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[[Image:HornetP-1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Hornets' Nest'' (1970)]]
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{{Infobox Movie
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|name = Hornets' Nest
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|picture = HornetP-1.jpg
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|caption = ''Cinema poster''
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|country = [[Image:ITA.jpg|25px]] Italy<br>[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States
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|director = Phil Karlson <br> Franco Cirino
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|date= 1970
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|language = English<br>German<br>Italian
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|studio= Produzioni Associate Delphos<brTriangle Productions
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|distributor=United Artists
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|character1=Capt. Turner
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|actor1=[[Rock Hudson]]
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|character2=Bianca
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|actor2=[[Sylva Koscina]]
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|character3=Capt. von Hecht
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|actor3=[[Sergio Fantoni]]
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|character4=Schwalberg
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|actor4=[[Giacomo Rossi-Stuart]]
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|character5=Aldo
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|actor5=[[Mark Colleano]]
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|character6=Scarpi
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|actor6=[[Jean Valmont]]
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'''''Hornets' Nest''''' is a 1970 World War II thriller that stars [[Rock Hudson]] as a wounded American officer who is enlisted by a group of Italian children to help them get revenge against the SS for the massacre of their hometown.
 
'''''Hornets' Nest''''' is a 1970 World War II thriller that stars [[Rock Hudson]] as a wounded American officer who is enlisted by a group of Italian children to help them get revenge against the SS for the massacre of their hometown.
  
'''The following weapons were used in the film ''Hornets' Nest'':'''
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{{Film Title|Hornets' Nest}}
  
 
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== MG42 ==
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= Handguns =
The [[MG42]] machine gun is seen a few times in the film, notably by Captain Turner ([[Rock Hudson]]) to shoot a Kübelwagen, and later by Aldo ([[Mark Colleano]]) at the dam.
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== Luger P08 ==
[[File:MG42 Left.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG42 with sling and bipod collapsed - 7.92mm Mauser]]
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Captain von Hecht ([[Sergio Fantoni]]) carries a [[Luger P08]] as his personal sidearm, which he uses to kill the cruel SS officer Major Taussig. Aldo ([[Mark Colleano]]) also uses one at the end of the film.
[[Image:hornets_nest1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An SS soldier riding in a sidecar with an MG42.]]
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[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 9mm]]
[[Image:hornets_nest31.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An MG42 on the dam.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest27.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"''Taussig!''" Von Hecht ([[Sergio Fantoni]]) pulls his Luger on Taussig.]]
[[Image:hornets_nest32.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"''Come on, you bastards! All of you!''" Aldo ([[Mark Colleano]]), crazed with bloodlust, commandeers the unattended MG42 and begins mowing down German soldiers.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest37.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A crazed Aldo ([[Mark Colleano]]) with a Luger prepares to shoot von Hecht.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aldo with his Luger, having wounded von Hecht.]]
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== Vis wz. 35 Radom pistol ==
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Captain Turner ([[Rock Hudson]]) has a suppressed [[Vis wz. 35 Radom pistol|Vis wz. 35 pistol]] as his primary sidearm.
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[[Image:PistoletWZ35_RADOM.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Vis wz. 35 - 9x19mm]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turner with his suppressed Vis in the German field headquaters. Note the presence of a decocking lever on the slide.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turner exchanges fire with German soldiers in von Hecht's office.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest23.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turner crouches in the bushes with his Vis.]]
  
== Mauser Karabiner 98k ==
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== Walther P38 ==
Some of the Germans as well as the Italian partisans use [[Karabiner 98k|Mauser Karabiner 98k's]].
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Gunther ([[Hardy Stuart]]) is seen with a [[Walther P38]] briefly. Schwalberg ([[Giacomo Rossi-Stuart]]) also carries one in a holster in some scenes.
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 pistol World War II date of production]]
[[Image:hornets_nest2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SS soldiers with Mausers as they round up the townspeople.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gunther draws his P38 as he prepares to enter the German headquarters.]]
[[Image:hornets_nest8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Scarpi ([[Jean Valmont]]) uses his scoped Mauser to shoot a captured partisan who betrayed the resistance.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turner knocks the P38 out of Gunther's hand as he enters von Hecht's office.]]
[[Image:hornets_nest13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two German sentries with slung Mausers.]]
 
[[Image:hornets_nest_26.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier firing his Mauser during the attack on the SS' headquarters.]]
 
[[Image:hornets_nest_35.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain von Hecht ([[Sergio Fantoni]]) stalks through the forest with his Mauser.]]
 
