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'''''Unbroken''''' is a 2014 biographical war drama produced and directed by [[Angelina Jolie]]. The film focuses on the life of Olympic athlete Louis "Louie" Zamperini ([[Jack O'Connell]]) and was based on the 2010 book ''Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption''. Louis Zamperini is the youngest member of the US Olympic Games in 1936 to participate in the Olympic Games in Berlin. Four years later, Zamperini is a favorite for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, which are canceled due to the outbreak of the Second World War. Zamperini voluntarily goes to war as a gunner of a B-24D bomber. After a breakdown in the Pacific, two soldiers and himself can save themselves on a raft. There, they fight 47 days for survival before they are picked up and captured by the Japanese Navy. On the ship they have to suffer sadistic humiliation, and the martyrs for Louis continue on land, because Watanabe ([[Miyavi]]), the commander of the prisoner of war camp, makes his life difficult for him. | '''''Unbroken''''' is a 2014 biographical war drama produced and directed by [[Angelina Jolie]]. The film focuses on the life of Olympic athlete Louis "Louie" Zamperini ([[Jack O'Connell]]) and was based on the 2010 book ''Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption''. Louis Zamperini is the youngest member of the US Olympic Games in 1936 to participate in the Olympic Games in Berlin. Four years later, Zamperini is a favorite for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, which are canceled due to the outbreak of the Second World War. Zamperini voluntarily goes to war as a gunner of a B-24D bomber. After a breakdown in the Pacific, two soldiers and himself can save themselves on a raft. There, they fight 47 days for survival before they are picked up and captured by the Japanese Navy. On the ship, they have to suffer sadistic humiliation, and the martyrs for Louis continue on land, because Watanabe ([[Miyavi]]), the commander of the prisoner of war camp, makes his life difficult for him. | ||
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==Webley Mk IV== | ==Webley Mk IV== | ||
A compact [[Webley Revolvers|Webley .38 Mk IV]] | A compact [[Webley Revolvers|Webley .38 Mk IV]], which has a shorter barrel and a pistol grip, is seen only in the trailers. | ||
[[File:webleymk4compact.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley & Scott Mk IV .38 Revolver]] | [[File:webleymk4compact.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley & Scott Mk IV .38 Revolver]] | ||
[[File:unbroken_webley.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A referee fires the Webley.]] | [[File:unbroken_webley.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A referee fires the Webley.]] | ||
==Nambu Type 14== | ==Nambu Type 14== | ||
Mutsuhiro Watanabe ([[Miyavi]]) fires a [[Nambu Type 14]] in the Prisoner of War Camp. | Mutsuhiro Watanabe ([[Miyavi]]) fires a [[Nambu Type 14]] pistol to start a race in the Prisoner of War Camp. | ||
[[File:NambuType14Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Late Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]] | [[File:NambuType14Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Late Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]] | ||
[[File:unbroken_nambu_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier gives Mutsuhiro Watanabe the Nambu.]] | [[File:unbroken_nambu_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier gives Mutsuhiro Watanabe the Nambu.]] | ||
[[File:unbroken_nambu_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He chambers the pistol.]] | [[File:unbroken_nambu_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He chambers the pistol.]] | ||
[[File:unbroken_nambu.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mutsuhiro Watanabe | [[File:unbroken_nambu.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mutsuhiro Watanabe fires in the air. Note this view is only in a Trailer.]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
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==Arisaka Type 99== | ==Arisaka Type 99== | ||
Several Japanese soldiers are seen with [[Arisaka Type 99]] | Several Japanese soldiers are seen with [[Arisaka Type 99]] rifles equipped with monopods. The long variant of the rifle is also seen at the end. | ||
[[File:99aris.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 99 short rifle with monopod - 7.7x58mm]] | [[File:99aris.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 99 short rifle with monopod - 7.7x58mm]] | ||
[[File:u_arisaka99_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two soldiers holding Type 99 rifles | [[File:u_arisaka99_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two soldiers holding Type 99 rifles at mistreated Louie ([[Jack O'Connell]]) and Phil ([[Domhnall Gleeson]]).]] | ||
[[File:u_arisaka99_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the monopod.]] | [[File:u_arisaka99_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldiers force the two to undress. Note the mounted monopod.]] | ||
[[File:u_arisaka99_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:u_arisaka99_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier in the background holds the Arisaka at Louie.]] | ||
[[File:Type_99_long_rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 99 long rifle - 7.7x58mm]] | [[File:Type_99_long_rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 99 long rifle - 7.7x58mm]] | ||
[[File:u_arisaka99_long.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:u_arisaka99_long.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The long Type 99 held by a prison guard. Note the rear sight what makes it different from a Type 38.]] | ||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
