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'''''Salvatore Giuliano''''' is an Italian made movie directed by Francesco Rosi, released in 1962. It narrates the story of the Sicilian outlaw Salvatore "Turiddo" Giuliano ("Turiddo" is the "Salvatore"'s Sicilian diminutive), and is fight from the end of World War Two up to his death in 1950. The film has received different critics, both positive and negative, depicting quite correctly historical events and local traditions, but otherwise depicting Sicily as a primitive land. Pictures about this movie are very rare to find. | '''''Salvatore Giuliano''''' is an Italian made movie directed by Francesco Rosi, released in 1962. It narrates the story of the Sicilian outlaw Salvatore "Turiddo" Giuliano ("Turiddo" is the "Salvatore"'s Sicilian diminutive), and is fight from the end of World War Two up to his death in 1950. The film has received different critics, both positive and negative, depicting quite correctly historical events and local traditions, but otherwise depicting Sicily as a primitive land. Pictures about this movie are very rare to find. | ||
[[The Sicilian|Another movie]] about the life of Salvatore Giuliano appeared in 1987. It was based on the eponymous novel by Mario Puzo. | |||
'''The following weapons are featured in the film Salvatore Giuliano:''' | '''The following weapons are featured in the film Salvatore Giuliano:''' | ||
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= Handguns = | |||
==Beretta M1934== | |||
The [[Beretta M1934]] was the standard sidearm for Italian forces. It was used by Army officers and all the Carabinieri. | |||
[[Image:Beretta_Model_1934_Pistol.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Beretta Model 1934 - .380 ACP]] | |||
==Colt M1911== | |||
An [[M1911A1]] is seen lying next to Giuliano's ([[Pietro Cammarata]]) dead body at the beginning of the movie. It is canonically incorrect, because Giuliano's signature handgun was a FN-Browning HP. | |||
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|350px|none|World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[File:SalvatoreGiuliano-colt.jpg|thumb|600px|none]] | |||
= Submachine Guns = | |||
==Thompson Submachine Gun== | ==Thompson Submachine Gun== | ||
Several versions of Thompson are used in this movie. An [[M1 Thompson]] is the gun mainly used by Giuliano's second-in-command Gaspare Pisciotta throughout the movie. Several others Guiliano's bandits use Thompson M1 and M1928 fitted mainly with box magazines. A Thompson M1 is also used during the ambush at the Carabinieri's station | Several versions of Thompson are used in this movie. An [[M1 Thompson]] is the gun mainly used by Giuliano's second-in-command Gaspare Pisciotta ([[Frank Wolff]]) throughout the movie. Several others Guiliano's bandits use Thompson M1 and [[M1928 Thompson|M1928]] fitted mainly with box magazines. A Thompson M1 is also used during the ambush at the Carabinieri's station. | ||
[[Image:Pisciotta.jpeg|thumb|none| | [[Image:M1Thompson.jpg|thumb|400px|none|M1 Thompson with 20-round magazine - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[File:Salvatore_giuliano_MP40_Thompson_STEN.jpg|thumb|425px|none|Pisciotta's | [[Image:M1928.jpg|thumb|400px|none|M1928 "Tommy Gun" or "Chicago typewriter" with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:Pisciotta.jpeg|thumb|none|The Tommy Gun is visible below Pisciotta's arm]] | |||
[[File:Salvatore_giuliano_MP40_Thompson_STEN.jpg|thumb|425px|none|Pisciotta's Tommy Gun is on the right, another one is seen in the background]] | |||
==STEN== | ==STEN== | ||
A [[Sten]] | A [[Sten Mk II]] is seen slung over the back of one bandit guarding Giuliano's place when a Senator of the EVIS (Ente Volontario Indipendenza della Sicilia, Sicily's Independentist Voluntary Entity) went to discuss with Turiddo. The other one is depicted in the photo below. | ||
[[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Sten Mk II (Canadian) - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[File:Salvatore_giuliano_MP40_Thompson_STEN.jpg|thumb|425px|none| The fourth man from right in grey coat has a STEN]] | [[File:Salvatore_giuliano_MP40_Thompson_STEN.jpg|thumb|425px|none| The fourth man from right in grey coat has a STEN]] | ||
==MP40== | ==MP40== | ||