  
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= Submachine Guns =
 
== MP40 ==
 
== MP40 ==
 
The [[MP40]] is used frequently throughout the film by many characters.
 
The [[MP40]] is used frequently throughout the film by many characters.
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
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[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:hornets_nest5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SS soldiers use their MP40's to massacre the people of Reonato.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SS soldiers use their MP40's to massacre the people of Reonato.]]
[[Image:hornets_nest9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Schwalberg ([[Giacomo Rossi-Stuart]]) searches for the missing Captain Turner ([[Rock Hudson]]) with his MP40.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Schwalberg ([[Giacomo Rossi-Stuart]]) searches for the missing Captain Turner ([[Rock Hudson]]) with his MP40.]]
[[Image:hornets_nest19.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"''This is not a toy. This kills.''" Captain Turner ([[Rock Hudson]]) shows the boys an MP40.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"''This is not a toy. This kills.''" Captain Turner ([[Rock Hudson]]) shows the boys an MP40.]]
[[Image:hornets_nest21.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Turner demonstrates the proper way of holding the MP40.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turner demonstrates the proper way of holding the MP40.]]
[[Image:hornets_nest22.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The boys with their MP40's.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest22.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The boys with their MP40's.]]
[[Image:hornets_nest25.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The boys fire their MP40's from the back of the truck during their attack on the SS' headquarters.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest25.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The boys fire their MP40's from the back of the truck during their attack on the SS' headquarters.]]
[[Image:hornets_nest34.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German doctor Bianca ([[Sylva Koscina]]) wields an MP40 against attacking soldiers.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German doctor Bianca ([[Sylva Koscina]]) wields an MP40 against attacking soldiers.]]
  
 
== Beretta Model 38 ==
 
== Beretta Model 38 ==
 
The Italian Partisans are armed with [[Beretta Model 38|Beretta Model 38's]].
 
The Italian Partisans are armed with [[Beretta Model 38|Beretta Model 38's]].
 
[[Image:Beretta Model 38A.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Beretta Model 38A - 9x19mm]]
 
[[Image:Beretta Model 38A.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Beretta Model 38A - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:hornets_nest6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Partisan on the right is armed with a Beretta Model 38.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Partisan on the right is armed with a Beretta Model 38.]]
[[Image:hornets_nest7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Partisans armed with Beretta Model 38's.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Partisans armed with Beretta Model 38's.]]
  
 
== M3 "Grease Gun" ==
 
== M3 "Grease Gun" ==
 
Although seen only fleetingly, the US paratroopers led by Captain Turner ([[Rock Hudson]]) are armed with [[M3 "Grease Gun"|M3 "Grease Guns."]] After the Americans are killed, the Germans collect their guns.
 
Although seen only fleetingly, the US paratroopers led by Captain Turner ([[Rock Hudson]]) are armed with [[M3 "Grease Gun"|M3 "Grease Guns."]] After the Americans are killed, the Germans collect their guns.
[[Image:M3_Grease.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M3 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP]]
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[[Image:M3_Grease.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M3 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:hornets_nest18.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The "Grease Guns" in a bag in von Hecht's office.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The "Grease Guns" in a bag in von Hecht's office.]]
  
== Luger P08 ==
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= Rifles =
Captain von Hecht ([[Sergio Fantoni]]) carries a [[Luger P08]] as his personal sidearm, which he uses to kill the cruel SS officer Major Taussig. Aldo ([[Mark Colleano]]) also uses one at the end of the film.
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== Mauser Karabiner 98k ==
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Luger P08 9mm]]
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Some of the Germans as well as the Italian partisans use [[Karabiner 98k|Mauser Karabiner 98k's]].
[[Image:hornets_nest27.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"''Taussig!''" Von Hecht ([[Sergio Fantoni]]) pulls his Luger on Taussig.]]
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[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:hornets_nest37.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A crazed Aldo ([[Mark Colleano]]) with a Luger prepares to shoot von Hecht.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SS soldiers with Mausers as they round up the townspeople.]]
[[Image:hornets_nest38.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Aldo with his Luger, having wounded von Hecht.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Scarpi ([[Jean Valmont]]) uses his scoped Mauser to shoot a captured partisan who betrayed the resistance.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two German sentries with slung Mausers.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest_26.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier firing his Mauser during the attack on the SS' headquarters.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest_35.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain von Hecht ([[Sergio Fantoni]]) stalks through the forest with his Mauser.]]
  
