Captured!
Movie Poster
Country
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Directed by
Roy Del Ruth
Release Date
August 19, 1933
Language
English German
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc
Captured! is a 1933 American drama movie directed by Roy Del Ruth and was based on the 1930 short story "Fellow Prisoners" by Sir Philip Gibbs. The movie is about Allied prisoners of war in a German camp during World War One. Captain Fred Allison meets his old friend Lieutenant Jack "Dig" Digby again in a German prison camp. While Capt. Allison waits for the right moment to break out, Lt. Digby does this on his own initiative. At the same time, a German woman is raped and murdered. Suspicion immediately falls on the escaped officer, who upon request is to be brought back to court by the Germans.
The following weapons were used in the film Captured! :
Pistols
Luger P08
German prison guards and officers have Luger P08s . Lt. Haversham (Philip Faversham ), Capt. Fred Allison (Leslie Howard ), and other Entente prisoners use captured Lugers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A holstered Luger of one guard eyed by Lt. Haversham.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Please! Mother forgive me! " Lt. Haversham holds the captured pistol on his belly.
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Rifles
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Gewehr 1898 rifles are used by German prison guards, soldiers, and Entente PoWs.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Prison guard stand in line before presenting their rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The fixed Seitengewehr 98/05 bayonet seen on the left.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Promotional picture of the scene above.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Three prison guards discovered Milkmaid Elsa's (Joyce Coad) wagon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers in a trench aim their Mausers while spotting a white flag. The left rifle is the early variant while the right one has the later stock with the grasping groove.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German firing squad takes aim at Lt. Digby (Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same scene in a promotional still.
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III*
British soldiers are briefly seen with Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing British soldiers fire their SMLEs.
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Machine Guns
Maxim MG 08
The prison camp towers are equipped with Maxim MG08s .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Maxim being fired at the revolting prisoners.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same Maxim seen on the right next to the gunners.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Allison mans the Maxim.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Promotional picture of the scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closer view of the charging bolt.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Suppressing the entrenched prison guards.
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Maxim MG 08/15
A German soldier in No Man's Land can be seen with a Maxim MG08/15 .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A distant view of the firing Maxim.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing This right view reveals the buttstock.
Browning MG
German planes are armed with Browning machine guns of unknown types.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: Browning M1917 - .30-06
Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: Browning M1919A4, early model with slotted barrel shroud - .30-06 Springfield
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Vickers Mk. I
A Vickers gun is very briefly seen fired by British soldiers.
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Other
QF 12-pounder 12 cwt AA gun
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Artillery
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same gun carriage behind a British soldier (Harry Allen ) giving German a Cigarette.
Model 16 Stielhandgranate
What appears to be Model 16 Stielhandgranates are used by one of the prison guards.
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