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|director = Grigori Kosinzew, Leonid Trauberg | |director = Grigori Kosinzew, Leonid Trauberg | ||
| − | |date= 1929 | + | |date=March 18, 1929 |
|language = Silent | |language = Silent | ||
|character1=Louise Poirier | |character1=Louise Poirier | ||
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|character4=Owner of the 'New Babylon' shop | |character4=Owner of the 'New Babylon' shop | ||
|character5=The main shop-assistant | |character5=The main shop-assistant | ||
| + | |character6=National Guard's soldier | ||
|actor1=[[Yelena Kuzmina]] | |actor1=[[Yelena Kuzmina]] | ||
|actor2=[[Pyotr Sobolevsky]] | |actor2=[[Pyotr Sobolevsky]] | ||
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|actor4=[[David Gutman]] | |actor4=[[David Gutman]] | ||
|actor5=[[Andrei Kostrichkin]] | |actor5=[[Andrei Kostrichkin]] | ||
| + | |actor6=[[Oleg Zhakov]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''''The New Babylon''''' (Russian Title: | + | '''''The New Babylon''''' (Russian Title: ''Новый Вавилон/Novyy Vavilon'') is a 1929 silent film written and directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg. The movies tells the story of the time of the Paris Commune in the spring of 1871 during the postwar turmoil of the Franco-Prussian War (1870/71). "''The New Babylon''" is the name of the large department store in Paris, where Louise is employed as a saleswoman. She is involved with the Commune, which Jean, an unpolitical young man from the country, has to fight as a soldier in the army controlled by the French government. Both are in love with each other, even though they are on different sides. But their love finds no place in the time of political turmoil. |
| − | written and directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg. The movies tells the story of the | ||
| − | Franco-Prussian War | ||
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| − | {{Film Title}} | + | {{Film Title|The New Babylon}} |
__TOC__<br clear=all> | __TOC__<br clear=all> | ||
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=Handguns= | =Handguns= | ||
==Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model== | ==Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model== | ||
| − | French officers are armed with [[Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model]]s. Maybe the Russian Model stands for the | + | French officers are armed with [[Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model]]s. Maybe the Russian Model stands for the [[Lefaucheux Revolver]] or the [[Remington 1858 New Army|Remington M1858]] that are used by French forces during this time period. |
| − | Lefaucheux | ||
[[File:S&w russian.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model - .44 Russian]] | [[File:S&w russian.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model - .44 Russian]] | ||
| − | [[File:tnb_smith_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French officer fires his revolver.]] | + | [[File:tnb_smith_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French officer ([[Yevgeny Chervyakov]]) fires his revolver.]] |
[[File:tnb_smith_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The revolver on the desk.]] | [[File:tnb_smith_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The revolver on the desk.]] | ||
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==Gras Model 1874== | ==Gras Model 1874== | ||
| − | Some French soldiers including Jean ([[Pyotr Sobolevsky]]) use Gras Model 1874 rifles standing for correct [[Chassepot 1866]] rifles. | + | Some French soldiers including Jean ([[Pyotr Sobolevsky]]) use Gras Model 1874 rifles standing for correct [[Chassepot 1866]] rifles. The Gras Model 1874 based on Chassepot and looks very similar. The difference is that the Gras fires metallic cartridges. |
| − | The Gras Model 1874 based on Chassepot and looks very similar. The difference is that the Gras fires metallic cartridges. | ||
[[Image:Grasrifle1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Gras Mle 1874 - 11 x 59mm Gras.]] | [[Image:Grasrifle1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Gras Mle 1874 - 11 x 59mm Gras.]] | ||
[[File:tnb_chass_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dead Commune member with the rifle.]] | [[File:tnb_chass_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dead Commune member with the rifle.]] | ||
| − | [[File:tnb_chass_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:tnb_chass_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A French soldier in the background with his gras over his back.]] |
| − | [[File:tnb_chass_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | + | [[File:tnb_chass_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Commune member holds his Gras with yataghan sword bayonet.]] |
| + | [[File:tnb_gras_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the member's Gras.]] | ||
| + | [[File:tnb_gras_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jean uses a Gras during hand to hand fight.]] | ||
| + | [[File:tnb_gras_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Louise with Jean's Gras on a Promotional Picture.]] | ||
==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ||
| − | The majority of French soldiers in the movie use anachronistic German [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifles. | + | The majority of French soldiers in the movie use anachronistic German [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifles. These rifles captured during the first World War from the German Empire which is maybe a reference for the Prussian help to crack down the Paris Commune. |