 
== Double Barreled Shotgun ==
 
== Double Barreled Shotgun ==
 
This [[Double Barreled Shotgun]] originally belonged to Captain von Hecht, but Aldo ([[Mark Colleano]]) stole it from his office. It is carried around by him and sometimes his second in command Dino ([[John Fordyce]]), but never fired.
 
This [[Double Barreled Shotgun]] originally belonged to Captain von Hecht, but Aldo ([[Mark Colleano]]) stole it from his office. It is carried around by him and sometimes his second in command Dino ([[John Fordyce]]), but never fired.
[[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge.]]
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[[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge.]]
[[Image:hornets_nest10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Aldo with the shotgun slung over his shoulder.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aldo with the shotgun slung over his shoulder.]]
[[Image:hornets_nest11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Aldo points the shotgun at Turner when the American initially refuses to help them.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aldo points the shotgun at Turner when the American initially refuses to help them.]]
[[Image:hornets_nest12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Aldo with the shotgun.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aldo with the shotgun.]]
  
== Vis wz. 35 Radom pistol ==
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= Machine Guns =
Captain Turner ([[Rock Hudson]]) has a suppressed [[Vis wz. 35 Radom pistol|Vis wz. 35 pistol]] as his primary sidearm.
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== MG42 ==
[[Image:PistoletWZ35_RADOM.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Vis wz. 35 - 9x19mm]]
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The [[MG42]] machine gun is seen a few times in the film, notably by Captain Turner ([[Rock Hudson]]) to shoot a Kübelwagen, and later by Aldo ([[Mark Colleano]]) at the dam.
[[Image:hornets_nest14.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Turner with his suppressed Vis in the German field headquaters. Note the presence of a decocking lever on the slide.]]
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[[File:MG42 Left.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG42 with sling and bipod collapsed - 7.92mm Mauser]]
[[Image:hornets_nest15.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Turner exchanges fire with German soldiers in von Hecht's office.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An SS soldier riding in a sidecar with an MG42.]]
[[Image:hornets_nest23.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Turner crouches in the bushes with his Vis.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest31.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An MG42 on the dam.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest32.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"''Come on, you bastards! All of you!''" Aldo ([[Mark Colleano]]), crazed with bloodlust, commandeers the unattended MG42 and begins mowing down German soldiers.]]
  
== Walther P38 ==
 
Gunther ([[Hardy Stuart]]) is seen with a [[Walther P38]] briefly. Schwalberg ([[Giacomo Rossi-Stuart]]) also carries one in a holster in some scenes.
 
[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Walther P38 pistol World War II date of production]]
 
[[Image:hornets_nest16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gunther draws his P38 as he prepares to enter the German headquarters.]]
 
[[Image:hornets_nest17.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Turner knocks the P38 out of Gunther's hand as he enters von Hecht's office.]]
 
  
 
== Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun ==
 
== Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun ==
 
A [[Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun]] with a fake elongated barrel and belt-fed ammunition is seen in a machine gun nest near the dam. Turner kills the men manning it. It's used as an anchor for a rope so he and the boys can climb down the cliff and into the water.
 
A [[Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun]] with a fake elongated barrel and belt-fed ammunition is seen in a machine gun nest near the dam. Turner kills the men manning it. It's used as an anchor for a rope so he and the boys can climb down the cliff and into the water.
 
[[Image:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with Tripod]]
 
[[Image:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with Tripod]]
[[Image:hornets_nest28.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Hotchkiss M1914.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Hotchkiss M1914.]]
[[Image:hornets_nest29.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Closer view of the Hotchkiss M1914 gun as Turner kills one of the gunners.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest29.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closer view of the Hotchkiss M1914 gun as Turner kills one of the gunners.]]
[[Image:hornets_nest30.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Turner examines the Hotchkiss M1914.]]
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[[Image:hornets_nest30.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turner examines the Hotchkiss M1914.]]
  
  

Revision as of 08:04, 22 July 2015


Hornets' Nest
HornetP-1.jpg
Cinema poster
Country ITA.jpg Italy
Flag of the United States.jpg United States
Directed by Phil Karlson
Franco Cirino
Release Date 1970
Language English
German
Italian
Studio Produzioni Associate Delphos<brTriangle Productions
Distributor United Artists
Main Cast
Character Actor
Capt. Turner Rock Hudson
Bianca Sylva Koscina
Capt. von Hecht Sergio Fantoni
Schwalberg Giacomo Rossi-Stuart
Aldo Mark Colleano
Scarpi Jean Valmont


Hornets' Nest is a 1970 World War II thriller that stars Rock Hudson as a wounded American officer who is enlisted by a group of Italian children to help them get revenge against the SS for the massacre of their hometown.


