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'''''Power Play''''' is a 1978 drama/thriller film directed by Martyn Burke and starring [[David Hemmings]], [[Peter O'Toole]] and [[Donald Pleasence]]. Based on the non-fiction book ''Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook'' by Edward Luttwak, the film is set in an unnamed European country where a group of military officers who decide to plan and execute a coup against their corrupt civilian masters. The movie was filmed in Canada and West Germany and was made with the assistance of the Canadian Forces, which supplied vehicles, aircraft and soldiers to the production. | '''''Power Play''''' is a 1978 drama/thriller film directed by Martyn Burke and starring [[David Hemmings]], [[Peter O'Toole]] and [[Donald Pleasence]]. Based on the non-fiction book ''Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook'' by Edward Luttwak, the film is set in an unnamed European country where a group of military officers who decide to plan and execute a coup against their corrupt civilian masters. The movie was filmed in Canada and West Germany and was made with the assistance of the Canadian Forces, which supplied vehicles, aircraft and soldiers to the production. | ||
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[[File:PP-M76-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Aramco ([[Gary Reineke]]) opens fire with a M76 as his forces storm the capital city's airport.]] | [[File:PP-M76-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Aramco ([[Gary Reineke]]) opens fire with a M76 as his forces storm the capital city's airport.]] | ||
− | ==C1 Submachine Gun | + | ==C1 Submachine Gun== |
Some soldiers use the C1, a Canadian-made version of the [[Sterling SMG|Sterling Submachine Gun]]. In at least one scene, the C1 can be seen with an attached bayonet. | Some soldiers use the C1, a Canadian-made version of the [[Sterling SMG|Sterling Submachine Gun]]. In at least one scene, the C1 can be seen with an attached bayonet. | ||
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:C1-smg.jpg|thumb|none|300px|C1 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm Parabellum]] |
[[File:PP-C1smg-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier holds a C1 SMG.]] | [[File:PP-C1smg-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier holds a C1 SMG.]] | ||
[[File:PP-C1smg-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another angle. The C1 was adopted by the Canadian military in the early 1950s and remained in service until the late 1980s when its role was assumed by the Diemaco/Colt Canada C8 carbine.]] | [[File:PP-C1smg-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another angle. The C1 was adopted by the Canadian military in the early 1950s and remained in service until the late 1980s when its role was assumed by the Diemaco/Colt Canada C8 carbine.]] | ||
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==FN C1A1== | ==FN C1A1== | ||
− | Soldiers in the film are largely armed with the [[FN FAL#L1A1|FN C1A1]] rifle. Most of the C1A1s seen have handguards with a single vent hole, a feature unique to the C1A1. | + | Soldiers in the film are largely armed with the [[FN FAL#L1A1|FN C1A1]] rifle. Most of the C1A1s seen have handguards with a single small vent hole, a feature unique to the C1A1, along with the unique C1A1 top cover with integrated stripper clip guide. |
− | + | [[Image:C1a1.jpg|thumb|none|401px|C1A1 rifle with the solid handguard - 7.62x51mm.]] | |
− | [[Image:C1a1.jpg|thumb|none| | ||
[[File:PP-C1-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soldiers hold C1A1 rifles as troops arrest dissidents.]] | [[File:PP-C1-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soldiers hold C1A1 rifles as troops arrest dissidents.]] | ||
[[File:PP-C1-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A civilian shouts at the soldiers as he is detained.]] | [[File:PP-C1-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A civilian shouts at the soldiers as he is detained.]] | ||
− | [[File:PP-C1-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A firing squad aims their C1A1 rifles.]] | + | [[File:PP-C1-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A firing squad aims their C1A1 rifles. Visible in this shot is the unique C1A1 rear sight, along with the protrusion in the top cover in line with the rear of the magazine which is a stripper clip guide.]] |
[[File:PP-C1-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The muzzles of C1A1 rifles are lined up.]] | [[File:PP-C1-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The muzzles of C1A1 rifles are lined up.]] | ||
[[File:PP-C1-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soldiers brandish C1A1 rifles after Colonel Zeller ([[Peter O'Toole]]) seizes control of the Presidential Palace.]] | [[File:PP-C1-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soldiers brandish C1A1 rifles after Colonel Zeller ([[Peter O'Toole]]) seizes control of the Presidential Palace.]] | ||
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==C5 GPMG (Browning M1919A4)== | ==C5 GPMG (Browning M1919A4)== | ||
− | The [[ | + | The [[Browning_M1919#Browning_M1919A5.2FM1919A4E1|C5 GPMG]], a variation of the M1919A4 rechambered by the Canadian Forces in 7.62x51mm, is used by soldiers in both tripod and vehicle mounted forms. |
− | [[ | + | [[File:Canadian C1 GPMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|C5 GPMG - 7.62x51mm NATO]] |
[[File:PP-C5-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colonel Narain ([[David Hemmings]]) stands behind a C5 GPMG.]] | [[File:PP-C5-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colonel Narain ([[David Hemmings]]) stands behind a C5 GPMG.]] | ||
[[File:PP-C5-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A loyalist soldier fires a C5.]] | [[File:PP-C5-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A loyalist soldier fires a C5.]] | ||