The [[MP40]] is the second most used submachine gun in the movie. Used only by Giuliano's men. Giuliano used one during the ambush at the ''pagliaio'' to a patrol of Carabinieri. | The [[MP40]] is the second most used submachine gun in the movie. Used only by Giuliano's men. Giuliano used one during the ambush at the ''pagliaio'' to a patrol of Carabinieri. | ||
[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|400px|none|MP40 - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[File:Salvatore_giuliano_MP40_Thompson_STEN.jpg|thumb|425px|none|Third man from right (one of Giuliano's lieutenant) holds an MP40]] | [[File:Salvatore_giuliano_MP40_Thompson_STEN.jpg|thumb|425px|none|Third man from right (one of Giuliano's lieutenant) holds an MP40]] | ||
== | ==Beretta Model 38== | ||
The two versions of the [[Beretta Model 38]] (also known as the MAB or Moschetto Automatico Beretta) are seen in the movie. The MAB 38A is used by the Italian Army and the Carabinieri in uniform and in plain clothes. The MAB 38/42 is used by the bandits of Giuliano and by Giuliano himself in several occasions. A MAB 38/42 is found near his dead body. | The two versions of the [[Beretta Model 38]] (also known as the MAB or Moschetto Automatico Beretta) are seen in the movie. The MAB 38A is used by the Italian Army and the Carabinieri in uniform and in plain clothes. The MAB 38/42 is used by the bandits of Giuliano and by Giuliano himself in several occasions. A MAB 38/42 is found near his dead body. | ||
[[Image:Beretta_Model_38A.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Beretta Model 38A - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:Beretta_Model_38-42.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Beretta Model 38/42 - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[File:Salvatore_giuliano_MP40_Thompson_STEN.jpg|thumb|425px|none|Giuliano (second man from right, with the long, bright coat) has a MAB 38/42 slung on his back]] | [[File:Salvatore_giuliano_MP40_Thompson_STEN.jpg|thumb|425px|none|Giuliano (second man from right, with the long, bright coat) has a MAB 38/42 slung on his back]] | ||
[[File:Giulianomabcarabiniere.jpg|thumb|400px|none|A carabiniere takes cover aiming his MAB as another carabiniere is wounded by Pisciotta in Montelepre]] | [[File:Giulianomabcarabiniere.jpg|thumb|400px|none|A carabiniere takes cover aiming his MAB as another carabiniere is wounded by Pisciotta in Montelepre]] | ||
[[File:Salvatoregiuliano.jpg|thumb|400px|none|The MAB 38/42 lying down next to Giuliano's corpse]] | [[File:Salvatoregiuliano.jpg|thumb|400px|none|The MAB 38/42 lying down next to Giuliano's corpse]] | ||
= Rifles = | |||
==Mannlicher-Carcano M1891 Cavalry== | ==Mannlicher-Carcano M1891 Cavalry== | ||
The Cavalry musket (musket is used in Italy to designate a very short carbine) model of the old bolt action Italian infantry rifle Carcano M1891 is used by some of the Army soldiers and mainly by the Carabinieri. In a scene a Cavalry is given to a Sicilian shepherd hired by Giuliano for the Portella della Ginestra's massacre | The Cavalry musket (musket is used in Italy to designate a very short carbine) model of the old bolt action Italian infantry rifle Carcano M1891 is used by some of the Army soldiers and mainly by the Carabinieri. In a scene a Cavalry is given to a Sicilian shepherd hired by Giuliano for the Portella della Ginestra's massacre. | ||
[[Image:CarcanoM38CavCarbine.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine with folded bayonet - 6.5x52mm]] | |||
[[File:Salvatore-giuliano-mannlicher-esercito.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Carabinieri arresting all adult males in Montelepre armed with Carcano cavalry muskets]] | [[File:Salvatore-giuliano-mannlicher-esercito.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Carabinieri arresting all adult males in Montelepre armed with Carcano cavalry muskets]] | ||
[[File:Giulianomannlicherantisommossa.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Carabinieri in combat gear (long coat, gaiters, helmets, duty belts) holding their short carbines askew to keep the Montelepre's women away from the arrested men]] | [[File:Giulianomannlicherantisommossa.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Carabinieri in combat gear (long coat, gaiters, helmets, duty belts) holding their short carbines askew to keep the Montelepre's women away from the arrested men]] | ||
