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Difference between revisions of "J. Edgar"
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[[Image:JEdgar.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''J. Edgar'' (2011)]] | [[Image:JEdgar.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''J. Edgar'' (2011)]] | ||
| − | ''J. Edgar'' is the 2011 biopic starring [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] as J. Edgar Hoover and follows his life from his rise to power as the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation up until his final years. | + | ''J. Edgar'' is the 2011 biopic starring [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] as J. Edgar Hoover and follows his life from his rise to power as the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation up until his final years. The film was directed by [[Clint Eastwood]]. |
'''The following firearms can be seen in the film ''J. Edgar'':''' | '''The following firearms can be seen in the film ''J. Edgar'':''' | ||
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==Colt Pocket Positive== | ==Colt Pocket Positive== | ||
| − | J. Edgar Hoover ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) is seen carrying what appears to be a nickel-plated [[Colt Pocket Positive]] during a raid in 1919. | + | J. Edgar Hoover ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) is seen carrying what appears to be a nickel-plated [[Colt Pocket Positive]] during a raid in 1919. He is later seen holding the revolver during many arrests including the arrest of the kidnapper of the Lindbergh baby. The Colt revolver appears to be the one that Hoover owned and is now the property of the F.B.I. Though the production had the assistance of the F.B.I. in making the movie it is plausible that the Pocket Positive that appears in the film is one that has been remodeled. Photo of Hoover's actual Colt Pocket Positive courtesy of the N.R.A. |
[[File:2041hg13.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Pocket Positive - .32. J. Edgar Hoover's personal revolver. Photo courtesy of the N.R.A.]] | [[File:2041hg13.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Pocket Positive - .32. J. Edgar Hoover's personal revolver. Photo courtesy of the N.R.A.]] | ||
[[File:JEdgar 310.jpg|thumb|none|601px|J. Edgar Hoover ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) is seen carrying what appears to be a nickel-plated [[Colt Pocket Positive]] during a raid in 1919.]] | [[File:JEdgar 310.jpg|thumb|none|601px|J. Edgar Hoover ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) is seen carrying what appears to be a nickel-plated [[Colt Pocket Positive]] during a raid in 1919.]] | ||
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=Submachine Gun= | =Submachine Gun= | ||
==Thompson M1928== | ==Thompson M1928== | ||
| − | The [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Thompson M1928]] is first seen in a display. | + | The [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Thompson M1928]] is first seen in a display. Bank robbers in Kansas are seen using Thompsons during a confrontation with agents in Kansas. |
[[Image:M1928.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1928 Thompson "Tommy Gun" .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1928.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1928 Thompson "Tommy Gun" .45 ACP]] | ||
[[File:JEdgar 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Thompson M1928]] is first seen in a display.]] | [[File:JEdgar 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Thompson M1928]] is first seen in a display.]] | ||
| − | [[File:JEdgar01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bank robbers in Kansas are seen using Thompsons during a confrontation with agents in Kansas. ]] | + | [[File:JEdgar01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bank robbers in Kansas are seen using Thompsons during a confrontation with agents in Kansas.]] |
[[File:JEdgar 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clyde Tolson ([[Armie Hammer]]) uses the Thompson during a raid.]] | [[File:JEdgar 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clyde Tolson ([[Armie Hammer]]) uses the Thompson during a raid.]] | ||
Revision as of 08:52, 9 April 2012
J. Edgar is the 2011 biopic starring Leonardo DiCaprio as J. Edgar Hoover and follows his life from his rise to power as the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation up until his final years. The film was directed by Clint Eastwood.
The following firearms can be seen in the film J. Edgar:
Handguns
Colt Official Police
Police officers are seen with Colt Official Police revolvers during a raid on a suspected Communist hideout.
Colt Pocket Positive
J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo DiCaprio) is seen carrying what appears to be a nickel-plated Colt Pocket Positive during a raid in 1919. He is later seen holding the revolver during many arrests including the arrest of the kidnapper of the Lindbergh baby. The Colt revolver appears to be the one that Hoover owned and is now the property of the F.B.I. Though the production had the assistance of the F.B.I. in making the movie it is plausible that the Pocket Positive that appears in the film is one that has been remodeled. Photo of Hoover's actual Colt Pocket Positive courtesy of the N.R.A.
Colt New Service
Hoover is seen handing out Colt New Service revolvers to his agents during a raid in 1919.
Submachine Gun
Thompson M1928
The Thompson M1928 is first seen in a display. Bank robbers in Kansas are seen using Thompsons during a confrontation with agents in Kansas.
Rifles
Springfield M1903
A communist sniper appears to use a Springfield M1903 rifle to open fire on a World War I veterans' parade.
Shotguns
Winchester Model 1912
A Winchester Model 1912 is seen in the hands of a federal agent during a confrontation with bank robbers in Kansas.
