 Join our Discord!
|
| If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here. |
Difference between revisions of "Unbroken"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''''Unbroken''''' is a 2014 biographical war drama produced and directed by [[Angelina Jolie]]. The film focuses on the life of Olympic athlete Louis "Louie" Zamperini ([[Jack O'Connell]]) and was based on the 2010 book ''Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption''. | + | '''''Unbroken''''' is a 2014 biographical war drama produced and directed by [[Angelina Jolie]]. The film focuses on the life of Olympic athlete Louis "Louie" Zamperini ([[Jack O'Connell]]) and was based on the 2010 book ''Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption''. Louis Zamperini is the youngest member of the US Olympic Games in 1936 to participate in the Olympic Games in Berlin. Four years later, Zamperini is a favorite for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, which are canceled due to the outbreak of the Second World War. Zamperini voluntarily goes to war as a gunner of a B-24D bomber. After a breakdown in the Pacific, two soldiers and himself can save themselves on a raft. There, they fight 47 days for survival before they are picked up and captured by the Japanese Navy. On the ship they have to suffer sadistic humiliation, and the martyrs for Louis continue on land, because Watanabe ([[Miyavi]]), the commander of the prisoner of war camp, makes his life difficult for him. |
{{Film Title}} | {{Film Title}} | ||
| Line 30: | Line 30: | ||
A compact [[Webley Revolvers|Webley .38 Mk IV]] is seen. It has a shorter barrel and a pistol grip. This Revolver is only seen in the Trailers. | A compact [[Webley Revolvers|Webley .38 Mk IV]] is seen. It has a shorter barrel and a pistol grip. This Revolver is only seen in the Trailers. | ||
[[File:webleymk4compact.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley & Scott Mk IV .38 Revolver]] | [[File:webleymk4compact.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley & Scott Mk IV .38 Revolver]] | ||
| − | [[File:unbroken_webley.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[File:unbroken_webley.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A referee fires the Webley.]] |
==Nambu Type 14== | ==Nambu Type 14== | ||
Mutsuhiro Watanabe ([[Miyavi]]) fires a [[Nambu Type 14]] in the Prisoner of War Camp. | Mutsuhiro Watanabe ([[Miyavi]]) fires a [[Nambu Type 14]] in the Prisoner of War Camp. | ||
[[File:NambuType14Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Late Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]] | [[File:NambuType14Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Late Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]] | ||
| − | [[File:unbroken_nambu_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[File:unbroken_nambu_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier gives Mutsuhiro Watanabe the Nambu.]] |
| + | [[File:unbroken_nambu_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He chambers the pistol.]] | ||
[[File:unbroken_nambu.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mutsuhiro Watanabe ([[Miyavi]]) fires in the air. Note this view is only in a Trailer.]] | [[File:unbroken_nambu.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mutsuhiro Watanabe ([[Miyavi]]) fires in the air. Note this view is only in a Trailer.]] | ||
| Line 43: | Line 44: | ||
[[Arisaka Type 38]] Rifles are rarely seen by Japanese soldiers as Louis Zamperini arrives in Tokyo. | [[Arisaka Type 38]] Rifles are rarely seen by Japanese soldiers as Louis Zamperini arrives in Tokyo. | ||
[[File:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]] | [[File:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]] | ||
| − | [[File:u_arisaka38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[File:u_arisaka38_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier in the background holds the Arisaka.]] |
| + | [[File:u_arisaka38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closer view of the barrel.]] | ||
==Arisaka Type 99== | ==Arisaka Type 99== | ||
| − | Several Japanese soldiers are seen with [[Arisaka Type 99]] Rifles. | + | Several Japanese soldiers are seen with [[Arisaka Type 99]] Rifles. The long variant of the rifle is also seen at the end. |
[[File:99aris.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 99 short rifle with monopod - 7.7x58mm]] | [[File:99aris.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 99 short rifle with monopod - 7.7x58mm]] | ||
| − | [[File:u_arisaka99_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[File:u_arisaka99_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two soldiers holding Type 99 rifles with monopods.]] |
[[File:u_arisaka99_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the monopod.]] | [[File:u_arisaka99_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the monopod.]] | ||
| − | [[File:u_arisaka99_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[File:u_arisaka99_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier in the background holds the Arisaka on Louie.]] |
[[File:Type_99_long_rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 99 long rifle - 7.7x58mm]] | [[File:Type_99_long_rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 99 long rifle - 7.7x58mm]] | ||
| Line 59: | Line 61: | ||
==Browning M2 Aircraft== | ==Browning M2 Aircraft== | ||
| − | Some [[Browning M2]] Machine Guns are mounted on the B-24D "Liberator" heavy bomber. | + | Some [[Browning M2]] Machine Guns are mounted on the B-24D "Liberator" heavy bomber. After the plane crashed into the ocean Louie is trapped under one. |
[[File:M2 aircraft flexible.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Browning M2 Aircraft, Flexible - .50 BMG]] | [[File:M2 aircraft flexible.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Browning M2 Aircraft, Flexible - .50 BMG]] | ||
