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[[Image:TLTHPoster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"War. It's a dying business." (probably one of the best taglines ever.)]] | [[Image:TLTHPoster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"War. It's a dying business." (probably one of the best taglines ever.)]] | ||
| − | '''Too Late the Hero''' is a World War II drama | + | '''Too Late the Hero''' is a 1970 World War II drama starring [[Michael Caine]] and [[Cliff Robertson]] as British commandos sent on a suicide mission to thwart the Japanese communications system. When the two soldiers make a discovery that could change the course of the war, they must decide whether to save themselves or become the heroes they never wanted to be. |
| − | * Actors: [[Michael Caine]], [[Cliff Robertson]], [[Ian Bannen]], Harry Andrews, [[Ronald Fraser]], [[Ken Takakura]] | + | * Actors: [[Michael Caine]], [[Cliff Robertson]], [[Ian Bannen]], [[Harry Andrews]], [[Ronald Fraser]], [[Ken Takakura]] |
| − | * Director: Robert Aldrich | + | * Director: [[Robert Aldrich]] |
| − | + | {{Film Title}} | |
__TOC__<br clear=all> | __TOC__<br clear=all> | ||
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==No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle== | ==No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle== | ||
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle - .30 British]] | [[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle - .30 British]] | ||
| − | [[Image:TLTH2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Private Campbell ([[Ronald Fraser]]) carrying a [[ | + | [[Image:TLTH2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Private Campbell ([[Ronald Fraser]]) carrying a [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III|No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle]]]] |
==Bren Mark II Light Machine Gun== | ==Bren Mark II Light Machine Gun== | ||
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==Colt Official Police Revolver== | ==Colt Official Police Revolver== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:ColtOPwithLongbarrel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Official Police Revolver - .38 Special]] |
| − | [[Image:TLTH7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt.(jg) Sam Lawson ([[Cliff Robertson]]) holding a [[Colt Official Police|Colt Official Police Revolver]]]] | + | [[Image:TLTH7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt.(jg) Sam Lawson ([[Cliff Robertson]]) holding a [[Colt Official Police|Colt Official Police Revolver]]. This Official Police appears to be a postwar (note the ramped, rather that half moon front sight) 6 inch Heavy Barrel version with custom target stocks. The "Heavy Barrel" option was available beginning around 1935 and there were a fair number of this version made during the war. Custom target stocks were available, and even the front sight could have conceivably been ramped,but it wasn't common at all at the time.]] |
[[Image:TLTH9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt.(jg) Sam Lawson ([[Cliff Robertson]]) pointing a [[Colt Official Police|Colt Official Police Revolver]] at Private Tosh Hearne]] | [[Image:TLTH9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt.(jg) Sam Lawson ([[Cliff Robertson]]) pointing a [[Colt Official Police|Colt Official Police Revolver]] at Private Tosh Hearne]] | ||
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[[Image:TLTH13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese Soldier firing a [[Arisaka Rifle|Type 99 Arisaka Rifle]] made to look like a sniper rifle]] | [[Image:TLTH13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese Soldier firing a [[Arisaka Rifle|Type 99 Arisaka Rifle]] made to look like a sniper rifle]] | ||
| − | ==Type | + | ==Type 96 Light Machine Gun== |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Type96.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 96 Light Machine Gun - 7.7 x 58mm Arisaka]] |
| − | [[Image:TLTH12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese Soldier firing a [[Type | + | [[Image:TLTH12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese Soldier firing a [[Type 96 light machine gun]]]] |
| − | [[Image:TLTH11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese Soldier firing a [[Type | + | [[Image:TLTH11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese Soldier firing a [[Type 96 light machine gun]]]] |
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Robert Aldrich]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:54, 16 September 2021
Too Late the Hero is a 1970 World War II drama starring Michael Caine and Cliff Robertson as British commandos sent on a suicide mission to thwart the Japanese communications system. When the two soldiers make a discovery that could change the course of the war, they must decide whether to save themselves or become the heroes they never wanted to be.
- Director: Robert Aldrich
The following weapons were used in the film Too Late the Hero:
M2 60mm Mortar
British Troops firing a M2 60mm Mortar
No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle
Bren Mark II Light Machine Gun
Vickers Mark 1 Medium Machine Gun
Crew manning a Vickers Mark I Medium Machine Gun
1928A1 Thompson Sub Machine Gun
Webley Mark VI Revolver
Colt Official Police Revolver
Lt.(jg) Sam Lawson (Cliff Robertson) holding a Colt Official Police Revolver. This Official Police appears to be a postwar (note the ramped, rather that half moon front sight) 6 inch Heavy Barrel version with custom target stocks. The "Heavy Barrel" option was available beginning around 1935 and there were a fair number of this version made during the war. Custom target stocks were available, and even the front sight could have conceivably been ramped,but it wasn't common at all at the time.
Lt.(jg) Sam Lawson (Cliff Robertson) pointing a Colt Official Police Revolver at Private Tosh Hearne
Nambu Type 14 Pistol
Major Yamaguchi (Ken Takakura) holding a Nambu Type 14 pistol
Arisaka Rifle
Japanese Soldier firing a Type 99 Arisaka Rifle w/ Bayonet fixed
Japanese Soldier firing a Type 99 Arisaka Rifle made to look like a sniper rifle
Type 96 Light Machine Gun
Japanese Soldier firing a Type 96 light machine gun
Japanese Soldier firing a Type 96 light machine gun