The following weapons were used in the film Hornets' Nest:


Handguns

Luger P08

Captain von Hecht (Sergio Fantoni) carries a Luger P08 as his personal sidearm, which he uses to kill the cruel SS officer Major Taussig. Aldo (Mark Colleano) also uses one at the end of the film.

Luger P08 9mm
"Taussig!" Von Hecht (Sergio Fantoni) pulls his Luger on Taussig.
A crazed Aldo (Mark Colleano) with a Luger prepares to shoot von Hecht.
Aldo with his Luger, having wounded von Hecht.

Vis wz. 35 Radom pistol

Captain Turner (Rock Hudson) has a suppressed Vis wz. 35 pistol as his primary sidearm.

Vis wz. 35 - 9x19mm
Turner with his suppressed Vis in the German field headquaters. Note the presence of a decocking lever on the slide.
Turner exchanges fire with German soldiers in von Hecht's office.
Turner crouches in the bushes with his Vis.

Walther P38

Gunther (Hardy Stuart) is seen with a Walther P38 briefly. Schwalberg (Giacomo Rossi-Stuart) also carries one in a holster in some scenes.

Walther P38 pistol World War II date of production
Gunther draws his P38 as he prepares to enter the German headquarters.
Turner knocks the P38 out of Gunther's hand as he enters von Hecht's office.

Submachine Guns

MP40

The MP40 is used frequently throughout the film by many characters.

MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm
SS soldiers use their MP40's to massacre the people of Reonato.
Schwalberg (Giacomo Rossi-Stuart) searches for the missing Captain Turner (Rock Hudson) with his MP40.
"This is not a toy. This kills." Captain Turner (Rock Hudson) shows the boys an MP40.
Turner demonstrates the proper way of holding the MP40.
The boys with their MP40's.
The boys fire their MP40's from the back of the truck during their attack on the SS' headquarters.
German doctor Bianca (Sylva Koscina) wields an MP40 against attacking soldiers.

Beretta Model 38

The Italian Partisans are armed with Beretta Model 38's.

Beretta Model 38A - 9x19mm
The Partisan on the right is armed with a Beretta Model 38.
Partisans armed with Beretta Model 38's.

M3 "Grease Gun"

Although seen only fleetingly, the US paratroopers led by Captain Turner (Rock Hudson) are armed with M3 "Grease Guns." After the Americans are killed, the Germans collect their guns.

M3 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP
The "Grease Guns" in a bag in von Hecht's office.

Rifles

Mauser Karabiner 98k

Some of the Germans as well as the Italian partisans use Mauser Karabiner 98k's.

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser
SS soldiers with Mausers as they round up the townspeople.
Scarpi (Jean Valmont) uses his scoped Mauser to shoot a captured partisan who betrayed the resistance.
Two German sentries with slung Mausers.
A soldier firing his Mauser during the attack on the SS' headquarters.
Captain von Hecht (Sergio Fantoni) stalks through the forest with his Mauser.

Double Barreled Shotgun

This Double Barreled Shotgun originally belonged to Captain von Hecht, but Aldo (Mark Colleano) stole it from his office. It is carried around by him and sometimes his second in command Dino (John Fordyce), but never fired.

Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge.
Aldo with the shotgun slung over his shoulder.
Aldo points the shotgun at Turner when the American initially refuses to help them.
Aldo with the shotgun.

Machine Guns

MG42

The MG42 machine gun is seen a few times in the film, notably by Captain Turner (Rock Hudson) to shoot a Kübelwagen, and later by Aldo (Mark Colleano) at the dam.

MG42 with sling and bipod collapsed - 7.92mm Mauser
An SS soldier riding in a sidecar with an MG42.
An MG42 on the dam.
"Come on, you bastards! All of you!" Aldo (Mark Colleano), crazed with bloodlust, commandeers the unattended MG42 and begins mowing down German soldiers.


Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun

A Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun with a fake elongated barrel and belt-fed ammunition is seen in a machine gun nest near the dam. Turner kills the men manning it. It's used as an anchor for a rope so he and the boys can climb down the cliff and into the water.

M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with Tripod
The Hotchkiss M1914.
Closer view of the Hotchkiss M1914 gun as Turner kills one of the gunners.
Turner examines the Hotchkiss M1914.

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