| − | captured during the first World War from the German Empire. | ||
[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
| − | [[File:tnb_g98_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:tnb_g98_0.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French soldiers aim their Gewehrs at the barricade.]] |
| − | [[File:tnb_g98_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:tnb_g98_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier fires the rifle.]] |
| + | [[File:tnb_g98_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another takes aim while he is on retreat.]] | ||
| + | [[File:tnb_g98_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The firing squad take aim on Commune members.]] | ||
| − | ==Berdan No.2 | + | ==Kropatschek 1884== |
| − | + | Parisian Commune members, Jean and the National Guard's soldier [[(Oleg Zhakov)]] are also use French [[Kropatschek Rifle|Kropatschek 1884]] rifles. This rifle was not developed until about 10 years later. | |
| + | [[Image:Kropatschek_rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Portuguese Kropatschek Model 1886 - 8×60mmR]] | ||
| + | [[File:tnb_kropat_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jean holds the Kropatschek while he struggles with Louise.]] | ||
| + | [[File:tnb_kropat_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He then holds the rifle giving a good view of the receiver.]] | ||
| + | [[File:tnb_kropa_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Commune member loads a round.]] | ||
| + | [[File:tnb_kropat_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jean fires the Kropatschek.]] | ||
| + | [[File:tnb_kropa_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The old member gets shot.]] | ||
| + | [[File:tnb_kropat_4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another old member aims his rifle at French soldiers.]] | ||
| + | [[File:tnb_kropat_5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lutro ([[Sergey Gerasimov]]) holds the rifle after the fight.]] | ||
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| + | ==Berdan No.2== | ||
| + | The Russian [[Berdan Rifle|Russian Berdan No.2 Infantry rifle]] is also used by some revolutionary. | ||
[[Image:Russian Berdan No2 Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Russian Berdan No.2 (M1870) Infantry rifle - 10.67x58mm R]] | [[Image:Russian Berdan No2 Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Russian Berdan No.2 (M1870) Infantry rifle - 10.67x58mm R]] | ||
| − | [[File:tnb_berdan_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:tnb_berdan_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The old member aims his Berdan. A few scenes before he used a Kropatschek rifle.]] |
| − | == | + | =Other= |
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| − | + | ==Cannons== | |
| − | + | [[File:tnb_can1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French soldiers prepare a cannon.]] | |
| − | [[ | + | |
| − | [[File: | + | |
| + | ==42-line fortress and siege gun M1877== | ||
| + | [[Image:Model 1877.JPG|thumb|none|400px|M1877 in Hämeenlinna Artillery Museum.]] | ||
| + | [[File:tnb_how1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Three M1877 ready to fire at Paris.]] | ||
[[Category: Movie]] | [[Category: Movie]] | ||
Revision as of 11:27, 5 August 2018
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The New Babylon (Russian Title: Новый Вавилон/Novyy Vavilon) is a 1929 silent film written and directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg. The movies tells the story of the time of the Paris Commune in the spring of 1871 during the postwar turmoil of the Franco-Prussian War (1870/71). "The New Babylon" is the name of the large department store in Paris, where Louise is employed as a saleswoman. She is involved with the Commune, which Jean, an unpolitical young man from the country, has to fight as a soldier in the army controlled by the French government. Both are in love with each other, even though they are on different sides. But their love finds no place in the time of political turmoil.
The following weapons were used in the film The New Babylon:
Handguns
Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model
French officers are armed with Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Models. Maybe the Russian Model stands for the Lefaucheux Revolver or the Remington M1858 that are used by French forces during this time period.
French officer (Yevgeny Chervyakov) fires his revolver.
Rifles
Gras Model 1874
Some French soldiers including Jean (Pyotr Sobolevsky) use Gras Model 1874 rifles standing for correct Chassepot 1866 rifles. The Gras Model 1874 based on Chassepot and looks very similar. The difference is that the Gras fires metallic cartridges.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
The majority of French soldiers in the movie use anachronistic German Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles. These rifles captured during the first World War from the German Empire which is maybe a reference for the Prussian help to crack down the Paris Commune.
Kropatschek 1884
Parisian Commune members, Jean and the National Guard's soldier (Oleg Zhakov) are also use French Kropatschek 1884 rifles. This rifle was not developed until about 10 years later.
Lutro (Sergey Gerasimov) holds the rifle after the fight.
Berdan No.2
The Russian Russian Berdan No.2 Infantry rifle is also used by some revolutionary.
Other
Cannons
