Amigo
Theatrical release poster
Amigo is a 2010 Filipino-American drama film. Taking place during the Philippine-American War in 1900, the film stars Joel Torre as Rafael Dacanay, the kapitan of the fictional Barrio San Isidro whose brother Simón and his resistance guerillas had recently liberated the village from the Spanish. However, when an American army division garrisons his village, Rafael is torn between submitting to the ruling Americans or staying loyal to his fellow Filipinos.
The following weapons were used in the film Amigo :
Revolvers
Colt New Army & Navy
Both the American army and the Filipino guerillas throughout the film use the M1892 variant of the Colt New Army & Navy .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Col. Hardacre (Chris Cooper ) shoots the head off the village's statue of Saint Isidore the Laborer with his M1892.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Promotional image of Garret Dillahunt holding the revolver.
Prop Revolver
Multiple prop firearms, including prop revolvers appear in the movie, substituting for the regular guns. The prop revolver is partly based on some Smith & Wesson revolvers.
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Rifles
Krag-Jørgensen
The officers of the American army throughout the movie are accurately depicted using the Krag-Jørgensen rifle.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A group of American soldiers fire their Krags at Joaquinito. Gil (Dane DeHaan ) racks his rifle in the foreground.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close-up of the Krag's receiver.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The American soldiers execute a herd of carabao with their Krags.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close-up of the rifle's barrel.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The American soldiers and their allies walk back to the village while singing Damn, Damn, Damn the Filipinos. They can be seen holding their Krags.
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Spanish Mauser M1893
The Filipino resistance guerillas throughout the movie are accurately depicted using the Spanish Mauser M1893 . The rifle is also correctly referred to as "Mausers from the Spanish" in the film.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Policarpio (Bembol Roco) holds his Mauser in the film's opening scene.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The guerilla fighters with their Mausers.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The guerillas with their Mausers in the film's ending.
Prop Rifle
Multiple prop firearms appear in the movie, substituting for the regular guns. A prop rifle, which is based on the Remington Rolling Block is seen at the one point.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing An American soldier can be seen holding a prop rifle in this shot.