 Join our Discord!
|
| If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here. |
Difference between revisions of "War Horse"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m |
|||
| (3 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
| − | |name =War Horse | + | |name=''War Horse'' |
| − | |picture = WarH.jpg | + | |picture=WarH.jpg |
| − | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | + | |caption=''Movie Poster'' |
| − | |country = | + | |country=[[File:USA.jpg|25px]] United States<br>[[File:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom |
| − | [[ | + | |director=[[Steven Spielberg]] |
| − | [[ | + | |date=December 25, 2011 |
| − | + | |language=English<br> German | |
| − | |director = [[Steven Spielberg]] | + | |studio=Touchstone Pictures<br>Amblin Entertainment<br>Dreamworks Pictures |
| − | |date= December 25, 2011 | + | |distributor=Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| − | |language = English<br | + | |character1=Albert Narracott |
| − | + | |actor1=[[Jeremy Irvine]] | |
| − | |distributor = Walt Disney Studios | ||
| − | Motion Pictures | ||
| − | |character1=Albert Narracott | ||
|character2=Captain James Nicholls | |character2=Captain James Nicholls | ||
| + | |actor2=[[Tom Hiddleston]] | ||
|character3=Major Jamie Stewart | |character3=Major Jamie Stewart | ||
| + | |actor3=[[Benedict Cumberbatch]] | ||
|character4=Friedrich | |character4=Friedrich | ||
| + | |actor4=[[Nicolas Bro]] | ||
|character5=Brandt | |character5=Brandt | ||
| + | |actor5=[[Rainer Bock]] | ||
|character6=Günther Schröder | |character6=Günther Schröder | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
|actor6=[[David Kross]] | |actor6=[[David Kross]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| Line 35: | Line 31: | ||
=Handguns= | =Handguns= | ||
==Luger Artillery Model== | ==Luger Artillery Model== | ||
| − | An [[Luger | + | An [[Luger LP08 "Artillery"]] is used by Brandt ([[Rainer Bock]]) to put down a dying artillery horse. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LugerP08Artillery.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Luger P08 long barreled "Artillery" model - 9x19mm Parabellum]] |
[[File:WHluger1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Brandt detaches his Luger from the shoulder stock.]] | [[File:WHluger1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Brandt detaches his Luger from the shoulder stock.]] | ||
[[File:WHluger2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The stock appears to be attached to a sling.]] | [[File:WHluger2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The stock appears to be attached to a sling.]] | ||
| Line 45: | Line 41: | ||
==Webley Mk. VI== | ==Webley Mk. VI== | ||
The [[Webley Mk VI]] is used by Sergeant Fry ([[Eddie Marsan]]) when he attempts to put down Joey at the end of the film. David Lyons ([[Robert Emms]]) is armed with one as well. | The [[Webley Mk VI]] is used by Sergeant Fry ([[Eddie Marsan]]) when he attempts to put down Joey at the end of the film. David Lyons ([[Robert Emms]]) is armed with one as well. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mark VI - .455 Webley]] |
[[File:WarHorse_WM6_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The younger Lyons with his Webley during the Second Battle of the Somme.]] | [[File:WarHorse_WM6_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The younger Lyons with his Webley during the Second Battle of the Somme.]] | ||
[[File:WHwr2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Sergeant Fry readies his Webley.]] | [[File:WHwr2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Sergeant Fry readies his Webley.]] | ||
| Line 63: | Line 59: | ||
==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ||
The [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifle is used by German troops during The Great War. The German brothers Günther ([[David Kross]]) and Michael Schröder ([[Leonard Carow]]) are seen with slung G98s. So does the German soldier Friedrich ([[Nicolas Bro]]). | The [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifle is used by German troops during The Great War. The German brothers Günther ([[David Kross]]) and Michael Schröder ([[Leonard Carow]]) are seen with slung G98s. So does the German soldier Friedrich ([[Nicolas Bro]]). | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MauserGewehr1898EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Early Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
| + | [[File:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Late Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:WarHorse_G98_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Gewehr 98 slung on a German soldier.]] | [[File:WarHorse_G98_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Gewehr 98 slung on a German soldier.]] | ||
[[File:WHg98.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The German soldier at the farm ([[Sebastian Hülk]]) with his Gewehr 98.]] | [[File:WHg98.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The German soldier at the farm ([[Sebastian Hülk]]) with his Gewehr 98.]] | ||
| Line 70: | Line 67: | ||
[[File:WarHorse_G98_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier ([[Trystan Pütterv]]) fires a warning shot at the Geordie soldier ([[Toby Kebbell]]) coming to help Joey. Note the extended "Lange Visier" rear sight.]] | [[File:WarHorse_G98_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier ([[Trystan Pütterv]]) fires a warning shot at the Geordie soldier ([[Toby Kebbell]]) coming to help Joey. Note the extended "Lange Visier" rear sight.]] | ||
| − | ==Mauser 98AZ | + | ==Mauser Karabiner 98AZ== |
Some German troops are armed with [[Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine]]s | Some German troops are armed with [[Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine]]s | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Karabiner98AZEarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98AZ - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
