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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
| − | |name = March or Die | + | |name=''March or Die'' |
| − | |picture = March or Die Poster.jpg | + | |picture=March or Die Poster.jpg |
| − | |caption = ''Theatrical release poster'' | + | |caption=''Theatrical release poster'' |
| − | |country = [[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] UK | + | |country=[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] UK |
| − | |director = Dick Richards | + | |director=Dick Richards |
| − | |date= 1977 | + | |date=August 5, 1977 |
| − | |language = English | + | |language=English<br>French |
| − | |studio= ITC Entertainment | + | |studio=ITC Entertainment |
| − | |distributor= Columbia Pictures | + | |distributor=Columbia Pictures |
|character1=Major William Foster | |character1=Major William Foster | ||
|actor1=[[Gene Hackman]] | |actor1=[[Gene Hackman]] | ||
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}} | }} | ||
| − | '''''March or Die''''' is a 1977 adventure movie directed by Dick Richards and starring [[Gene Hackman]], [[Terence Hill]], [[Catherine Deneuve]] and [[Max von Sydow]]. The story takes place in 1918 in Morocco. A detachment of the French Foreign Legion under the command of Major Foster ([[Gene Hackman]]) is send to escort an | + | '''''March or Die''''' is a 1977 adventure movie directed by Dick Richards and starring [[Gene Hackman]], [[Terence Hill]], [[Catherine Deneuve]] and [[Max von Sydow]]. The story takes place in 1918 in Morocco. A detachment of the French Foreign Legion under the command of Major Foster ([[Gene Hackman]]) is send to escort an archaeologist's expedition in the desert where El Krim ([[Ian Holm]]) raises Bedouin tribes for Jihad. |
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| − | = Handguns = | + | =Handguns= |
| − | == Mle 1892 | + | ==MAS Mle. 1892== |
[[Mle 1892 Revolver]] is Major William Foster's ([[Gene Hackman]]) service sidearm. Lt. Fontaine ([[Marcel Bozzuffi]]) and Sgt. Triand ([[Rufus]]) also carry Mle 1892 revolvers. | [[Mle 1892 Revolver]] is Major William Foster's ([[Gene Hackman]]) service sidearm. Lt. Fontaine ([[Marcel Bozzuffi]]) and Sgt. Triand ([[Rufus]]) also carry Mle 1892 revolvers. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Mle 1892.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Revolver d'ordonnance modèle 1892 - 8x27mmSR]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-M1892-1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-M1892-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The revolver is seen in Sgt. Triand's holster.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-M1892-2.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-M1892-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Fontaine fires his revolver.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-M1892-3.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-M1892-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Major Foster with revolver.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-M1892-4.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-M1892-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Major Foster fires his revolver.]] |
| − | = Rifles = | + | =Rifles= |
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| − | == | + | ==Lebel Mle. 1886== |
| − | + | Legionnaires are armed with [[Lebel 1886]] rifles. In the final scene Francois Marneau ([[Max von Sydow]]), the chief archaeologist, is also seen with a Lebel. | |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Fusil Lebel Modèle 1886 - 8x50mmR Lebel]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die- | + | [[File:March or Die-Lebel-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Legionnaires with Lebel rifles on the shooting range.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die- | + | [[File:March or Die-Lebel-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fredrick Hastings ([[Paul Sherman]]), Marco the Gypsy ([[Terence Hill]]) and "Top Hat" ([[André Penvern]]) (from left to right) with Lebel rifles.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die- | + | [[File:March or Die-Rifle-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of El Krim's guards carries a Lebel rifle.]] |
| + | [[File:March or Die-Lebel-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marco fires his rifle.]] | ||
| + | [[File:March or Die-Lebel-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view at the bolt.]] | ||
| + | [[File:March or Die-Lebel-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Macro and Ivan ([[Jack O'Halloran]]) attach bayonets to their Lebels.]] | ||
| + | [[File:March or Die-Lebel-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Macro and Ivan fire at attacking Bedouins.]] | ||
| + | [[File:March or Die-Lebel-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ivan fires his Lebel.]] | ||
| + | [[File:March or Die-Lebel-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Francois Marneau holds a Lebel with bayonet.]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==Berthier Mle. 1907/15== |
| − | + | During the climactic battle, Marco's ([[Terence Hill]]) [[Lebel 1886]] switches to a [[Berthier Mle. 1907/15]] rifle. | |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Fusil Mle 1907-15.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Fusil Berthier Modèle 1907/15 - 8x50mmR Lebel]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die- | + | [[File:March or Die-Berthier-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marco aims his rifle.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die- | + | [[File:March or Die-Berthier-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view on Berthier rifle.]] |
| + | [[File:March or Die-Berthier-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marco fires.]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== |
| − | + | One of El Krim's guards carries a [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifle. | |
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Mauser- | + | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Mauser- | + | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the front sight base, long bayonet lug, and parade hook on the upper barrel band.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-4.jpg|thumb|none| | + | ==Turkish M1903 Mauser== |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-8.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[1903 Turkish Mauser|Turkish M1903]] rifles are seen in the hands of El Krim's Bedouins. These rifles are distinguished by their M98-pattern bolts, the tangent-leaf rear sight, and pistol-gripped stocks. Some have been fitted with the bayonet lugs from [[M43 Spanish Mauser|Spanish M1943 Mauser]] rifles. |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-11.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:1903TurkishMauser.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Turkish standardized "Kirikkale" Mauser - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-12.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bedouins aims long Mauser rifles that seem to match Turkish M38s.]] |
| + | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the rifle fitted with the Spanish M43 bayonet lug at center-left.]] | ||
| + | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This rifle is also fitted with the Spanish M43 bayonet lug. Note that there is no spring clip on the side of the stock to retain the upper barrel band, a sign that this band is not meant to go with this stock.]] | ||
| + | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Bedouin at the left holds a Turkish M38 with the Spanish M43 bayonet lug.]] | ||
| + | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Bedouin aims his rifle. This appears to be the same rifle as above.]] | ||
| + | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
| − | == Unidentified Mauser rifles == | + | ==Unidentified Mauser rifles== |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-2.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Bedouins at the left and in center carry short Mauser rifles of unidentified version. The one at the right is also armed with a Mauser, but with different stock.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-6.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bedouins with Mauser rifles.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-7.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bedouins with Mauser rifles.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-10.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Mauser-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Bedouin aims his Mauser rifle.]] |
| − | == Unidentified rifles == | + | ==Unidentified rifles== |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Rifle-1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Rifle-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Bedouin at the left is armed with a rifle that looks like a [[Lebel 1886]] but has a different barrel while the one at the right holds some antique gun, maybe a percussion lock one.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Rifle-3.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Rifle-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Bedouins holds a rifle that resembles a Lebel but seems to be much shorter.]] |
| − | == M1917 Enfield == | + | ==M1917 Enfield== |
| − | In the opening scene American soldiers carry [[M1917 Enfield]] rifles. | + | In the opening scene, American soldiers carry [[M1917 Enfield]] rifles. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:m1917enfield.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1917 Enfield - .30-06 Springfield]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Enfield-2.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Enfield-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|American soldiers stand in formation with their M1917 rifles.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Enfield-1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Enfield-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A typical front sight of M1917 can be seen at the left.]] |
| − | == Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III == | + | ==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III*== |
| − | In the opening scene British soldiers carry [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III]] rifles. | + | In the opening scene, British soldiers carry [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III]] rifles. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mark III* - .303 British]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-SMLE-1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-SMLE-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] |
| − | = Machine Guns = | + | =Machine Guns= |
| − | == Lewis Gun == | + | ==Lewis Gun== |
A [[Lewis Gun]] is used by legionnaires during the climactic battle. | A [[Lewis Gun]] is used by legionnaires during the climactic battle. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|450px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Lewis-1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Lewis-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lewis on the position.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Lewis-2.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Lewis-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A legionnaire fires Lewis.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Lewis-3.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Lewis-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A mount for Lewis is seen.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Lewis-4.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Lewis-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marco ([[Terence Hill]]) with Lewis.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Lewis-5.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Lewis-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marco mows down the attacking Bedouins.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Lewis-6.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Lewis-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view at the Lewis.]] |
| − | == Hotchkiss | + | ==Hotchkiss Mle. 1914== |
A [[Hotchkiss M1914]] machine gun is used by legionnaires during the climactic battle. | A [[Hotchkiss M1914]] machine gun is used by legionnaires during the climactic battle. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Hotchkiss Modèle 1914 - 8x50mmR Lebel]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Hotchkiss-1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Hotchkiss-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Hotchkiss is transported in mule pack.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Hotchkiss-2.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Hotchkiss-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Legionnaires carry the Hotchkiss on position.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Hotchkiss-3.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Hotchkiss-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Hotchkiss machine gun on position.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Hotchkiss-4.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Hotchkiss-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Legionnaires with [[Lebel 1886]] rifles, Hotchkiss M1914 and [[Lewis Gun|Lewis]] machine guns repel the attack of Bedouins.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Hotchkiss-5.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Hotchkiss-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Hotchkiss is moved on another position.]] |
| − | == Maxim | + | ==Maxim MG 08== |
