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The Grand Duel
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The Grand Duel (Italian: El Grande Duello) also known as: Storm Rider or The Big Showdown is a 1972 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giancarlo Santi and Starring by Lee Van Cleef. The Grand Duel was the first Spaghetti Western entirely directed by Giancarlo Santi, who previouly worked with Sergio Leone in The Good, The Bad & The Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West and with Giulio Petroni in Death Rides a Horse how assistant director.
In a not specified year, The film follows the history of a hard-bitten gunslinger who seeks justice for a young gunmen who is being chased by a the law for framed of a murder that he did not commit.
This film is considered "Lee Van Cleef's last great western".
The following weapons were used in the film The Grand Duel:
Revolvers
Colt Single Action Army
The Colt Single Action Army appears how the most common revolver in the film, Used by several charaters. Multiple variants are used, Of which stands out a Golden finish variant used by David Saxon (Horst Frank).
Adam Saxon (Klaus Grünberg) use a Colt 1851 Navy with nickel finish how his sidearm.
Smith & Wesson Model .44 Hand Ejector
Clayton (Lee Van Cleef) uses a Smith & Wesson Model .44 Hand Ejector how his main sidearm.
Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless
a Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless appears very few times in the film, Only used by bartenders.
Lefaucheux Model 1858
During the duel between Adam Saxon (Klaus Grünberg) and Old John (Giovanni Filidoro), the latter carries a solid frame Lefaucheux Model 1858.
Rifles
Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy"
The Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy" is used by several characters in the film, mainly by the bounty hunters.
Winchester Model 1873
a bounty hunter carries a Winchester Model 1873 with a mounted scope.
Shotguns
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun appears in the "Silver Bells" station. Vermeer tries to arm himself with it, but Clayton (Lee Van Cleef) prevents from do it. Never is used, Becuase it is revealed that it never was loaded.
Machine Guns
MG42
Adam Saxon (Klaus Grünberg) use a MG42 during the ambush at the Wermeer's followers heading to the silver mine. this is a anacronism, since the film is set in the Wild West and the MG42 was introduced during the World War II, two very separate historical periods. a similar error is seen on the film Duck, You Sucker!.