[[File:WarHorse_G98AZ_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rider with his slung carbine.]] | [[File:WarHorse_G98AZ_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rider with his slung carbine.]] | ||
[[File:WarHorse_G98AZ_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two riders with their carbines.]] | [[File:WarHorse_G98AZ_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two riders with their carbines.]] | ||
[[File:WarHorse_G98AZ_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier leads Joey away with his carbine slung while Emilie (Celine Buckens) and her grandfather (Niels Arestrup) look on. In a continuity error, this soldier is later showing with a full-sized Gewehr 98 over his shoulder.]] | [[File:WarHorse_G98AZ_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier leads Joey away with his carbine slung while Emilie (Celine Buckens) and her grandfather (Niels Arestrup) look on. In a continuity error, this soldier is later showing with a full-sized Gewehr 98 over his shoulder.]] | ||
| − | ==Lee-Enfield No. | + | ==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III== |
| − | British troops during The Great War are armed with the [[ | + | British troops during The Great War are armed with the [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III]] Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) rifle, including Albert Narracott ([[Jeremy Irvine]]). The Geordie soldier ([[Toby Kebbell]]) uses a Pattern M1907 sword bayonet as an improvised white flag to get to Joey. |
| − | [[File:SMLE Mark III.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.1 | + | [[File:SMLE Mark III.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mark III - .303 British]] |
| − | [[File:WarHorse_SMLE_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[File:WarHorse_SMLE_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"If anybody turns back, if anyone of our boys comes running towards you, you take this rifle and you shoot them dead! Do you understand?"''<br> |
British Trench Captain ([[Julian Wadham]]) announces his men what to expect when they retire.]] | British Trench Captain ([[Julian Wadham]]) announces his men what to expect when they retire.]] | ||
| − | [[File:WHle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Albert fires his SMLE. Note the "Dorset" shoulder mark, of the Dorset Regiment. This is a bit of a goof, as Albert, Andrew and David are all from Devon, which meant they should've been members of the Devonshire Regiment. The Dorset and Devonshire Regiments didn't merge until 1958, and has since been absorbed into The Rifles.]] | + | [[File:WHle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Albert fires his SMLE. Note the "Dorset" shoulder mark, of the Dorset Regiment. This is a bit of a goof, as Albert, Andrew, and David are all from Devon, which meant they should've been members of the Devonshire Regiment. The Dorset and Devonshire Regiments didn't merge until 1958, and has since been absorbed into The Rifles.]] |
[[File:WHle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Andrew Easton ([[Matt Milne]]) with the SMLE, disobeying his orders to shoot anyone trying to retreat.]] | [[File:WHle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Andrew Easton ([[Matt Milne]]) with the SMLE, disobeying his orders to shoot anyone trying to retreat.]] | ||
[[File:WHle3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Albert takes cover in a crater while in No Man's Land.]] | [[File:WHle3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Albert takes cover in a crater while in No Man's Land.]] | ||
| Line 89: | Line 86: | ||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
| − | ==Maxim | + | ==Maxim MG 08== |
German troops use Maxim [[MG08]]s to defend their camp during a British Calvary attack. The successful use of the MGs was the first hint in the movie about the demise of the cavalry in modern warfare. | German troops use Maxim [[MG08]]s to defend their camp during a British Calvary attack. The successful use of the MGs was the first hint in the movie about the demise of the cavalry in modern warfare. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG 08 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
[[File:WarHorse_MG08_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A full view of the Maxim while the Germans getting in position. Note the ZF.12 scope.]] | [[File:WarHorse_MG08_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A full view of the Maxim while the Germans getting in position. Note the ZF.12 scope.]] | ||
[[File:WHMG082.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers fire MG08 machine guns at oncoming British cavalry]] | [[File:WHMG082.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers fire MG08 machine guns at oncoming British cavalry]] | ||
| Line 100: | Line 97: | ||
==Lewis Gun== | ==Lewis Gun== | ||
A [[Lewis Gun]] is seen when the British prepare to go over the top at the Somme in late 1918. | A [[Lewis Gun]] is seen when the British prepare to go over the top at the Somme in late 1918. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]] |
[[File:WHlewisgun2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Lewis Gun behind Albert and Andrew.]] | [[File:WHlewisgun2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Lewis Gun behind Albert and Andrew.]] | ||
[[File:WarHorse_Lewis_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|David Lyons instructs the Lewis gunner.]] | [[File:WarHorse_Lewis_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|David Lyons instructs the Lewis gunner.]] | ||
| Line 108: | Line 105: | ||
==Mills Bomb== | ==Mills Bomb== | ||