A [[Maxim MG08]] is used by legionnaires during the climactic battle. | A [[Maxim MG08]] is used by legionnaires during the climactic battle. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Maxim MG 08 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-MG08-1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-MG08-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Legionnaires carry MG08 on the position.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-MG08-2.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-MG08-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The machine gun team readies to open fire.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-MG08-3.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-MG08-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view on the business end of the machine gun.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-MG08-5.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-MG08-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view on the firing MG08.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-MG08-6.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-MG08-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Here the belt is loaded with blank cartridges.]] |
| − | = Other Firearms = | + | =Other Firearms= |
| − | == Jezail == | + | ==Jezail== |
Some Bedouins are armed with old-fashioned [[Jezail musket]]s. | Some Bedouins are armed with old-fashioned [[Jezail musket]]s. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:jezail1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Jezail musket]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Jezail-1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Jezail-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bedouins at the left hold Jezail muskets.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Jezail-2.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Jezail-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Bedouin at the right aims his Jezail.]] |
| − | = Trivia = | + | =Trivia= |
| − | == | + | ==7.5 cm Gebirgskanone M.15== |
Major Foster's detachment is equipped with a Skoda 75mm Model 15 Mountain Gun. It stands for a French 65mm Canon de 65 M (montagne) Mle 1906 gun which was widely used in French colonies in Africa. | Major Foster's detachment is equipped with a Skoda 75mm Model 15 Mountain Gun. It stands for a French 65mm Canon de 65 M (montagne) Mle 1906 gun which was widely used in French colonies in Africa. | ||
| − | [[File:March or Die-Artillery-3.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:GebirgskanoneM15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Gebirgs-Kanone Modell 15 - 75x129mmR]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Artillery-4.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Artillery-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A small mountain gun is seen in the fort.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Artillery-5.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Artillery-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The body of the gun is transported in the mule pack.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Artillery-6.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Artillery-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Legionnaires mount the body of the gun on the carriage.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Artillery-8.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Artillery-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The ammunition crate holds shells for French 75mm Mle 1897 field gun.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Artillery-7.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Artillery-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Legionnaires with [[Lebel 1886]] rifles and the mountain gun on the position.]] |
| + | [[File:March or Die-Artillery-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The mountain gun fires at attacking Bedouins.]] | ||
| − | == Field Gun == | + | ==Field Gun== |
| − | Two field | + | Two field guns of supposedly 75mm caliber are seen in the French fort in Morocco. |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Artillery-1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Artillery-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A field gun is seen next to the wall.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Artillery-2.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Artillery-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A field gun is seen at the right.]] |
| − | [[File:March or Die-Artillery-9.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:March or Die-Artillery-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two field guns are seen in the final scene.]] |
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March or Die is a 1977 adventure movie directed by Dick Richards and starring Gene Hackman, Terence Hill, Catherine Deneuve and Max von Sydow. The story takes place in 1918 in Morocco. A detachment of the French Foreign Legion under the command of Major Foster (Gene Hackman) is send to escort an archaeologist's expedition in the desert where El Krim (Ian Holm) raises Bedouin tribes for Jihad.
The following weapons were used in the film March or Die:
Handguns
MAS Mle. 1892
Mle 1892 Revolver is Major William Foster's (Gene Hackman) service sidearm. Lt. Fontaine (Marcel Bozzuffi) and Sgt. Triand (Rufus) also carry Mle 1892 revolvers.
Rifles
Lebel Mle. 1886
Legionnaires are armed with Lebel 1886 rifles. In the final scene Francois Marneau (Max von Sydow), the chief archaeologist, is also seen with a Lebel.
Fredrick Hastings (Paul Sherman), Marco the Gypsy (Terence Hill) and "Top Hat" (André Penvern) (from left to right) with Lebel rifles.
Macro and Ivan (Jack O'Halloran) attach bayonets to their Lebels.
Berthier Mle. 1907/15
During the climactic battle, Marco's (Terence Hill) Lebel 1886 switches to a Berthier Mle. 1907/15 rifle.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
One of El Krim's guards carries a Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifle.
Turkish M1903 Mauser
Turkish M1903 rifles are seen in the hands of El Krim's Bedouins. These rifles are distinguished by their M98-pattern bolts, the tangent-leaf rear sight, and pistol-gripped stocks. Some have been fitted with the bayonet lugs from Spanish M1943 Mauser rifles.
Unidentified Mauser rifles
Unidentified rifles
A Bedouin at the left is armed with a rifle that looks like a Lebel 1886 but has a different barrel while the one at the right holds some antique gun, maybe a percussion lock one.
M1917 Enfield
In the opening scene, American soldiers carry M1917 Enfield rifles.
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III*
In the opening scene, British soldiers carry Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifles.
Machine Guns
Lewis Gun
A Lewis Gun is used by legionnaires during the climactic battle.
Marco (Terence Hill) with Lewis.
Hotchkiss Mle. 1914
A Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun is used by legionnaires during the climactic battle.
Legionnaires with Lebel 1886 rifles, Hotchkiss M1914 and Lewis machine guns repel the attack of Bedouins.
Maxim MG 08
A Maxim MG08 is used by legionnaires during the climactic battle.
Other Firearms
Jezail
Some Bedouins are armed with old-fashioned Jezail muskets.
Trivia
7.5 cm Gebirgskanone M.15
Major Foster's detachment is equipped with a Skoda 75mm Model 15 Mountain Gun. It stands for a French 65mm Canon de 65 M (montagne) Mle 1906 gun which was widely used in French colonies in Africa.
Legionnaires with Lebel 1886 rifles and the mountain gun on the position.
Field Gun
Two field guns of supposedly 75mm caliber are seen in the French fort in Morocco.