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[[File:Unbroken 500.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Some [[Browning M2]] Machine Guns are mounted on the B-24D "Liberator" heavy bomber.]] | [[File:Unbroken 500.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Some [[Browning M2]] Machine Guns are mounted on the B-24D "Liberator" heavy bomber.]] | ||
[[File:Unbroken 502.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gunners man the Browning M2 machine guns.]] | [[File:Unbroken 502.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gunners man the Browning M2 machine guns.]] | ||
[[File:unbroken_m2_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the Browning M2]] | [[File:unbroken_m2_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the Browning M2.]] | ||
[[File:Unbroken 504.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The tail gunner opens fire.]] | [[File:Unbroken 504.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The tail gunner opens fire.]] | ||
[[File:unbroken_m2_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|First Person view.]] | [[File:unbroken_m2_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|First Person view.]] | ||
==Nambu Type 96 | ==Nambu Type 96== | ||
A Japanese prison guard holds a [[Type 96 Light Machine Gun]] near the end of the movie. | A Japanese prison guard holds a [[Type 96 Light Machine Gun]] fitted with a Type 30 bayonet near the end of the movie. | ||
[[File:Type96.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 96 Light Machine Gun (minus magazine) - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]] | [[File:Type96.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 96 Light Machine Gun (minus magazine) - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]] | ||
[[File:unbroken_type96.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the left. Only used for a preview.]] | [[File:unbroken_type96.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the left. Only used for a preview.]] | ||
[[File:unbroken_type96_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guard in the background.]] | [[File:unbroken_type96_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guard wields the Type 96 in the background.]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
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==Type 99 Cannon== | ==Type 99 Cannon== | ||
Japanese A6M "Zero" fighters can be seen firing on the B-24D's using their wing-mounted [[Type 99 cannon]]s. | Japanese A6M "Zero" fighters can be seen firing on the B-24D's using their wing-mounted [[Type 99 cannon]]s. | ||
[[Image:Type 99-1. | [[Image:Navy Type 99-1 & 99-2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Type 99 cannon aircraft variants, top an earlier Type 99 Mark 1 Model 3 - 20x72mm RB, bottom a later Type 99 Mark 2 Model 3 - 20x101mm RB]] | ||
[[File:u_type99c_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The "Zero" fires at the B-24D.]] | [[File:u_type99c_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The "Zero" fires at the B-24D.]] | ||
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[[File:M8FlarePistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M8 Flare Pistol - 37mm]] | [[File:M8FlarePistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M8 Flare Pistol - 37mm]] | ||
[[File:unbroken_flare.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Louie fires the Flare gun.]] | [[File:unbroken_flare.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Louie fires the Flare gun.]] | ||
[[File:unbroken_flare_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Left side of the gun.]] | [[File:unbroken_flare_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Left side of the gun as he waves with it.]] | ||
[[File:unbroken_flare_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He reloads the Flare gun.]] | [[File:unbroken_flare_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He reloads the Flare gun.]] | ||
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Unbroken is a 2014 biographical war drama produced and directed by Angelina Jolie. The film focuses on the life of Olympic athlete Louis "Louie" Zamperini (Jack O'Connell) and was based on the 2010 book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. Louis Zamperini is the youngest member of the US Olympic Games in 1936 to participate in the Olympic Games in Berlin. Four years later, Zamperini is a favorite for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, which are canceled due to the outbreak of the Second World War. Zamperini voluntarily goes to war as a gunner of a B-24D bomber. After a breakdown in the Pacific, two soldiers and himself can save themselves on a raft. There, they fight 47 days for survival before they are picked up and captured by the Japanese Navy. On the ship, they have to suffer sadistic humiliation, and the martyrs for Louis continue on land, because Watanabe (Miyavi), the commander of the prisoner of war camp, makes his life difficult for him.
The following weapons were used in the film Unbroken:
Handguns
Webley Mk IV
A compact Webley .38 Mk IV, which has a shorter barrel and a pistol grip, is seen only in the trailers.
Nambu Type 14
Mutsuhiro Watanabe (Miyavi) fires a Nambu Type 14 pistol to start a race in the Prisoner of War Camp.
Rifles
Arisaka Type 38
Arisaka Type 38 Rifles are rarely seen by Japanese soldiers as Louis Zamperini arrives in Tokyo.
Arisaka Type 99
Several Japanese soldiers are seen with Arisaka Type 99 rifles equipped with monopods. The long variant of the rifle is also seen at the end.
Machine Guns
Browning M2 Aircraft
Some Browning M2 Machine Guns are mounted on the B-24D "Liberator" heavy bomber. After the plane crashed into the ocean Louie is trapped under one.
Nambu Type 96
A Japanese prison guard holds a Type 96 Light Machine Gun fitted with a Type 30 bayonet near the end of the movie.
Other
Type 99 Cannon
Japanese A6M "Zero" fighters can be seen firing on the B-24D's using their wing-mounted Type 99 cannons.
M8 Flare Pistol
Louis Zamperini (Jack O'Connell) fires a M8 Flare Pistol.
