Long Live Your Death
Viva la Muerte... Tua!
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Long Live Your Death (1971)
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| Country
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 Italy
 Spain
25px West Germany
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| Directed by
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Duccio Tessari
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| Release Date
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1971
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| Language
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Italian
Spanish
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| Studio
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Terra Film
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| Distributor
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International Amusements Corporation (US)
Titanus
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The following weapons were used in the film Long Live Your Death:
Pistols:
Luger P08
Throughout the film, Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky Franco Nero uses a Luger P08 as his sidearm. At the beginning of the film, Dmitri uses his Luger P08 to threaten members of a fake wedding. He would later use it in the military camp against the Mexican soldiers. and on several occasions he saves Max Lozoya's life with this handgun.
Luger P08 - 9x19mm Parabellum
During the film's introduction, Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky uses his Luger P08 to threaten members of the fake wedding he and a companion organized.
After a dying man reveals to him the existence of a treasure and the name of the person who knows where it is, Dmitri wastes no time in going in search of said person. However, the bandits who kidnapped him demand that he tell them what the man told him. Dmitri knows they will kill him, so he pulls out his Luger P08 to fend them off.
After his Smith & Wesson M&P runs out of ammunition, Dmitri decides to briefly hide until he finds a way out of the military camp, finding a motorcycle and a Luger P08 that were in the same location. Dmitri fires his Luger P08 to make way for O'Donnell and Lozoya to escape from the Mexican soldiers.
After using his Luger P08 against the men cornering Max Lozoya in a well, Dmitri becomes concerned about the condition of his pistol and carefully inspects it after use.
Inmediatly after,Dmitri cleans his Luger P08 of possible gunpowder residue, demonstrating how sophisticated he can be even in tense situations.
After all, even though he is a scammer, he maintains a certain sophistication in contrast to all his victims or companions, who are savages.
Dmitri holsters his Luger P08.
After O'Donnell and Lozoya show interest in turning him over to the law and collecting his reward, Dmitri imprisons the journalist and points his Luger P08 at El Salvador, demanding the reward for both of them.Finally, it does not matter who betrays whom, since the rebels entered the place thinking that El Salvador was captured along with his friends and they freed them, taking all the money from the police station.
Remington 1866 Derringer
Manuel Mendoza (Víctor Israel), after having information about the location of the treasure, arms himself with a Remington 1866 Derringer to try to silence Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky (Franco Nero) and Max Lozoya (Eli Wallach).
Remington 1866 Derringer w/ polished steel and pearl grips - .41 Rimfire (RF)
Manuel Mendoza opens the box where he has hidden a
Remington 1866 Derringer pistol to try to shoot Dmitri and Lozoya in the back, but Dmitri already knew that Mendoza would try to do something.
Revolvers:
Colt 1851 Navy
In very few scenes of the film you can barely make out a Colt 1851 Navy revolver.
Clt 1851 Navy - .36 Caliber
One of the bounty hunters trying to capture Max Lozoya in the stable owner's office carries a Colt 1851 Navy. Despite having it in his hand at all times, The Bounty Hunter fails to use it in time and dies due to a hidden weapon that Max Lozoya uses against him and his companions.
One of the Mexican soldiers carries a Colt 1851 Navy at the moment when Mary O'Donnell frees Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky and Max Lozoya, managing to briefly restrain the latter, asking him to drop the knife, which Lozoya does, throwing the knife at him.
When Mendoza's men manage to corner Max Lozoya in a well, Manuel Mendoza himself gives the order to raise the water level in the well so that the water level causes Lozoya to leave the well or die directly by drowning.
The guy working the crank that releases the water from the well has a Colt 1851 Navy holstered.
Colt 1873 Single Action Army
In very rare moments, some characters are seen using a Colt Single Action Army with a 4.75" barrel. (also known as: "Quick-Draw" model).
Colt 1873 Single Action Army w/ 4.75" barrel - .45 Long Colt
One of the bandits who kidnapped Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky at the beginning of the film demands that he tell what the dying man told him about the treasure.
