Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch) (1971): Difference between revisions
Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch) (1971): Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch) (1971): Difference between revisions
A naval cannon, used by pirates to fire at Captain Smollett's boat, appears to be not a mockup but a genuine carronade, Russian Navy model of early XIX century, supposedly in 8-pounder caliber.
A naval cannon, used by pirates to fire at Captain Smollett's boat, appears to be not a mockup but a genuine carronade, Russian Navy model of early 19th century, supposedly in 8-pounder caliber.
[[File:Ostrov sokrovishch 1971-Cannon-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Israel Hands (Antanas Pikelis) readies to fire at the boat.]]
[[File:Ostrov sokrovishch 1971-Cannon-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Israel Hands (Antanas Pikelis) readies to fire at the boat.]]
Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch) is a 1971 Soviet screen adaptation of famous adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, directed by Yevgeni Fridman. The movie was filmed on Gorky Film Studio in Moscow but most actors are of Estonian and Lithuanian origin.
The following weapons were used in the film Treasure Island (Ostrov sokrovishch) (1971):
While most flintlock pistols in the movie are mockups (see below), some genuine pistols are also seen. They appear to be of Russian M1809 model that was manufactured until 1830s in vast numbers. In firing scenes these pistols are replaced by mockups.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingRussian Cavalry Pistol M1809 - .70 calError creating thumbnail: File missingA pistol, tucked at the belt of Captain Smollett (Juozas Urmanavicius), appears to be a genuine according to the shape of the grip (mockups have more simple grips) and a small plating on the grip that is a place for the Russian Empire coat of arms.Error creating thumbnail: File missingDuring the scene on board of Hispaniola one of Jim Hawkins' (Aare Laanemets) pistols switches from mockups to genuine pistols (a real flint lock can be seen on the pistol at the right).Error creating thumbnail: File missingLong John Silver (Boris Andreyev) gives Jim Hawkins a pistol that appears to be an Officer's M1809 model with slightly longer barrel than the standard Cavalry model. Another pistol, tucked at Silver's belt, is also an M1809. Next moment, in the firing scene, these pistols switches to mockups.Error creating thumbnail: File missingOne of George Merry's (Vytautas Tomkus) pistols also appears to be a genuine.
Most flintlock pistols in the film are Izhmekh IZh-18 shotguns with sawed-off barrels and buttstocks and fake flint locks, mocked up after M1809 Russian model. They are often seen firing, but the locks doesn't move, dispalying that they are mere mockups. Such pistols are used by most characters, including Jim Hawkins (Aare Laanemets), Long John Silver (Boris Andreyev), Dr. Livesey (Laimonas Noreika), Squire Trelawney (Algimantas Masiulis), Captain Smollett (Juozas Urmanavicius), Billy Bones (Kazimieras Vitkus), and George Merry (Vytautas Tomkus).
Like pistols, flintlock muskets in the film are also visually modified Izhmekh IZh-18 shotguns. There are two models; first one, more often seen, has a shorter barrel and slightly flared muzzle; the second has intact long barrel of the original shotgun. Their flint locks also doesn't move when these guns fire.
A naval cannon, used by pirates to fire at Captain Smollett's boat, appears to be not a mockup but a genuine carronade, Russian Navy model of early 19th century, supposedly in 8-pounder caliber.
