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You Can't Win 'Em All

Theatrical poster

Country	United States UK
Directed by	Peter Collinson
Release Date	1970
Language	English
Studio	Columbia Pictures SRO
Distributor	Columbia Pictures

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Adam Dyer	Tony Curtis
Josh Corey	Charles Bronson
Aila	Michèle Mercier
Osman Bey	Grégoire Aslan
Colonel Elci	Fikret Hakan
Reese	Tony Bonner
Wollen	Horst Janson
Bolek	Leo Gordon

You Can't Win 'Em All is a 1970 British war adventure film directed by Peter Collinson, screenplay written by Leo Gordon (also an actor who appears in the film as Bolek). The story takes place in 1922 during the final phase of the Greco-Turkish War. Governor Osman Bey (Grégoire Aslan) hires a group of mercenaries who have in their ranks as well as two former U.S. Army soldiers Adam Dyer (Tony Curtis) and Josh Corey (Charles Bronson), entrust the task to protect his three daughters and a shipment of gold. The desire to seize of the treasure in addition to mercenaries, has also a bandits from the mountains, the Greeks army and also turkish colonel Elci (Fikret Hakan), commander of that accompanies the shipment. Princesses with their treasures is protects by a governess and body guard Aila (Michèle Mercier), which actually works for the new Republic of Turkey.

The following weapons were used in the film You Can't Win 'Em All:

Handguns

Colt New Service

Josh Corey (Charles Bronson) used a Colt New Service revolver.

Colt New Service M1917 - .45 ACP (in moon clips).

Webley Mk VI Revolver

Colonel Elci (Fikret Hakan) pulls a Webley Mk VI revolver.

Webley Mk VI Revolver - .455 Webley

Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"

Aila (Michèle Mercier) is armed with a Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" pistol.

Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" - 7.63x25mm Mauser.

Submachine guns

M1928A1 Thompson (as M1921 Thompson)

Various characters are seen with M1928A1 Thompson submachine guns. All SMGs is fitted with vertical foregrips and with a Cutts compensators removed, to make look it as the early Thompson M1921.

M1928A1 Thompson with 50-round drum magazine, smooth barrel, and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP

Colt M1921A Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP, for comparision.

Bolek (Leo Gordon) shoot down of his submachine gun invaders on horses

Adam Dyer (Tony Curtis) fires off the train at attacking bandits. But SMG is other (rear sight is not simplified).

Josh Corey (Charles Bronson) with a submachine gun prevents Aila's treasure.

Rifles

Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III

Greek soldiers fires from Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III rifles.

Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British

Mannlicher-Schoenauer 1903 carbine

Greek troops armed by Greek Model 1903 Carbine.

Greek Mannlicher-Schoenauer - 6.5 mm × 54 Mannlicher-Schönauer.

Mauser Gewehr 1898

Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles are the mainstay weapon of the turkish also greek soldiers.

Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

This particular rifle has Lange-Visier sight and carbine-length barrel. It is most likely original Gewehr 1898, converted to carbine.

Moukhala musket

The bandits in the mountains used various historical weapons, including Ottoman muskets.

Ottoman musket

Machine Guns

Lewis Machine Gun

Gunner Reese (Tony Bonner) by Lewis Machine Gun mowed down the attackers.

Lewis Gun - .303 British

Vickers MK1

Vickers Mark 1 Machine Gun with ribbed water jacket - .303 British

Bolek (Leo Gordon) did a Vickers MK1 machine gun control on the locomotive.

Gunner Reese (Tony Bonner) performs regular maintenance of the machine gun.

Ataturk's headquarters guards a soldiers with rifles and machine guns.

Other

Hebel Flare Pistol model M1894

Greek officer gives the signal from Hebel Flare Pistol model M1894 to cease fire.

