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'''''Bloody Sunday''''' is a 2002 film written and directed by Paul Greengrass (''[[The Bourne Ultimatum]]'') about the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Sunday_%281972%29 1972 Bloody Sunday Massacre]. Using documentary-style cinematography, the film captures the events before, during and after the massacre from the perspectives of the protesters and British Army. | '''''Bloody Sunday''''' is a 2002 film written and directed by Paul Greengrass (''[[The Bourne Ultimatum]]'') about the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Sunday_%281972%29 1972 Bloody Sunday Massacre]. Using documentary-style cinematography, the film captures the events before, during and after the massacre from the perspectives of the protesters and British Army. | ||
[[Image:Bloodysunday.jpg| | [[Image:Bloodysunday.jpg|299px|thumb|right|''Bloody Sunday'' (2002)]] | ||
'''The following weapons appear in the film ''Bloody Sunday'':''' | '''The following weapons appear in the film ''Bloody Sunday'':''' | ||
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==L1A1 SLR== | ==L1A1 SLR== | ||
[[L1A1 SLR]]s are carried by most of the British Army soldiers and paratroopers. | [[L1A1 SLR]]s are carried by most of the British Army soldiers and paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment (1 Para). | ||
[[Image:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|none|400px|British Inch Pattern L1A1 SLR (Self Loading Rifle) chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO. SLR's seen in the film have wood furniture. British & New Zealand SLR's were later fitted with black fibreglass furniture as seen here.]] | [[Image:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|none|400px|British Inch Pattern L1A1 SLR (Self Loading Rifle) chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO. SLR's seen in the film have wood furniture. British & New Zealand SLR's were later fitted with black fibreglass furniture as seen here.]] | ||
[[File:Bloodysunday-SLR-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A British Army soldier guards a checkpoint.]] | |||
[[File:Bloodysunday-SLR-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A paratrooper from 1 Para holds a L1A1 SLR while other paratroopers attempt to cut through barbed wire on top of a wall.]] | |||
[[File:Bloodysunday-SLR-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Paratroopers take up positions after hearing shots fired.]] | |||
[[File:Bloodysunday-SLR-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A gas-mask wearing paratrooper opens fire on the protesters with a L1A1 SLR.]] | |||
[[File:Bloodysunday-SLR-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The paratroopers fire on a group of protesters hiding behind a barricade.]] | |||
[[File:Bloodysunday-SLR-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another paratrooper fires his L1A1 SLR.]] | |||
==Smith & Wesson Model 276 Gas Gun== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 276 Gas Gun== | ||
British troops use [[Smith & Wesson 276 Gas Gun|Smith & Wesson 276 Gas Guns]] with | British troops use [[Smith & Wesson 276 Gas Gun|Smith & Wesson 276 Gas Guns]] with folding stocks to fire rubber bullets and CS gas rounds. | ||
[[Image:S&W37mmGasGun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 276 Gas Gun - 37mm]] | [[Image:S&W37mmGasGun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 276 Gas Gun - 37mm]] | ||
[[File:Bloodysunday-SW276-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier in the background holds a S&W 276 while Ivan Cooper ([[James Nesbitt]]) urges protesters to avoid confronting the army.]] | |||
[[File:Bloodysunday-SW276-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A paratrooper climbs aboard a Humber FV 1611 'Pig' APC with a S&W 276 gas gun strapped to his back.]] | |||
[[File:Bloodysunday-SW276-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Paratroopers fire at the fleeing protesters after flanking them.]] | |||
==Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun== | ==Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun== | ||
[[Sterling SMG|Sterling L2A3 sub-machine guns]] are seen in the hands of British soldiers and RUC officers. | [[Sterling SMG|Sterling L2A3 sub-machine guns]] are seen in the hands of British soldiers and Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officers. | ||
[[Image:SterlingSMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sterling L2A3 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm parabellum]] | [[Image:SterlingSMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sterling L2A3 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm parabellum]] | ||
[[File:Bloodysunday-L2A3-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A radio operator holds a Sterling as an officer calls for backup.]] | |||
[[File:Bloodysunday-L2A3-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Paratroopers watch as their comrades attempt to remove barbed wire from a wall.]] | |||
[[File:Bloodysunday-L2A3-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A RUC officer holds a Sterling at the hospital after the shootings.]] | |||
==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifle== | ==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifle== | ||
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[[Image:SMLE.jpg|400px|thumb|none|RSAF Enfield Lee-enfield No.1 MK.III rifle - .303 British]] | [[Image:SMLE.jpg|400px|thumb|none|RSAF Enfield Lee-enfield No.1 MK.III rifle - .303 British]] | ||
[[File:Bloodysunday-smle-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A IRA "Provo" hands a SMLE to his comrade.]] | |||
[[File:Bloodysunday-smle-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The IRA members rush into a house to shoot at the British troops.]] | |||
[[File:Bloodysunday-smle-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Protesters snatch the SMLE away to prevent a further escalation between the protesters and paratroopers.]] | |||
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[[Image:ShortWebley MkIV.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk.IV Duty Model revolver - .38/200]] | [[Image:ShortWebley MkIV.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk.IV Duty Model revolver - .38/200]] | ||
[[File:Bloodysunday-Webley-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The IRA member fires the Webley at the paratroopers.]] | |||
==Thompson M1A1 sub-machine gun== | ==Thompson M1A1 sub-machine gun== | ||
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[[Image:M1sb.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Thompson M1A1 with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1sb.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Thompson M1A1 with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[File:Bloodysunday-M1A1-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Provo cocks a M1A1 Thompson before handing it to an IRA recruit.]] | |||
==Trivia== | |||
[[File:Bloodysunday-trivia.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[Simon Mann]] portrays Colonel Wilford (on the right), commander of 1 Para. Mann is a former SAS officer-turned mercenary who later became infamous as the alleged ringleader of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Equatorial_Guinea_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_attempt 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt].]] | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | ||
Revision as of 06:58, 22 January 2012
Bloody Sunday is a 2002 film written and directed by Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Ultimatum) about the 1972 Bloody Sunday Massacre. Using documentary-style cinematography, the film captures the events before, during and after the massacre from the perspectives of the protesters and British Army.
The following weapons appear in the film Bloody Sunday:
L1A1 SLR
L1A1 SLRs are carried by most of the British Army soldiers and paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment (1 Para).
Smith & Wesson Model 276 Gas Gun
British troops use Smith & Wesson 276 Gas Guns with folding stocks to fire rubber bullets and CS gas rounds.
Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun
Sterling L2A3 sub-machine guns are seen in the hands of British soldiers and Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officers.
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifle
After the first two marchers are wounded, three Provisional IRA members are seen taking a Lee-enfield No.1 Mk.III rifle rifle out of the boot of a car, using it to fire at the British paratroopers before being subdued by protesters . Another is seen near the end of the film being given to a new IRA recruit.
Webley Mk.IV Duty Model revolver
At one point during the shooting of the marchers an IRA member fires two rounds from a Webley Mk.IV Duty Model revolver, with the shorter duty barrel, at British paratroopers before being wrestled into cover by marchers and bystanders.
Thompson M1A1 sub-machine gun
A Thompson M1A1 sub-machine gun with a 30 round magazine is seen near the end of the film being given to a new recruit into the IRA by an IRA member.
