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[[Image:battle_poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Battle Cry'' (1955)]] | [[Image:battle_poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Battle Cry'' (1955)]] | ||
'''''Battle Cry''''' (1955) was directed by [[Raoul Walsh]] (''[[The Big Trail]]'', ''[[White Heat]]'', ''[[The Enforcer]]''), based on the novel by Leon Uris, and starred Van Heflin, [[Aldo Ray]], Nancy Olson, [[James Whitmore]], Raymond Massey, Tab Hunter, Anne Francis, and [[Fess Parker]]. The 2nd Marine Battalion is relegated to mop-up tours in the Pacific until finally assigned to a dangerous mission on Saipan. | '''''Battle Cry''''' (1955) was directed by [[Raoul Walsh]] (''[[The Big Trail]]'', ''[[White Heat]]'', ''[[The Enforcer]]''), based on the novel by Leon Uris, and starred [[Van Heflin]], [[Aldo Ray]], Nancy Olson, [[James Whitmore]], Raymond Massey, Tab Hunter, Anne Francis, and [[Fess Parker]]. The 2nd Marine Battalion is relegated to mop-up tours in the Pacific until finally assigned to a dangerous mission on Saipan. | ||
'''The following firearms were used in the film ''Battle Cry'':''' | '''The following firearms were used in the film ''Battle Cry'':''' | ||
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==M1911A1== | ==M1911A1== | ||
[[Image: M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP. This was an issued U.S. Army pistol with parkerized finish, thus the official designation of M1911A1.]] | [[Image: M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP. This was an issued U.S. Army pistol with parkerized finish, thus the official designation of M1911A1.]] | ||
[[Image:battle13_sm.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Major Sam Huxley (CO, 2nd Bn., 6th Marine Regt.) (Van Hefflin) gives Pvt. / Pfc Andy Hookens ([[Aldo Ray]]) an order he can’t refuse.]] | [[Image:battle13_sm.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Major Sam Huxley (CO, 2nd Bn., 6th Marine Regt.) ([[Van Hefflin]]) gives Pvt. / Pfc Andy Hookens ([[Aldo Ray]]) an order he can’t refuse.]] | ||
==M1 Garand== | ==M1 Garand== | ||
Throughout the film, U.S. Marines carry the [[M1 Garand]] automatic rifle. | Throughout the film, U.S. Marines carry the [[M1 Garand]] automatic rifle. | ||
Revision as of 18:01, 4 May 2013
Battle Cry (1955) was directed by Raoul Walsh (The Big Trail, White Heat, The Enforcer), based on the novel by Leon Uris, and starred Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, Nancy Olson, James Whitmore, Raymond Massey, Tab Hunter, Anne Francis, and Fess Parker. The 2nd Marine Battalion is relegated to mop-up tours in the Pacific until finally assigned to a dangerous mission on Saipan.
The following firearms were used in the film Battle Cry:
M1911A1
M1 Garand
Throughout the film, U.S. Marines carry the M1 Garand automatic rifle.
M1 Carbine
Throughout the film, Marines carry the M1 Carbine.
Browning Automatic Rifle
Marines carry the Browning Automatic Rifle into combat on Saipan.
Arisaka Rifle Type 38
Japanese soldiers carry the Arisaka Rifle Type 38.
Browning M1917
Both Japanese soldiers and U.S. Marines use the Browning M1917 machine gun.
Browning M2
Marine tanks carry a mounted Browning M2 machine gun.
M1 Mortar
Marines set up a firing field with the M1 Mortar
M1 Flamethrower
Marines use the M1 Flamethrower to flush out dug-in Japanese soldiers.
M101 Howitzer
Marines use the M101 Howitzer in combat.
M116 Howitzer
Japanese soldiers use the M116 Howitzer in combat.
