it out of the holster Capt. Jerome (Steve Kanaly), which has paradoxically later different weapon in his hand.
Rifles
Winchester 1895
President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt (Brian Keith) is shown firing the sporting version of the Winchester Model 1895 and also admiring a highly engraved Winchester 1895. Roosevelt was a fan of Winchester rifles and the Winchester Model 1895 is reported to have been his favorite model. Director John Milius is also a fan of the Winchester 1895 and would again have Roosevelt, as played by Tom Berenger, carry the sport version of the 1895 in the miniseries Rough Riders twenty-two years later. In the commentary on the DVD, John Milius states that the engraved Winchester seen in the movie was actually a plain Jane field model that was painted by a elderly craftsman in Spain - where the movie was filmed.
U.S. Model 1896 Krag Jorgensen
The U.S. Model 1896 Krag-Jorgensen is used by U.S. Navy and U.S. Marines throughout the movie. Historically inaccurate. In 1904 the Marines and Navy would have been carrying the Winchester-Lee Rifle in 6mm Lee. But the director of the movie, John Milius, has acknowledged this and stated that the production simply couldn't find enough operating Winchester-Lees to use. So the production had to compromise. It's not entirely historically inaccurate for US Marines to have Krag rifles in the film. The Navy bought their first Krags in 1900 and they were phasing out the Lee-Navy rifle at that time, but still the majority of Marines would have still be armed with Lee-Navy rifles in 1904 and would be until around 1910 when the Lees and Krags would start to be supplanted by M1903 rifles.
U.S. Model 1896 Krag Jorgensen Sporter Rifle
President "Teddy" Roosevelt (Brian Keith) is shown holding a Krag Sporter muzzle down with the safety up locking the striker to the full rear position.
M24 Serbian Mauser
President "Teddy" Roosevelt (Brian Keith) is shown firing a M24 Serbian Mauser on his private firing range. It is also used by some of the Sheik Raisuli's men. William Pedecaris (Simon Harrison) disarms guards when escaping from captivity.
Mauser Model 1893
Sheikh Rausili (Sean Connery) and several of his men carry 1893 Spanish Mauser rifles, often decorated Arab-style with brass banded stocks and ornate slings. This weapon is also used by some German soldiers.
Spanish Mauser M43
Several Berber warriors carry also anachronistic M43 Spanish Mauser rifles.
Martini Henry rifle
President "Teddy" Roosevelt (Brian Keith) is shown firing what appears to be a "sporterized" Martini-Henry Mk. III on his private firing range. Possibly it's one of the Martini-Henry rifles that were modified by the British gunsmiths Greener or Rigby.
Swedish Mauser 1894
Many of the German troops in the climactic battle scene are shown wielding historically inaccurate Swedish Model 1894 Mauser Carbines.
Lebel 1886
French colonial troops in Marocco are armed with Lebel 1886 rifles.
Jezail musket
Many Berber fighters are seen with Jezail and Ottoman muskets.
Shotgun
Winchester 1897 Shotgun
The Winchester Model 1897 is used by U.S. Marines in the movie. Also used (effectively) by Mrs. Pedicaris (Candice Bergen). Carried, but never fired, by Sheik Raisuli (Sean Connery) and young William Pedecaris (Simon Harrison).
Machine guns
Colt Model 1895
The U.S. Navy sailors in the landing party in Tangiers bring an Colt 1895 Automatic Machine Gun (historically correct) with them, but never fire it. The director, John Milius, has stated that it was a non-firing mock-up. The production was unable to locate a Model 1895 that was functioning. Twenty-two years later Milius would have two functioning Colt 1914 Machine Guns in Rough Riders. The actual weapon seen in the movie is a Colt 1914 Automatic Machine Gun which is similar to the 1895 except the 1914 has a finned barrel and the 1895 does not.
Maxim MG08
Sultan of Morocco (Marc Zuber) fired German Maxim MG08 machine gun. The story takes place in 1904 so the use of this Model is anachronistic.
Other
Schneider 75 mm Mle. 1919 Mountain Gun
The palace in Tangier guards several Moroccan soldiers equipped with French Canon de 75 M (montagne) modèle 1919 Schneider mountain guns.
Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903
The German Imperial army deploys Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903 cannon against the Berbers. One guns adversary seized.