[[File:PP-C5-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another loyalist soldier opens fire.]] | [[File:PP-C5-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another loyalist soldier opens fire.]] | ||
− | [[ | + | [[File:PP-C5-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Jeep-mounted C5 is fired as troops storm the palace.]] |
+ | [[File:PP-C5-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soldiers set up a C5 GPMG. The C5 was fired in tripod form only, and would be replaced by the C6 (FN MAG) in the mid-1980s.]] | ||
==FN C2A1 Light Machine Gun== | ==FN C2A1 Light Machine Gun== | ||
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A few soldiers are seen carrying [[FN FAL#FN FALO|C2A1]] light machine guns during the coup d'etat. | A few soldiers are seen carrying [[FN FAL#FN FALO|C2A1]] light machine guns during the coup d'etat. | ||
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:C2A1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|C2A1 with 30-round magazine - 7.62x51mm NATO]] |
[[File:PP-C2-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier on a Jeep holds a C2A1 LMG.]] | [[File:PP-C2-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier on a Jeep holds a C2A1 LMG.]] | ||
[[File:PP-C2-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier with a C2A1 opens the gates to the Presidential Palace.]] | [[File:PP-C2-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier with a C2A1 opens the gates to the Presidential Palace.]] | ||
[[File:PP-C2-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A C2A1 is fired by a soldier.]] | [[File:PP-C2-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A C2A1 is fired by a soldier.]] | ||
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==Browning M2 HB== | ==Browning M2 HB== | ||
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[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]] | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]] | ||
+ | [[File:PP-M2-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A tank crew member mans a M2HB.]] | ||
+ | [[File:PP-M2-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colonel Zeller gives final orders to his men from a Centurion tank with a pintle-mounted M2HB.]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
− | == | + | ==M20A1 "Super Bazooka"== |
− | + | An [[M20A1 "Super Bazooka"]] is used by loyalist troops to destroy an attacking jeep when rebel forces storm the capital city's airport. | |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:M20A1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M20A1 "Super Bazooka" - 3.5"]] |
+ | [[File:PP-M20-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Loyalist troops fire a M20A1 "Super Bazooka".]] | ||
==M72 LAW== | ==M72 LAW== | ||
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[[Image:M72lawopen.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M72A2 LAW - 66mm]] | [[Image:M72lawopen.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M72A2 LAW - 66mm]] | ||
+ | [[File:PP-M72-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cpt. Aramco grabs a M72 LAW.]] | ||
+ | [[File:PP-M72-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Aramco fires the LAW.]] | ||
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[[Category:Thriller]] | [[Category:Thriller]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:14, 18 November 2020
Power Play is a 1978 drama/thriller film directed by Martyn Burke and starring David Hemmings, Peter O'Toole and Donald Pleasence. Based on the non-fiction book Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook by Edward Luttwak, the film is set in an unnamed European country where a group of military officers who decide to plan and execute a coup against their corrupt civilian masters. The movie was filmed in Canada and West Germany and was made with the assistance of the Canadian Forces, which supplied vehicles, aircraft and soldiers to the production.
The following weapons are seen in the film Power Play:
Handguns
Smith & Wesson Model 27
One of the bodyguards of a government minister fires what appears to be a Smith & Wesson Model 27 or another similar long-barreled revolver during a terrorist ambush.
Colt M1911A1
Captain Hillsman (Chuck Shamata) uses a silenced M1911A1 pistol as his sidearm, using it to shoot a suspected informant.
Shotguns
Mossberg 500
The secret policemen working for Burke (Donald Pleasence) use various types of the Mossberg 500 shotgun when raiding a suspected terrorist hideout.
Submachine Guns
Smith & Wesson M76
Many characters use the Smith & Wesson M76 throughout the film, including members of a terrorist group and soldiers. Hillsman uses one to test the loyalty of his fellow coup plotters during one scene, and the unstable Colonel Barrientos (George Touliatos) uses one towards the end of the film.
C1 Submachine Gun
Some soldiers use the C1, a Canadian-made version of the Sterling Submachine Gun. In at least one scene, the C1 can be seen with an attached bayonet.
Rifles
FN C1A1
Soldiers in the film are largely armed with the FN C1A1 rifle. Most of the C1A1s seen have handguards with a single small vent hole, a feature unique to the C1A1, along with the unique C1A1 top cover with integrated stripper clip guide.
Winchester Model 70
A secret policeman uses a Winchester Model 70 with an infrared sight to shoot a fleeing terrorist.
Machine Guns
C5 GPMG (Browning M1919A4)
The C5 GPMG, a variation of the M1919A4 rechambered by the Canadian Forces in 7.62x51mm, is used by soldiers in both tripod and vehicle mounted forms.
FN C2A1 Light Machine Gun
A few soldiers are seen carrying C2A1 light machine guns during the coup d'etat.
Browning M2 HB
Browning M2 machine guns are mounted on M113 APCs and Centurion tanks.
Other
M20A1 "Super Bazooka"
An M20A1 "Super Bazooka" is used by loyalist troops to destroy an attacking jeep when rebel forces storm the capital city's airport.
M72 LAW
Captain Aramco (Gary Reineke) uses a M72 LAW to destroy a fleeing jet after his forces capture the airport.