[[File:Giuliano_mannlicher.jpg|thumb|400px|none|One of Turiddo's men teaching the young shepherd how to use a Carcano M1891 cavalry musket]] | [[File:Giuliano_mannlicher.jpg|thumb|400px|none|One of Turiddo's men teaching the young shepherd how to use a Carcano M1891 cavalry musket]] | ||
== | = Machine Guns = | ||
==Fiat-Revelli Model 1914/35== | |||
[[Fiat-Revelli M1935]] (or M14/35) machine gun is an air-cooled, belt-fed heavy machine gun used during WWII by the Italian Armed Forces. The Giuliano's bandits managed to take one somehow, and used it in various occasions. | |||
[[Image:Fiat-Revelli Modello 1935.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Fiat-Revelli Modello 1935 - 8x59mm RB Breda]] | |||
[[File:Salvatore-giuliano-machinegun.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Two bandits manning the Fiat 14/35 during the ambush to the Army]] | |||
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==Molotov== | = Other weapons = | ||
A couple of | ==Molotov Coctail== | ||
A couple of Molotov Coctail are used by a bandit during the ''pagliaio'' ambush | |||
[[File:Molotovgiuliano.jpg|thumb|419px|none]] | [[File:Molotovgiuliano.jpg|thumb|419px|none]] | ||
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[[Category:Crime]] | [[Category:Crime]] | ||
[[Category:B&W]] | [[Category:B&W]] | ||
[[Category:Biographical Movie]] | |||
[[Category:Italian Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category:Italian Produced/Filmed]] | ||
Revision as of 19:39, 22 September 2012
Salvatore Giuliano is an Italian made movie directed by Francesco Rosi, released in 1962. It narrates the story of the Sicilian outlaw Salvatore "Turiddo" Giuliano ("Turiddo" is the "Salvatore"'s Sicilian diminutive), and is fight from the end of World War Two up to his death in 1950. The film has received different critics, both positive and negative, depicting quite correctly historical events and local traditions, but otherwise depicting Sicily as a primitive land. Pictures about this movie are very rare to find.
Another movie about the life of Salvatore Giuliano appeared in 1987. It was based on the eponymous novel by Mario Puzo.
The following weapons are featured in the film Salvatore Giuliano:
Handguns
Beretta M1934
The Beretta M1934 was the standard sidearm for Italian forces. It was used by Army officers and all the Carabinieri.
Colt M1911
An M1911A1 is seen lying next to Giuliano's (Pietro Cammarata) dead body at the beginning of the movie. It is canonically incorrect, because Giuliano's signature handgun was a FN-Browning HP.
Submachine Guns
Thompson Submachine Gun
Several versions of Thompson are used in this movie. An M1 Thompson is the gun mainly used by Giuliano's second-in-command Gaspare Pisciotta (Frank Wolff) throughout the movie. Several others Guiliano's bandits use Thompson M1 and M1928 fitted mainly with box magazines. A Thompson M1 is also used during the ambush at the Carabinieri's station.
STEN
A Sten Mk II is seen slung over the back of one bandit guarding Giuliano's place when a Senator of the EVIS (Ente Volontario Indipendenza della Sicilia, Sicily's Independentist Voluntary Entity) went to discuss with Turiddo. The other one is depicted in the photo below.
MP40
The MP40 is the second most used submachine gun in the movie. Used only by Giuliano's men. Giuliano used one during the ambush at the pagliaio to a patrol of Carabinieri.
Beretta Model 38
The two versions of the Beretta Model 38 (also known as the MAB or Moschetto Automatico Beretta) are seen in the movie. The MAB 38A is used by the Italian Army and the Carabinieri in uniform and in plain clothes. The MAB 38/42 is used by the bandits of Giuliano and by Giuliano himself in several occasions. A MAB 38/42 is found near his dead body.
Rifles
Mannlicher-Carcano M1891 Cavalry
The Cavalry musket (musket is used in Italy to designate a very short carbine) model of the old bolt action Italian infantry rifle Carcano M1891 is used by some of the Army soldiers and mainly by the Carabinieri. In a scene a Cavalry is given to a Sicilian shepherd hired by Giuliano for the Portella della Ginestra's massacre.
Machine Guns
Fiat-Revelli Model 1914/35
Fiat-Revelli M1935 (or M14/35) machine gun is an air-cooled, belt-fed heavy machine gun used during WWII by the Italian Armed Forces. The Giuliano's bandits managed to take one somehow, and used it in various occasions.
Other weapons
Molotov Coctail
A couple of Molotov Coctail are used by a bandit during the pagliaio ambush