As soon as he enters to talk to the owner of the stable, he points a Colt Single Action Army at him, threatening to surrender. Later, other bounty hunters enter the place to make Lozoya surrender immediately.
While Lozoya tries to convince everyone that he is not the one they are looking for, one of the bounty hunters pulls out a Colt Single Action Army, not knowing that Lozoya had a surprise for them.
Colt New Service
General Huerta (Eduardo Fajardo) uses a Colt New Service as a weapon in some scenes. During the Battle of Santo Tomás, Mary O'Donnell takes her Colt New Service to kill him, but without success due to her poor vision..
Colt New Service w/ 7.5" barrel - .45 ACP
After having revealed his true intentions, General Huerta escapes from his office when Mary O'Donnell threatens to shoot him, however, his poor vision due to the lack of his glasses does not allow him to aim correctly.
Dmitri manages to reach General Huerta's office, where Mary O'Donnell is dressing after Huerta fled the scene. O'Donnell fires her Colt New Service at Dmitri so she doesn't stand there and fight again.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
The Smith & Wesson Model 10 (M&P) is seen in the hands of several characters, of which Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky (Franco Nero) and Max Lozoya (Eli Wallach) stand out, who use it as their secondary hand weapon, the latter stands out for using a variant with a nickel-plated finish.
Smith & Wesson Model 10 (M&P) w/ 6.5" barrel - .38 Special
Once freed, Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky receives a Smith & Wesson Model 10 from Mary O'Donnell to kill some Mexican soldiers. Dmitri proves to be quite effective with this revolver, as he executes several without much effort...
...But eventually his Smith & Wesson Model 10 would run out of ammunition.
Guisasola Hermanos G.H. revolver - .38 Long Colt
A Spanish copy of the Smith & Wesson Model 10
When Manuel Mendoza orders his men to capture Max Lozoya dead or alive, the latter hides in the mines, boarding a mining cart to escape the scene, while using his double-barreled sawed-off shotgun and his Spanish copy of a Smith. & Wesson Model 10 to free the way from the people who want him dead.
After executing Manuel Mendoza's men, Dmitri is glad to have found his friend Max Lozoya. that he was drowning in a well. The latter complains about having killed Manuel Mendoza, but Dmitri claims otherwise, saying that he had knocked him out.
When Dmitri and Lozoya head to Horacio Villegas' location to reveal everything he knows about the treasure the protagonists are looking for, Lozoya arms himself with his Smith & Wesson sword, only to realize that Villegas recently died.
During the battle between the mexican revolutionaries and Huerta's Mexican army, Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky uses an akimbo between his Luger P08 and the Smith & Wesson Español to confront several soldiers guarding General Huerta's office where O'Donnell is located.
After the battle against the Mexican army, the revolutionaries celebrate the treasure they got from the Mexican army, which will help them create roads, hospitals, and other things. Dmitri is upset by this since half of that treasure was his.
The Spanish copy of the Smith & Wesson Model 10 is seen holstered in Dmitri's pants.
Submachine Guns:
Hispano-Suiza MP43/44 (Mocked-up as a Machine Gun)
During the Mexican army's battle against the revolutionaries, a Mexican soldier is seen using a fake machine gun that is actually a Hispano-Suiza MP43/44 (a Swiss copy made in Spain of the Suomi KP/-31) modified with a heat shield. Later Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky (Franco Nero) would get the fake machine gun.
Hispano-Suiza MP43/44 - 9x19mm Parabellum
When Dmitri separates from Lozoya to go look for O'Donnell at General Huerta's office, a Mexican soldier carrying the Hispano-Suiza MP43/44 shoots him in a guard tower.
Shotguns:
Dominion Arms Double-Barreled Sawed-off Shotgun
Max Lozoya's (Eli Wallach) most characteristic firearm is a Dominion Arms Double-Barreled Sawed-off Shotgun. By far, it is the most powerful weapon in the film, with the ability to kill several enemies with a single shot, which is logical considering that it is a shotgun (the latter is not taken into account in other Spaghetti Westerns).
