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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
− | |name = ''Sacco and Vanzetti''<BR> ''Sacco e Vanzetti'' | + | |name=''Sacco and Vanzetti''<BR> ''Sacco e Vanzetti'' |
− | |picture =Sacco_&_Vanzetti.jpg | + | |picture=Sacco_&_Vanzetti.jpg |
− | |caption = ''Sacco and Vanzetti (1971)'' | + | |caption=''Sacco and Vanzetti (1971)'' |
− | |country = [[Image:ITA.jpg|25px]] Italy | + | |country=[[Image:ITA.jpg|25px]] Italy |
− | |director = [[Giuliano Montaldo]] | + | |director=[[Giuliano Montaldo]] |
− | |date= 1971 | + | |date=1971 |
|language = English<br>Italian | |language = English<br>Italian | ||
|studio=Jolly Film<BR>UNIDIS<BR>Theatre Le Rex S.A. | |studio=Jolly Film<BR>UNIDIS<BR>Theatre Le Rex S.A. | ||
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− | '''Sacco and Vanzetti''' (Italian: '''"Sacco e Vanzetti"''') is a 1971 Drama/Crime film directed by [[Giuliano Montaldo]] and starring by [[Riccardo Cucciolla]] and [[Gian Maria Volonté]] as the titulars "Sacco" and "Vanzetti". | + | '''''Sacco and Vanzetti''''' (Italian: '''''"Sacco e Vanzetti"''''') is a 1971 Drama/Crime film directed by [[Giuliano Montaldo]] and starring by [[Riccardo Cucciolla]] and [[Gian Maria Volonté]] as the titulars "Sacco" and "Vanzetti". |
Sacco and Vanzetti is based on the lives of Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco, who were blamed for the events that occurred in Massachusetts, Braintree at the Slater-Morrill Shoe Company factory, where a robbery occurred that led to a double murder and escape. Throughout the film they defense try to clear the names of Sacco and Vanzetti and avoid being blamed for a crime they say they did not commit. | Sacco and Vanzetti is based on the lives of Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco, who were blamed for the events that occurred in Massachusetts, Braintree at the Slater-Morrill Shoe Company factory, where a robbery occurred that led to a double murder and escape. Throughout the film they defense try to clear the names of Sacco and Vanzetti and avoid being blamed for a crime they say they did not commit. | ||
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=Revolvers= | =Revolvers= | ||
==Harrington & Richardson Premier== | ==Harrington & Richardson Premier== | ||
− | At Nicola and Vanzetti's trial, what appears to be a [[Harrington & Richardson Revolvers#Premier|Harrington & Richardson Premier]] is used as evidence of the crime. This Harrington & Richardson revolver is the one police found on Nicola Sacco's property and the one he allegedly used in the crime in | + | At Nicola and Vanzetti's trial, what appears to be a [[Harrington & Richardson Revolvers#Premier|Harrington & Richardson Premier]] is used as evidence of the crime. This Harrington & Richardson revolver is the one police found on Nicola Sacco's property and the one he allegedly used in the crime in real life. |
[[File:H&R Top Break.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Harrington & Richardson Premier w/ nickel-plated finish - .32 S&W]] | [[File:H&R Top Break.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Harrington & Richardson Premier w/ nickel-plated finish - .32 S&W]] | ||
[[File:Sacco and Vanzetti Handguns.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The real Harrington & Richardson and Colt M1903 Pocket Hammerless allegedly used by Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco.]] | [[File:Sacco and Vanzetti Handguns.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The real Harrington & Richardson and Colt M1903 Pocket Hammerless allegedly used by Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco.]] | ||
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=Pistols= | =Pistols= | ||
==Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless== | ==Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless== | ||
− | When a police officer stops Bartolomeo Vanzetti ([[Gian Maria Volonté]]) on a tram, the latter is arrested, armed with a [[Colt Model 1903|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless]], which identifies him as one of the Brainwater crime suspects. During Sacco and Vanzetti's trial, one of the witnesses to the Braintree crime remembers that one of the murderers (identified as Nicola Sacco) uses | + | When a police officer stops Bartolomeo Vanzetti ([[Gian Maria Volonté]]) on a tram, the latter is arrested, armed with a [[Colt Model 1903|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless]], which identifies him as one of the Brainwater crime suspects. During Sacco and Vanzetti's trial, one of the witnesses to the Braintree crime remembers that one of the murderers (identified as Nicola Sacco) uses a Colt M1903 Pocket Hammerless to execute Alessandro Berardelli at the Slater-Morrill Shoe Company. It is also used during Sacco and Vanzetti's trials as evidence of the crime. |
[[File:Colt Model 1903.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless - .32 ACP]] | [[File:Colt Model 1903.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless - .32 ACP]] | ||
[[File:Sacco and Vanzetti Handguns.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The real Harrington & Richardson and Colt M1903 Pocket Hammerless allegedly used by Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco.]] | [[File:Sacco and Vanzetti Handguns.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The real Harrington & Richardson and Colt M1903 Pocket Hammerless allegedly used by Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco.]] | ||
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=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
− | ==Springfield | + | ==Springfield M1903A1== |