[[File:Unbroken 500.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Some [[Browning M2]] Machine Guns are mounted on the B-24D "Liberator" heavy bomber.]] | [[File:Unbroken 500.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Some [[Browning M2]] Machine Guns are mounted on the B-24D "Liberator" heavy bomber.]] | ||
[[File:Unbroken 502.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gunners man the Browning M2 machine guns.]] | [[File:Unbroken 502.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gunners man the Browning M2 machine guns.]] | ||
[[File:unbroken_m2_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the Browning M2]] | [[File:unbroken_m2_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the Browning M2]] | ||
| − | [[File:Unbroken 504.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[File:Unbroken 504.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The tail gunner opens fire.]] |
| − | [[File:unbroken_m2_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|First Person view]] | + | [[File:unbroken_m2_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|First Person view.]] |
==Nambu Type 96 LMG== | ==Nambu Type 96 LMG== | ||
A Japanese prison guard holds a [[Type 96 Light Machine Gun]] near the end of the movie. | A Japanese prison guard holds a [[Type 96 Light Machine Gun]] near the end of the movie. | ||
[[File:Type96.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 96 Light Machine Gun (minus magazine) - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]] | [[File:Type96.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 96 Light Machine Gun (minus magazine) - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]] | ||
| − | [[File:unbroken_type96.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the left. | + | [[File:unbroken_type96.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the left. Only used for a preview.]] |
| − | [[File:unbroken_type96_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[File:unbroken_type96_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guard in the background.]] |
=Other= | =Other= | ||
| Line 78: | Line 80: | ||
Japanese A6M "Zero" fighters can be seen firing on the B-24D's using their wing-mounted [[Type 99 cannon]]s. | Japanese A6M "Zero" fighters can be seen firing on the B-24D's using their wing-mounted [[Type 99 cannon]]s. | ||
[[Image:Type 99-1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 99 Mark 1 cannon in navy pintle mount configuration - 20x72mm RB]] | [[Image:Type 99-1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 99 Mark 1 cannon in navy pintle mount configuration - 20x72mm RB]] | ||
| − | [[File:u_type99c_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[File:u_type99c_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The "Zero" fires at the B-24D.]] |
==M8 Flare Pistol== | ==M8 Flare Pistol== | ||
| Line 84: | Line 86: | ||
Louis Zamperini ([[Jack O'Connell]]) fires a [[M8 Flare Pistol]]. | Louis Zamperini ([[Jack O'Connell]]) fires a [[M8 Flare Pistol]]. | ||
[[File:M8FlarePistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M8 Flare Pistol - 37mm]] | [[File:M8FlarePistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M8 Flare Pistol - 37mm]] | ||
| − | [[File:unbroken_flare.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[File:unbroken_flare.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Louie fires the Flare gun.]] |
| − | [[File:unbroken_flare_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[File:unbroken_flare_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Left side of the gun.]] |
| − | [[File:unbroken_flare_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[File:unbroken_flare_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He reloads the Flare gun.]] |
[[Category: Movie]] | [[Category: Movie]] | ||
[[Category: War]] | [[Category: War]] | ||
[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Angelina Jolie]] | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 1 May 2017
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unbroken is a 2014 biographical war drama produced and directed by Angelina Jolie. The film focuses on the life of Olympic athlete Louis "Louie" Zamperini (Jack O'Connell) and was based on the 2010 book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. Louis Zamperini is the youngest member of the US Olympic Games in 1936 to participate in the Olympic Games in Berlin. Four years later, Zamperini is a favorite for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, which are canceled due to the outbreak of the Second World War. Zamperini voluntarily goes to war as a gunner of a B-24D bomber. After a breakdown in the Pacific, two soldiers and himself can save themselves on a raft. There, they fight 47 days for survival before they are picked up and captured by the Japanese Navy. On the ship they have to suffer sadistic humiliation, and the martyrs for Louis continue on land, because Watanabe (Miyavi), the commander of the prisoner of war camp, makes his life difficult for him.
The following weapons were used in the film Unbroken:
Handguns
Webley Mk IV
A compact Webley .38 Mk IV is seen. It has a shorter barrel and a pistol grip. This Revolver is only seen in the Trailers.
Nambu Type 14
Mutsuhiro Watanabe (Miyavi) fires a Nambu Type 14 in the Prisoner of War Camp.
Mutsuhiro Watanabe (Miyavi) fires in the air. Note this view is only in a Trailer.
Rifles
Arisaka Type 38
Arisaka Type 38 Rifles are rarely seen by Japanese soldiers as Louis Zamperini arrives in Tokyo.
Arisaka Type 99
Several Japanese soldiers are seen with Arisaka Type 99 Rifles. The long variant of the rifle is also seen at the end.
Machine Guns
Browning M2 Aircraft
Some Browning M2 Machine Guns are mounted on the B-24D "Liberator" heavy bomber. After the plane crashed into the ocean Louie is trapped under one.
Some Browning M2 Machine Guns are mounted on the B-24D "Liberator" heavy bomber.
Nambu Type 96 LMG
A Japanese prison guard holds a Type 96 Light Machine Gun near the end of the movie.
Other
Type 99 Cannon
Japanese A6M "Zero" fighters can be seen firing on the B-24D's using their wing-mounted Type 99 cannons.
M8 Flare Pistol
Louis Zamperini (Jack O'Connell) fires a M8 Flare Pistol.