Hebel Flare Pistol M1894 - 26.5mm

Schneider-Canet 75mm field gun M. 1906

Greek artillery used the Schneider-Canet 75mm field gun M. 1906

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-[[Image:You Can´t Win ´Em All-poster.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''You Can't Win 'Em All'' (1970)]]
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+|director = Peter Collinson
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+|distributor=Columbia Pictures
+|character1=Adam Dyer
+|actor1=[[Tony Curtis]]
+|character2=Josh Corey
+|actor2=[[Charles Bronson]]
+|character3=Aila
+|actor3=[[Michèle Mercier]]
+|character4=Osman Bey
+|actor4=[[Grégoire Aslan]]
+|character5=Colonel Elci
+|actor5=[[Fikret Hakan]]
+|character6=Reese
+|actor6=[[Tony Bonner]]
+|character7=Wollen
+|actor7=[[Horst Janson]]
+|character8=Bolek
+|actor8=[[Leo Gordon]]
+|character9=
+|actor9=
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+}}
-'''''You Can't Win 'Em All''''' is a 1970 British war adventure film directed by Peter Collinson screenplay written by [[Leo Gordon]] (also an actor who appears in the film as Bolek). The story takes place in 1922 during the final phase of the Greco-Turkish War. Governor Osman Bey ([[Grégoire Aslan]]) hires a group of mercenaries who have in their ranks as well as two former U.S. Army soldiers Adam Dyer (Tony Curtis) and Josh Corey (Charles Bronson), entrust the task to protect his three daughters and a shipment of gold. The desire to seize of the treasure in addition to mercenaries, has also a bandits from the mountains, the Greeks army and also turkish colonel Elci ([[Fikret Hakan]]), commander of that accompanies the shipment. Princesses with their treasures is accompanied by a body guard Aila ([[Michèle Mercier]]), which actually works for the new Republic of Turkey.
+'''''You Can't Win 'Em All''''' is a 1970 British war adventure film directed by Peter Collinson, screenplay written by [[Leo Gordon]] (also an actor who appears in the film as Bolek). The story takes place in 1922 during the final phase of the Greco-Turkish War. Governor Osman Bey ([[Grégoire Aslan]]) hires a group of mercenaries who have in their ranks as well as two former U.S. Army soldiers Adam Dyer ([[Tony Curtis]]) and Josh Corey ([[Charles Bronson]]), entrust the task to protect his three daughters and a shipment of gold. The desire to seize of the treasure in addition to mercenaries, has also a bandits from the mountains, the Greeks army and also turkish colonel Elci ([[Fikret Hakan]]), commander of that accompanies the shipment. Princesses with their treasures is protects by a governess and body guard Aila ([[Michèle Mercier]]), which actually works for the new Republic of Turkey.
-'''The following weapons are featured in the film ''You Can't Win 'Em All'':'''
+{{Film Title}}
 __TOC__<br clear="all">
 =Handguns=
 == Colt New Service ==
+Josh Corey (Charles Bronson) used a [[Colt New Service]] revolver.
 [[Image:Colt_New_Service.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt New Service M1917 - .45 ACP (in moon clips).]]
-[[Image:Charles Bronson-S+W-YCWEA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Josh Corey (Charles Bronson) use a [[Colt New Service]] revolver.]]
+[[Image:Charles Bronson-S+W-YCWEA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 ==Webley Mk VI Revolver==
+Colonel Elci ([[Fikret Hakan]]) pulls a [[Webley Mk VI]] revolver.
 [[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Webley Mk VI Revolver - .455 Webley]]
-[[Image:Fikret Hakan-Webley-MK VI Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Col. Elci (Fikret Hakan) holds his [[Webley Mk VI]] revolver.]]
+[[Image:Fikret Hakan-Webley-MK VI Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 ==Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"==
+Aila ([[Michèle Mercier]]) is armed with a [[Mauser C96|Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"]] pistol.
 [[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" - 7.63x25mm Mauser.]]
-[[Image:Michele Mercier-Mauser C96.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Aila (Michèle Mercier) armed by [[Mauser C96]] pistol.]]
+[[Image:Michele Mercier-Mauser C96.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 =Submachine guns=
-==Thompson Submachine Gun==
+==M1928A1 Thompson (as M1921 Thompson)==
-[[Image:M1921Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt M1921AC Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP]]
+Various characters are seen with [[M1928A1 Thompson]] submachine guns. All SMGs is fitted with vertical foregrips and with a Cutts compensators removed, to make look it as the early [[Thompson M1921]].
-[[Image:Grégoire Aslan-Thomson SMG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Osman Bey (Grégoire Aslan) had to personally try out a new weapon [[M1921 Thompson]] submachine gun.]]
