Gorgo
Theatrical Release Poster
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Joe Ryan
Bill Travers
Sam Slade
William Sylvester
Sean
Vincent Winter
Kevin McCartin
Christopher Rhodes
Gorgo The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms The Giant Behemoth
The following weapons were used in the film Gorgo :
Handguns Webley/Enfield Revolver A Webley .38 Mk IV or Enfield No. 2 revolver is seen in holster of a British officer.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley Mk IV - .38 S&W. WWII production. Note words "War Finish" on the frame, under cylinder. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Enfield No. 2 Mk.I Original configuration with spurred hammer - .38 S&W Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer at the right has a revolver in holster. Submachine Guns Sten Mk II Some British soldiers are armed with Sten Mk II SMGs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sten Mk II - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier holds a Sten. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Sten is seen in hands of a soldier (next to the commanding officer). MP40 (Mockup) During the defence of the Tower Bridge several soldiers fire MP40 SMGs (this weapon was never issued to British military). The blue muzzle flash indicates the weapon to be a prop using natural gas to create muzzle flash, similar to Stens in The Guns of Navarone
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers with MP40 SMGs are seen at the left and right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier fires his MP40 at the left. Note the hose connected to the weapon. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The MP40 is seen in hands of a soldier (third from right). Rifles Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I When Gorgo comes ashore on Nara Island, the harbour master Kevin McCartin (Christopher Rhodes ) and two fishermen fire Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I rifles (of course, without any success). A No.4 Mk.I rifle is seen on board of Joe Ryan's MV Triton . British soldiers widely use No.4 Mk.I rifles when Ogra goes on a rampage in London.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing McCartin (at the left) and fishermen fire at Gorgo. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A sailor on Triton holds the rifle while guarding Gorgo. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers on Tower Bridge aim at Ogra. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers fire their rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers with No.4 Mk.I rifles in car. Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* Some Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* are also seen in hands of British soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier in center holds No.1 Mk.III* rifle. Machine Guns and Autocannons Besa Machine Gun Besa machine guns are coaxial mounted on Daimler Armoured Cars Mk I.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing British Besa tank machine gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of coaxial Besa can be seen. Browining M1919A4 Browning M1919A4 machine guns (British Army index L3) are mounted on Centurion (most likely Mark 5 or Mark 7) tanks.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1919A4 - .30-06 Springfield Error creating thumbnail: File missing L3 machine gun is top mounted on Centurion. Bren What appears to be Bren gun is seen top-mounted on a Centurion tank.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bren L4A4 - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Unlike most other tanks, this particular Centurion seems to be equipped with Bren. The machine gun appears to be unloaded. Oerlikon 20mm Cannon A Oerlikon 20mm Cannon is seen mounted on US Navy submarine.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oerlikon Cannon - 20mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oerlikon 20mm Cannon is mounted on the conning tower of the submarine. AN/M3 Autocannon AN/M3, US version of Hispano-Suiza HS.404 20mm autocannon, are mounted on Grumman F9F Panther fighter planes, seen on US Navy aircraft carrier that stands for HMS Royal Oak (in reality no Royal Navy aircraft carrier had such name).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hispano-Suiza HS.404 with ammo drum - 20x110mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing 20mm guns are seen in the nose of the plane. ADEN cannon ADEN cannons are mounted on RAF Hawker Hunter fighter planes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing ADEN cannon - 30x113mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hawker Hunters on airfield. Bofors 40mm Bofors 40mm AA autocannons are mounted on various Royal Navy and US Navy ships, notably HMS Pellew (F62) that is intensively used in attack on Ogra.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bofors 40mm L/60 AA gun in a Boffin mounting - 40x311mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Single Bofors on HMS Pellew . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bofors 40mm L/60 twin mounting - 40x311mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Twin Bofors on HMS Pellew . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bofors 40mm L/60 quad mounting - 40x311mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Quad Bofors on US Navy ship. Other Weapons Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* Signal Pistol A Royal Navy sailor uses a Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* Signal Pistol to ignite the petrol trap when Ogra enters River Thames.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* Signal Pistol - 1 inch - brass frame and barrel Error creating thumbnail: File missing A sailor readies to fire the flare pistol. Webley & Scott No. 4 Mk. I Signal Pistol A British soldier uses a Webley & Scott No. 4 Mk. I Signal Pistol during the defence of the Tower Bridge.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley & Scott No. 4 Mk. I Signal Pistol - 37 mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier readies to fire the flare pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the gun. Flamethrower The circus personnel use flamethrowers to threaten Gorgo and stop its attempts to break free. They appear to be a kind of non-military propane-fueled flamethrowers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trivia Centurion Main Battle Tank Centurion Mark 5 or Mark 7 tanks are deployed against Ogra during the defence of Tower Bridge. Their main guns are 105mm L7.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Centurions leave the barraks. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Centurions on march. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of Centurion tank. Daimler Armoured Car Mk I Daimler Armoured Cars Mk I are also deployed against Ogra. Their 2-pounder (40mm) guns are inferior in comparison with 105mm guns of Centurion tanks.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Daimler Armoured Cars on London streets. Saracen APC FV603 Saracen APCs are also used by British Army.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A six-wheeled Saracen is seen at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saracen AOP command vehicle is seen at the background. Navy Error creating thumbnail: File missing HMS Pellew (F62), Blackwood -class frigate. It is armed with three 40mm Bofors guns and two Limbo Mark 10 anti-submarine mortars. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Limbo Mark 10 anti-submarine mortar on HMS Pellew . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Limbo fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing HMS Jutland (D62), Battle -class destroyer. Its main weapon consists of five 4.5"/45 Mark III guns in two twin RP10 Mark IV mountings and a single RP50 Mark V* (behing the funnel). Two pentuple torpedo tubes also can be seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing US Navy Gearing -class destroyer. Its main weapon consists of six 5"/38 Mark 12 guns in three twin Mark 38 mountings. Error creating thumbnail: File missing US Navy Fletcher -class destroyer. Its main weapon consists of five 5"/38 Mark 12 guns in single Mark 30 mountings. 40mm Bofors are seen between the funnels. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 5"/38 Mark 12 guns in Mark 30 mountings. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 5"/25 Mark 17 gun and 20mm Oerlikon are mounted on the US Navy submarine. Missiles During the defence of the Palace of Westminster British troops use car-mounted missiles. While the missiles doesn't match any real weapon, issued to British Army, they are more than just mockup, as they are loaded and fired. Possibly it's a kind of pyrotechnic rockets.
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