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'''The following firearms were used in the film ''The Great Gatsby'':'''
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[[Image:GG1974_poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The Great Gatsby'' (1974)]]
  
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'''''The Great Gatsby''''' is the 1974 American feature film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name. The film stars [[Robert Redford]] as the title character, with [[Mia Farrow]], [[Bruce Dern]], [[Sam Waterston]], Lois Chiles, [[Karen Black]], and [[Scott Wilson]]. The film won the only two Academy Awards it was nominated for, Best Costume Design and Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation.
  
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This was the third of four feature adaptations of Fitzgerald's novel, the latest being a [[The Great Gatsby (2013)|2013 film]] directed by [[Baz Luhrmann]] and starring [[Leonardo DiCaprio]].
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== Smith & Wesson M1917 ==
 
== Smith & Wesson M1917 ==
George Wilson ([[Scott Wilson]]) shoots at Jay Gatsby ([[Robert Redford]]) at the end with a [[M1917 Revolver|Smith & Wesson M1917]] before turning it on himself.
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George Wilson ([[Scott Wilson]]) uses a [[Smith & Wesson M1917]] revolver at the end of the film.
[[Image:S&W-Model-1917.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Smith & Wesson M1917 Revolver (Military issue with lanyard ring) - .45 ACP]]  
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[[Image:S&W-Model-1917.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson M1917 Revolver (Military issue with lanyard ring) - .45 ACP]]  
[[Image:Gats-sw17a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wilson nervously approaches Gatsby after pulling the M1917 out of the paper bag.]]
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[[Image:Gats-sw17a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|George Wilson unveils his M1917.]]
[[Image:Gats-sw17b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wilson aims the M1917.]]
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[[Image:GG1974_SWM1917_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closeup of the right side of the revolver.]]
[[Image:Gats-sw17c.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wilson drops the M1917 into a small pool of water.]]
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[[Image:Gats-sw17b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Wilson fires the M1917. Note that there are two errors in this scene, the first being that there are no bullets in the gun (Shown clearly above) and one of the shots is unsynchronized with the sound effect.]]
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[[Image:Gats-sw17c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M1917 in Gatsby's ([[Robert Redford]]) fish pond.]]
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==Revolver==
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Gatsby's bodyguard ([[John Devlin]]) is show carrying a revolver in a shoulder holster. Since he never draws it, it is impossible to make a proper ID.
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[[Image:GG1974_revolver_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This is the only shot of the revolver we see.]]
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Revision as of 00:05, 9 January 2014

The Great Gatsby (1974)

The Great Gatsby is the 1974 American feature film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name. The film stars Robert Redford as the title character, with Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern, Sam Waterston, Lois Chiles, Karen Black, and Scott Wilson. The film won the only two Academy Awards it was nominated for, Best Costume Design and Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation.

This was the third of four feature adaptations of Fitzgerald's novel, the latest being a 2013 film directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio.



The following weapons were used in the film The Great Gatsby:


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Smith & Wesson M1917

George Wilson (Scott Wilson) uses a Smith & Wesson M1917 revolver at the end of the film.

Smith & Wesson M1917 Revolver (Military issue with lanyard ring) - .45 ACP
George Wilson unveils his M1917.
A closeup of the right side of the revolver.
Wilson fires the M1917. Note that there are two errors in this scene, the first being that there are no bullets in the gun (Shown clearly above) and one of the shots is unsynchronized with the sound effect.
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The M1917 in Gatsby's (Robert Redford) fish pond.

Revolver

Gatsby's bodyguard (John Devlin) is show carrying a revolver in a shoulder holster. Since he never draws it, it is impossible to make a proper ID.

This is the only shot of the revolver we see.

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