Albert Narracott uses a [[Mills Bomb]] to take out a German machine-gun nest in the battle of the Somme. | Albert Narracott uses a [[Mills Bomb]] to take out a German machine-gun nest in the battle of the Somme. | ||
| − | [[File:Mills Bomb SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:Mills Bomb SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|185px|Mills Bomb]] |
[[File:WarHorse_Mills_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Albert picks out some Mills Bombs before going over the top.]] | [[File:WarHorse_Mills_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Albert picks out some Mills Bombs before going over the top.]] | ||
[[File:WHmgren.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Albert fumbles with the Mills Bomb.]] | [[File:WHmgren.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Albert fumbles with the Mills Bomb.]] | ||
| Line 114: | Line 111: | ||
==Model 16 Stielhandgranate== | ==Model 16 Stielhandgranate== | ||
A German soldier searching Emilie's grandfather's farm has a [[Model 16 Stielhandgranate]] on his belt. Later, many of these grenades can be seen in the German trench. | A German soldier searching Emilie's grandfather's farm has a [[Model 16 Stielhandgranate]] on his belt. Later, many of these grenades can be seen in the German trench. | ||
| − | [[File:M16stick.jpg|thumb|none|250px| | + | [[File:M16stick.jpg|thumb|none|250px|Stielhandgranate Modell 16]] |
[[File:WH m17.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The German soldier ([[Sebastian Hülk]]) with the grenade.]] | [[File:WH m17.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The German soldier ([[Sebastian Hülk]]) with the grenade.]] | ||
[[File:WHsg1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The grenades on his belt on the left.]] | [[File:WHsg1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The grenades on his belt on the left.]] | ||
| Line 124: | Line 121: | ||
==Ordnance QF 18-pounder Field Gun== | ==Ordnance QF 18-pounder Field Gun== | ||
Two British Ordnance QF 18-pounder Field Guns can be seen in the background. | Two British Ordnance QF 18-pounder Field Guns can be seen in the background. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:British 18 Pounder.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ordnance QF 18-pounder Field Gun Mk II, Halifax, Nova Scotia]] |
[[File:WarHorse_GF18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The field guns being towed behind Joey on the right.]] | [[File:WarHorse_GF18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The field guns being towed behind Joey on the right.]] | ||
| Line 136: | Line 133: | ||
==7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 n.A.== | ==7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 n.A.== | ||
A [[7,7 cm Feldkanone 96 n. A.]] Field Gun is seen as Joey drag a 21 cm Mörser 16. | A [[7,7 cm Feldkanone 96 n. A.]] Field Gun is seen as Joey drag a 21 cm Mörser 16. | ||
| − | [[File:800px-7.7 cm Feldkanone 16 IMG 6414b.jpg|thumb|none|300px| | + | [[File:800px-7.7 cm Feldkanone 16 IMG 6414b.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Feldkanone 96 neuer Art - 77x234 mmR]] |
[[File:WH_fk96.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The FK 96 over Friedrich's ([[Nicolas Bro]]) head on the top right.]] | [[File:WH_fk96.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The FK 96 over Friedrich's ([[Nicolas Bro]]) head on the top right.]] | ||
| Line 145: | Line 142: | ||
==Mark IV tank== | ==Mark IV tank== | ||
| − | A Mark IV tank makes a brief appearance in the film, to symbolize the changing face of warfare, making warhorses like Joey obsolete. This Mark IV is actually a replica of a Mark IV owned by The Tank Museum (formerly the Bovington Tank Museum) built from a modern commercial excavator. The replica was later purchased by The Tank Museum to allow the museum to show a working Mark IV without risking damage to the actual Mark IV, which is | + | A Mark IV tank makes a brief appearance in the film, to symbolize the changing face of warfare, making warhorses like Joey obsolete. This Mark IV is actually a replica of a Mark IV owned by The Tank Museum (formerly the Bovington Tank Museum) built from a modern commercial excavator. The replica was later purchased by The Tank Museum to allow the museum to show a working Mark IV without risking damage to the actual Mark IV, which was almost (and now is) a hundred years old. |
[[File:WarHorse_MarkIV_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:WarHorse_MarkIV_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[File:WarHorse_MarkIV_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the two QF 6 pounder guns in the forward sponsons, and the three Lewis guns, one in each of the rear sponsons, and one towards the front of the hull.]] | [[File:WarHorse_MarkIV_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the two QF 6 pounder guns in the forward sponsons, and the three Lewis guns, one in each of the rear sponsons, and one towards the front of the hull.]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:56, 31 March 2024
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
War Horse is the 2011 feature film adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel of the same name. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the film follows a young horse finds itself through a course of amazing events serving both the German and British armies during World War I. The title character was played by fourteen horses, with no CGI and little animatronics, all under the watchful eye of the American Humane Society. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
The following weapons were used in the film War Horse:
WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Handguns
Luger Artillery Model
An Luger LP08 "Artillery" is used by Brandt (Rainer Bock) to put down a dying artillery horse.