− | At the beginning of the film, during the police raid, a large number of police officers are seen carrying what appears to be [[ | + | At the beginning of the film, during the police raid, a large number of police officers are seen carrying what appears to be [[M1903A1 Springfield]] rifles. |
− | [[File: | + | [[File:M1903A1Springfield.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1903A1 Springfield - .30-06 Springfield]] |
[[File:S V M1903-1.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|During the police raid, several police officers use their M1903s to break the windows of houses in search of the Italian unionists.]] | [[File:S V M1903-1.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|During the police raid, several police officers use their M1903s to break the windows of houses in search of the Italian unionists.]] | ||
[[File:S V M1903-3.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|A perfect side shot of a officer's M1903.]] | [[File:S V M1903-3.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|A perfect side shot of a officer's M1903.]] | ||
− | [[File:M1903 and M1905 bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Springfield M1903 w/ M1905 bayonet - .30-06 Springfield]] | + | [[File:M1903 and M1905 bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Springfield M1903 w/ M1905 bayonet - .30-06 Springfield; for comparison]] |
[[File:S V M1903-2.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|Several soldiers carry M1903 rifles with M1905 bayonets to deter a march by pro-Sacco and Vanzetti protesters.]] | [[File:S V M1903-2.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|Several soldiers carry M1903 rifles with M1905 bayonets to deter a march by pro-Sacco and Vanzetti protesters.]] | ||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
− | ==Schwarzlose | + | ==Schwarzlose M.07/12== |
− | In the film's introduction a vehicle with a mounted [[ | + | In the film's introduction a vehicle with a mounted [[Schwarzlose M.07/12]] can be briefly seen, but at no point is it fired. |
− | [[File:07-12. | + | [[File:Schwarz 07-12.jpeg|thumb|none|450px|Schwarzlose Modell 1907/12 - 8x50mmR Mannlicher]] |
[[File:S V Schwarzlose-1.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|A police patrol appears with a Schwarzlose Model 08/13 mounted, presumably in case the raid gets out of control.]] | [[File:S V Schwarzlose-1.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|A police patrol appears with a Schwarzlose Model 08/13 mounted, presumably in case the raid gets out of control.]] | ||
[[File:S V Schwarzlose-2.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|A frontal shot of the Schwarzlose Model 08/13 machine gun aimed by one of the police officers.]] | [[File:S V Schwarzlose-2.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|A frontal shot of the Schwarzlose Model 08/13 machine gun aimed by one of the police officers.]] |
Latest revision as of 08:53, 5 May 2024
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Sacco and Vanzetti (Italian: "Sacco e Vanzetti") is a 1971 Drama/Crime film directed by Giuliano Montaldo and starring by Riccardo Cucciolla and Gian Maria Volonté as the titulars "Sacco" and "Vanzetti".
Sacco and Vanzetti is based on the lives of Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco, who were blamed for the events that occurred in Massachusetts, Braintree at the Slater-Morrill Shoe Company factory, where a robbery occurred that led to a double murder and escape. Throughout the film they defense try to clear the names of Sacco and Vanzetti and avoid being blamed for a crime they say they did not commit.
The film varies between being faithful to real-life events and being biased or even fictional.
The following weapons were used in the film Sacco and Vanzetti:
Revolvers
Harrington & Richardson Premier
At Nicola and Vanzetti's trial, what appears to be a Harrington & Richardson Premier is used as evidence of the crime. This Harrington & Richardson revolver is the one police found on Nicola Sacco's property and the one he allegedly used in the crime in real life.
Iver Johnson Safety Automatic
At the beginning of the film, a police officer arrests one of the Italian unionists using an Iver Johnson Safety Automatic. During Sacco and Vanzetti's trial, one of the witnesses to the Braintree crime remembers that one of the murderers (identified as Bartolomeo Vanzetti) uses an Iver Johnson revolver to execute Alessandro Berardelli at the Slater-Morrill Shoe Company.
Iver Johnson Safety Automatic Hammerless
One of the drivers of the getaway vehicle used by the criminals is seen carrying an Iver Johnson Safety Automatic Hammerless.
Pistols
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
When a police officer stops Bartolomeo Vanzetti (Gian Maria Volonté) on a tram, the latter is arrested, armed with a Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless, which identifies him as one of the Brainwater crime suspects. During Sacco and Vanzetti's trial, one of the witnesses to the Braintree crime remembers that one of the murderers (identified as Nicola Sacco) uses a Colt M1903 Pocket Hammerless to execute Alessandro Berardelli at the Slater-Morrill Shoe Company. It is also used during Sacco and Vanzetti's trials as evidence of the crime.
Rifles
Springfield M1903A1
At the beginning of the film, during the police raid, a large number of police officers are seen carrying what appears to be M1903A1 Springfield rifles.
Machine Guns
Schwarzlose M.07/12
In the film's introduction a vehicle with a mounted Schwarzlose M.07/12 can be briefly seen, but at no point is it fired.
Others
Gun Rack
During the search for one of the weapons used in the Sacco and Vanzetti crime, a large number of weapons can be seen in the gun racks.