+[[Image:M1928A1.jpeg|thumb|none|450px|M1928A1 Thompson with 50-round drum magazine, smooth barrel, and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP]]
+[[Image:Colt 1921A Thompson2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt M1921A Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP, for comparision.]]
 [[Image:Leo Gordon-Thompson SMG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bolek ([[Leo Gordon]]) shoot down of his submachine gun  invaders on horses]]
-[[Image:Tony Curtis-Thompson SMG-YCWEA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Adam Dyer (Tony Curtis) fires off the train at attacking insurgents]]
+[[Image:Tony Curtis-Thompson SMG-YCWEA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Adam Dyer (Tony Curtis) fires off the train at attacking bandits. But SMG is other (rear sight is not simplified).]]
 [[Image:Charles Bronson-Thompson SMG-YCWEA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Josh Corey (Charles Bronson) with a submachine gun prevents Aila's treasure.]]
 =Rifles=
-==Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII Rifle==
+==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III==
-[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle - .303 British]]
+Greek soldiers fires from [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III]] rifles.
-[[Image:Soldiers- SMLE-YCW.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Greek soldiers fires from [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII Rifle]]s.]]
+[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British]]
+[[Image:Soldiers- SMLE-YCW.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+==Mannlicher-Schoenauer 1903 carbine==
+Greek troops armed by [[Mannlicher-Schoenauer 1903 carbine|Greek Model 1903 Carbine]].
+[[Image:Greek Model 1903.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Greek Mannlicher-Schoenauer - 6.5 mm × 54 Mannlicher-Schönauer.]]
+[[Image:Greek Model 1903 Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+==Mauser Gewehr 1898==
+[[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifles are the mainstay weapon of the turkish also greek soldiers.
+[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
+[[Image:Osman soldiers-Mauser K98.jpg|thumb|none|500px|This particular rifle has ''Lange-Visier'' sight and carbine-length barrel. It is most likely original Gewehr 1898, converted to carbine.]]
-==Karabiner 98k==
+==Moukhala musket==
-[[Image: Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
+The bandits in the mountains used various historical weapons, including [[Ottoman musket]]s.
-[[Image:Osman soldiers-Mauser K98.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[Karabiner 98k]] are the mainstay weapon of the sultan troops.]]
+[[Image:Ottoman musket.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Ottoman musket]]
+[[Image:Turkish bandit-flintlock rifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 =Machine Guns=
 ==Lewis Machine Gun==
-[[File:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]]
+Gunner Reese ([[Tony Bonner]]) by [[Lewis Gun#Infantry|Lewis Machine Gun]] mowed down the attackers.
-[[Image:Tony Bonner-Lewis Gun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gunner Reese ([[Tony Bonner]]) by [[Lewis Gun#Infantry|Lewis Machine Gun]] mowed down the attackers.]]
+[[File:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|450px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]]
+[[Image:Tony Bonner-Lewis Gun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 ==Vickers MK1==
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 [[Image:Leo Gordon-Vickers MG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bolek (Leo Gordon) did a [[Vickers#Vickers MK1 Machine Gun|Vickers MK1]] machine gun control on the locomotive.]]
 [[Image:Tony Bonner-Vickers.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gunner Reese (Tony Bonner) performs regular maintenance of the machine gun.]]
+[[Image:Turkish soldiers-Vickers MG-YCWEA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ataturk's headquarters guards a soldiers with rifles and machine guns.]]
 =Other=
-==7.7 cm FK 96 n.A.==
+==Hebel Flare Pistol model M1894==
-[[Image:7.7 cm FK 96 n.A. Schneider.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Greek gunners firing the 7.7 cm FK 96 field guns]]
+Greek officer gives the signal from [[Hebel Flare Pistol model M1894]] to cease fire.
+[[Image:Hebel Model 1894 Flare Gun (26.5mm).jpg|thumb|none|350px|Hebel Flare Pistol M1894 - 26.5mm]]
+[[Image:Greek officer-l Flare Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+==Schneider-Canet 75mm field gun M. 1906==
+Greek artillery used the Schneider-Canet 75mm field gun M. 1906
+[[Image:7.7 cm FK 96 n.A. Schneider.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[Image:Schneider-Canet 75mm field gun M. 1906.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]

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