Webley Mk. VI
The Webley Mk VI is used by Sergeant Fry (Eddie Marsan) when he attempts to put down Joey at the end of the film. David Lyons (Robert Emms) is armed with one as well.
Shotguns
Double Barreled Shotgun
Ted Narracott (Peter Mullan) attempts to kill Joey with a Double Barreled Shotgun.
Albert Narracott (Jeremy Irvine) stops his father from shooting Joey.
Rifles
Mauser Gewehr 1898
The Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifle is used by German troops during The Great War. The German brothers Günther (David Kross) and Michael Schröder (Leonard Carow) are seen with slung G98s. So does the German soldier Friedrich (Nicolas Bro).
The German soldier at the farm (Sebastian Hülk) with his Gewehr 98.
A German soldier (Trystan Pütterv) fires a warning shot at the Geordie soldier (Toby Kebbell) coming to help Joey. Note the extended "Lange Visier" rear sight.
Mauser Karabiner 98AZ
Some German troops are armed with Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbines
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III
British troops during The Great War are armed with the Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) rifle, including Albert Narracott (Jeremy Irvine). The Geordie soldier (Toby Kebbell) uses a Pattern M1907 sword bayonet as an improvised white flag to get to Joey.
"If anybody turns back, if anyone of our boys comes running towards you, you take this rifle and you shoot them dead! Do you understand?"
British Trench Captain (Julian Wadham) announces his men what to expect when they retire.
British Trench Captain (Julian Wadham) announces his men what to expect when they retire.
Albert fires his SMLE. Note the "Dorset" shoulder mark, of the Dorset Regiment. This is a bit of a goof, as Albert, Andrew, and David are all from Devon, which meant they should've been members of the Devonshire Regiment. The Dorset and Devonshire Regiments didn't merge until 1958, and has since been absorbed into The Rifles.
Andrew Easton (Matt Milne) with the SMLE, disobeying his orders to shoot anyone trying to retreat.
Machine Guns
Maxim MG 08
German troops use Maxim MG08s to defend their camp during a British Calvary attack. The successful use of the MGs was the first hint in the movie about the demise of the cavalry in modern warfare.
Lewis Gun
A Lewis Gun is seen when the British prepare to go over the top at the Somme in late 1918.
Explosives
Mills Bomb
Albert Narracott uses a Mills Bomb to take out a German machine-gun nest in the battle of the Somme.
Model 16 Stielhandgranate
A German soldier searching Emilie's grandfather's farm has a Model 16 Stielhandgranate on his belt. Later, many of these grenades can be seen in the German trench.
The German soldier (Sebastian Hülk) with the grenade.
The same German stands next to the Grandfather (Niels Arestrup).
Trivia
Ordnance QF 18-pounder Field Gun
Two British Ordnance QF 18-pounder Field Guns can be seen in the background.
21 cm Mörser 16
Joey and Topthorn are assigned to drag a battery of 21 cm Mörser 16 howitzers to a position on top of a hill. These howitzers are built by Lamb Industries.
7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 n.A.
A 7,7 cm Feldkanone 96 n. A. Field Gun is seen as Joey drag a 21 cm Mörser 16.
The FK 96 over Friedrich's (Nicolas Bro) head on the top right.
Unknown Howitzer
An unknown Howitzer can be seen in the background which could be a 15-cm-schwere Feldhaubitzen 13. This howitzer can be seen also in the 2008 movie The Red Baron.
Mark IV tank
A Mark IV tank makes a brief appearance in the film, to symbolize the changing face of warfare, making warhorses like Joey obsolete. This Mark IV is actually a replica of a Mark IV owned by The Tank Museum (formerly the Bovington Tank Museum) built from a modern commercial excavator. The replica was later purchased by The Tank Museum to allow the museum to show a working Mark IV without risking damage to the actual Mark IV, which was almost (and now is) a hundred years old.
German Helmets and Body Armor
The costume designers went above and beyond when it came to marking the passage of time by showing the evolution of German helmets.
Pattern 1908/1912 Cavalry Sword
British Cavalry troopers and officers are armed with Pattern 1908 and 1912 Cavalry Swords, respectively. Like sidearms, NCOs and enlisted men were issued their sabres, while officers were expected to purchase their own. These were the last service swords issued by the British Army, and thus, remain in service today in a ceremonial role.
Captain Nicholls (Tom Hiddleston) with his more ornate P1912, while the troopers next to him are equipped with P1908s.
Major Steward (Benedict Cumberbatch) with his P1912.