Dominion Arms Outlaw Sawed Off shotgun - .12 Gauge
Knowing that he is an outlaw wanted in and around Mexico, Max Lozoya covers a Dominion Arms sawed-off shotgun with newspaper so he can carry a powerful weapon concealed.
Max Lozoya uses his sawed-off shotgun against the bounty hunters in the office from the Yuma stable.
This tactic of covering a gun with a newspaper to conceal it is similar to that used by John/Sean H. Mallory (
James Coburn) in
Duck, You Sucker!, a film that was released simultaneously with Long Live Your Death.
When Max Lozoya falls into the well and becomes trapped, Mendoza's men begin to fill the well with the intention of getting him out or drowning. Lozoya is aware of this, so he tries to kill as many as he can until he is alone. no ammunition. When the latter happens, he asks to be shot since he prefers to die that way rather than drown.
Max Lozoya threatens the head of the police station with giving him the reward money for Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky, the latter would greatly upset Dmitri himself, who if he could betray Mary O'Donnell he can also betray Lozoya, and he also knows that no one will be left behind the bars really.
While they spy on the Mexican army convoy on the way to Santo Tomás, General Huerta's assistant hears the melody of Dmitri's pocket clock, who had given it to Miguelito, son of Lupita, Lozoya's sister. Dmitri realizes this and knows perfectly well that something is very wrong.
Max Lozoya fires his Dominion Arms sawed-off shotgun at the Mexican army while leading the Santo Tomás revolutionaries.
Max Lozoya confirms to Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky that all the money in the treasury was distributed among everyone to build schools, roads and hospitals, in addition to obtaining good weapons for the revolution. Justifying that many died for this revolution and that it was the least they could do.
a close-up shot of the Dominions Arms sawed-off shotgun
A parallel can be made between Max Lozoya and Juan Miranda (from
Duck, You Sucker!), both are Mexican outlaws who were not interested in the Mexican revolution, but were forced to get involved by a foreigner with the promise of making a lot of money, but end up becoming important figures in the revolution.
Rifles:
Colt Lightning Carbine
The Sheriff. Randall uses a Colt Lightning Carbine as a weapon during his search for Russian conman Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky and the mexican outlaw Max Lozoya.
Colt Lightning Rifle w/ nickel-plated finish - .38-56 WCF
The sheriff. Randall returns to Yuma with his
Colt Lightning Carbine in his hands. He returns to Yuma to make a deal with Mary O'Donnell to free Max Lozoya.
The
Colt Lightning Carbine poses on the table in the Sheriff. Randall office, while negotiating the release of Max Lozoya with journalist Mary O'Donnell, who wants Lozoya to become a revolutionary so he can get a good mark in Ireland and gain great fame.
Sheriff Randall waits for Dmitri and Lozoya to show up at the place where he will execute them right there, however, one of the police station's deputies, Joe, appears to inform his superior of the prisoners' escape. Sheriff Randall springs into action. the pump action mechanism of his
Colt Lightning Carbine to thank him for his commitment with the law.
A good side shot of Randall's Colt Lightning Carbine.
During the climax of the film, Sheriff Randall confronts Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky for all of his crimes, other than wanting to keep Dmitri's treasure, thought to be hidden in the coffin of the carriage that Dmitri stole, against orders. the latter to do so. not to open it, since Max Lozoya was inside there, who executes all of his henchmen and shoots him, surviving thanks to a kind of old bulletproof vest.
Upon surviving, Lozoya tries to shoot him with one of the Mauser M43s that were inside his coffin and that belonged to the Mexican soldiers, who previously used it to shoot Lozoya himself, who survived thanks to the Mauser rifles using blank bullets. Something that Dmitri himself emphasizes to Lozoya so that he stops making a fool of himself.
Mauser M43
Throughout the film, both Mexican soldiers and Mexican revolutionaries use [[Mauser M43 rifles as the most used rifles.
Mauser M43 - 8x57mm Mauser
One of the Mexican soldiers who monitored the execution of Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky and Max Lozoya, points his Mauser M43 at the latter so that he stops immediately under the orders of his superior. Max Lozoya claims that his knife is a penknife, while the sergeant orders him to put the knife down.
