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{{Infobox Movie
When director François Truffaut discuss which handgun to use in a scene of the movie he is making, he is offered a selection of 5 handguns:
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|name = Day for Night (La Nuit américaine)
[[Image:Lego.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Day for night (La Nuit américaine)]]
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|picture = La Nuit americaine Poster.jpg
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|caption = ''Original Poster''
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|country = [[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France
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|director = [[François Truffaut]]
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|date= 1973
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|language = French
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|studio=Les Films du Carrosse<BR>PECF<BR>Produzione Internazionale Cinematografica
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|distributor=Columbia Pictures<BR>Warner Brothers
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|character1=Julie Baker
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|actor1=[[Jacqueline Bisset]]
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|character2=Alexandre
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|actor2=Jean-Pierre Aumont
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|character3=Séverine
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|actor3=Valentina Cortese
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|character4=Alphonse
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|actor4=[[Jean-Pierre Léaud]]
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|character5=Ferrand
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|actor5=[[François Truffaut]]
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}}
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'''''Day for Night''''' (''La Nuit américaine'') is an Oscar-winning 1973 French movie directed by [[François Truffaut]]. It depicts the filmmaking of a melodrama and the life and problems of actors and crewmembers.
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{{Film Title}}
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__TOC__<br clear="all">
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=Pistols=
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== FN Model 1922 ==
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In the final scene of the "film inside the film" Alphonse ([[Jean-Pierre Léaud]]) holds an [[FN Model 1922]].
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[[File:Browning 1922.jpg|thumb|none|300px|FN Model 1922 - .32 ACP]]
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[[File:La Nuit americaine-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ferrand ([[François Truffaut]]), the director of the film, examines several handguns that the prop master Bernard ([[Bernard Menez]]) brings to him.]]
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[[File:La Nuit americaine-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ferrand chooses to use an FN Model 1922.]]
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[[File:La Nuit americaine-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bernard checks the pistol before handing it to actor.]]
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[[File:La Nuit americaine-06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Alphonse readies for filming of the climactic scene.]]
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== Mauser HSc ==
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Another weapon on the tray is a [[Mauser HSc]] pistol.
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[[Image:Mauser HSc Plastic Grip.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Mauser HSc with plastic grips - .32 ACP]]
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[[File:La Nuit americaine-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Five handguns on the tray.]]
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[[File:La Nuit americaine-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mauser HSc is seen at the top left.]]
  
==[[FN Model 1910/1922|FN Model 1922]]==
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== Nambu Type 14 ==
[[Image:FN Model 1922.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FN Model 1922 - .32 ACP]]
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[[Nambu Type 14]] is one more handgun on the tray.
[[Image:Terco.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Day for night (La Nuit américaine)]]
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[[Image:Nambu Type 14.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Early Nambu Type 14  - 8x22mm Nambu]]
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[[File:La Nuit americaine-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Five handguns on the tray.]]
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[[File:La Nuit americaine-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nambu is seen at the left.]]
  
==Arminius revolver==
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=Revolvers=
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== Webley .38 Mk IV ==
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A [[Webley .38 Mk IV]] revolver is also seen.
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[[Image:Webley-MK-4.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk IV - .38 S&W]]
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[[File:La Nuit americaine-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Five handguns on the tray.]]
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[[File:La Nuit americaine-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Webley is partially seen on the bottom.]]
  
==Webley Mk IV==
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== Arminius HW-3 ==
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An [[Arminius HW-3]] revlolver is also seen.
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[[Image:ArminiusC.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Arminius HW-3 - .22 LR]]
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[[File:La Nuit americaine-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Five handguns on the tray.]]
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[[File:La Nuit americaine-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Arminius is seen next to Mauser HSc.]]
  
==Nambu model 14==
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== Colt Official Police ==
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A [[Colt Official Police]] revolver is seen on a footage of [[Lillian Gish|Lillian]] and [[Dorothy Gish]] to whom the movie is dedicated.
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[[Image:ColtOP4.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Official Police - 4" Barrel - .38 Special]]
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[[File:La Nuit americaine-00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
==Mauser Hsc==
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[[Category:Movie]]
[[Image:Tosca.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Day for night (La Nuit américaine)]]
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[[Category:Drama]]
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[[Category:French Produced/Filmed]]
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[[Category:François Truffaut]]

Latest revision as of 22:56, 31 December 2022


Day for Night (La Nuit américaine)
La Nuit americaine Poster.jpg
Original Poster
Country FRA.jpg France
Directed by François Truffaut
Release Date 1973
Language French
Studio Les Films du Carrosse
PECF
Produzione Internazionale Cinematografica
Distributor Columbia Pictures
Warner Brothers
Main Cast
Character Actor
Julie Baker Jacqueline Bisset
Alexandre Jean-Pierre Aumont
Séverine Valentina Cortese
Alphonse Jean-Pierre Léaud
Ferrand François Truffaut


Day for Night (La Nuit américaine) is an Oscar-winning 1973 French movie directed by François Truffaut. It depicts the filmmaking of a melodrama and the life and problems of actors and crewmembers.


The following weapons were used in the film Day for Night (La Nuit américaine):


Pistols

FN Model 1922

In the final scene of the "film inside the film" Alphonse (Jean-Pierre Léaud) holds an FN Model 1922.

FN Model 1922 - .32 ACP
Ferrand (François Truffaut), the director of the film, examines several handguns that the prop master Bernard (Bernard Menez) brings to him.
Ferrand chooses to use an FN Model 1922.
Bernard checks the pistol before handing it to actor.
Alphonse readies for filming of the climactic scene.

Mauser HSc

Another weapon on the tray is a Mauser HSc pistol.

Mauser HSc with plastic grips - .32 ACP
Five handguns on the tray.
Mauser HSc is seen at the top left.

Nambu Type 14

Nambu Type 14 is one more handgun on the tray.

Early Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu
Five handguns on the tray.
Nambu is seen at the left.

Revolvers

Webley .38 Mk IV

A Webley .38 Mk IV revolver is also seen.

Webley Mk IV - .38 S&W
Five handguns on the tray.
Webley is partially seen on the bottom.

Arminius HW-3

An Arminius HW-3 revlolver is also seen.

Arminius HW-3 - .22 LR
Five handguns on the tray.
Arminius is seen next to Mauser HSc.

Colt Official Police

A Colt Official Police revolver is seen on a footage of Lillian and Dorothy Gish to whom the movie is dedicated.

Colt Official Police - 4" Barrel - .38 Special
La Nuit americaine-00.jpg

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