The Light at the Edge of the WorldThe Light at the Edge of the World - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video GamesThe Light at the Edge of the World
The Light at the Edge of the World is a 1971 American-Spanish adventure movie directed by Kevin Billington and based on the 1905 novel Le Phare du bout du monde ("The Lighthouse at the End of the World") by Jules Verne. The story is set in 1865, on a remote island at the southern tip of South America. Will Denton (Kirk Douglas), seeking escape of his troubled past, works on a lighthouse together with aged sea dog Captain Moriz (Fernando Rey) and young Felipe (Massimo Ranieri). One day a pirates ship under the command of Jonathan Kongre (Yul Brynner) appears near the island. Pirates capture the lighthouse and extinguish the light in order to mislead ships into the rocks and loot the cargo. Denton manages to hide in the caves and teams with a wreck survivor Montefiore (Renato Salvatori). The two try to survive and spoil pirates plans to lure more ships in the trap.
The following weapons were used in the film The Light at the Edge of the World:
Some pirates carry Percussion Cap Pistols of several models (though most pirates are armed only with swords, daggers and polearms of various kind). Also a pair of percussion cap pistols is seen in the storeroom of the lighthouse.
A pirate holds a double barreled percussion cap pistol when he unsuccessfully tries to capture Denton and Montefiore on his own. Denton takes this pistol and uses it later.
In the flashback scene that shows Denton's past during the California Gold Rush both Denton and Matt Edwards (John Clark) draw unidentified revolvers, seen very unclear due to fast motion.
When Denton killes a pirate sentry, he takes his Remington Rolling Block rifle. Later Denton's rifle switches to a carbine (see above). Probably Remington Rolling Block riles are also seen in hands of Argentine Navy sailors in the opening scene. In Spain, where the movie was filmed, Remington Rolling Block rifle was issued to service, manufactured under license and used for more than twenty years.
Muzzleloading naval cannons are mounted on an Argentine Navy ship in the opening scene and on the pirates ship. In the final scene pirates guns are placed on the island, and Will Denton use them to sink the ship.