Max Lozoya, after getting rid of his knife and the six soldiers who detained him, arms himself together with Mary O'Donnell with the latter's M43 Mausers. Lozoya demonstrates great effectiveness with the Mauser M43, being capable of executing more than one soldier with only a shot.
Most of Mendoza's henchmen are armed with several Mauser M43 rifles during the confrontation against Max Lozoya.
During the Battle of Santo Tomás, revolutionaries and Mexican soldiers can be seen using the same Mauser M43 rifle during the confrontation between both sides.
After the Battle of Santo Tomás, the revolutionaries receive the bitter news that the false Russian duke Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky had betrayed them to join General Huerta's side and achieve the execution of El Salvador. Seeing that they can't do anything about it, Max Lozoya accepts his fate without first reminding his compatriots that freedom does not depend on whether an idol dies or lives but on his ideals. Something that happens exactly the other way around, the ideal of El Salvador remained in force during the Mexican revolution and Max Lozoya survived since somehow Dmitri made sure that all Mauser M43 rifles used blank bullets, causing Lozoya not to receive any type of damage.
Remington Model 1867 Rolling Block
After Mary O'Donnell again saves Dmitri and Lozoya from the Mexican army, they go to a police station to demand the release of the Mexican prisoners, where a Mexican soldier guards the place with a Remington Model 1867 Rolling Block.
Remington Model 1867 Rolling Block (Militarized) - .45-70 Goverment
The Mexican soldier guarding the entrance to the police station tries to prevent the passage of Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky, Max Lozoya and Mary O'Donnell, however, he cannot resist the pressure of the revolution and gives his Remington Rolling Block to Dmitri, who delivery He hands it to Lozoya, who also hands it to O'Donnell.
Once Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky enters the police station with his inseparable friends, he asks that Mary O'Donnell be imprisoned for being a person who can hardly be trusted. Later he hands his Remington Rolling Block to Max Lozoya to hold it.
Machine Guns:
Mendoza M1934
In the military camp where Dmitri and Lozoya are going to be executed by Mexican soldiers, a machine gun Mendoza M1934 can be seen. This machine gun is an anachronism considering this is the Mexican Revolution, but the weapon appears to be some kind of Maxim 08/15 mock-up, which is more appropriate for the time.
Mendoza C-1934 - 7x57mm Mauser
For comparison: Maxim MG08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Due to the chaos that Dmitri, Lozoya and O'Donnell are causing in the military camp, some soldiers are willing to use heavy weapons against the revolutionaries...
...However, they fail to do anything as, somehow, Lozoya manages to execute the three soldiers with a single shot.
Maxim 1895
During the festival of Santo Tomás, a group of soldiers can be seen carrying a Maxim 1895 machine gun to protect the place. A Maxim 1895 is also used during the Mexican military's ambush of the revolutionaries.
Maxim M1895 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Seeing the crowd arrive at Santo Tomás, the Mexican soldiers decide to let them enter to continue with their carnival, the group of soldiers with the Máxima remain in position.
The same group does not take its eyes off the carnival, since it seems strange to them that many people have arrived in Santo Tomás without prior notice, this generates distrust among them until they finally realize that the revolutionaries were infiltrated among the entire crowd.
one of the armored vehicles that arrived in Santo Tomás to support the Mexican soldiers in their battle against the revolutionaries. Dmitri comes across one of those armored vehicles and tries to destroy it with explosives hidden in the decoration of the place, at the same time he is injured by the bullets of the armored vehicle machine gun.
When Max Lozoya goes to receive all the weapons that were purchased with part of the money from the treasury that the revolution stole from the Mexican army in Santo Tomás, they are unexpectedly ambushed by the latter. It is not known exactly how the soldiers were able to get that machine gun
Maxim 1895 up there without the revolutionaries noticing.
Others:
Sheriff's Office Gun Rack
When Mary O'Donnell (Lynn Redgrave) goes to the Yuma police station to bribe the Sheriff. Randall to free Max Lozoya (erroneously confused with El Salvador), a gun rack appears in the background with some handguns.
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