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[[Image:LostPatrolPoster.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''The Lost Patrol'' (1934)]] | [[Image:LostPatrolPoster.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''The Lost Patrol'' (1934)]] | ||
| − | '''''The Lost Patrol''''' is | + | '''''The Lost Patrol''''' is a 1934 World War I film directed by [[John Ford]] that stars [[Victor McLaglen]] and [[Boris Karloff]]. Small British patrol lost in a Mesopotamian desert. Unseen Arab snipers kill British soldiers, one by one. Sun, sand, heat... and only a small oasis gives hope for salvation. A remake of a 1929 British silent film of the same name, ''The Lost Patrol'' is believed to be the basis for the 1936 Soviet film [[Thirteen (Trinadtsat), The|The Thirteen (Trinadtsat)]], which in turn was remade as the 1943 World War II film [[Sahara (1943)|Sahara]] directed by Zoltan Korda. |
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'''The following weapons are featured in the film ''The Lost Patrol'':''' | '''The following weapons are featured in the film ''The Lost Patrol'':''' | ||
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==Webley Mk VI Revolver== | ==Webley Mk VI Revolver== | ||
[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk VI Revolver - .455 Webley]] | [[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk VI Revolver - .455 Webley]] | ||
| − | [[Image:LostPatrol-Webley.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:LostPatrol-Webley.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Quincannon (J.M. Kerrigan) holds [[Webley Revolvers#Webley .455 Mk VI|Webley .455 Mk VI]] revolver. Quincannon also armed with the SMLE rifle]] |
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III Rifle== | ==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III Rifle== | ||
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle - .303 British]] | [[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle - .303 British]] | ||
| − | [[Image:LostPatrol-SMLE.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:LostPatrol-SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British soldiers with the [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)#Short Magazine Lee-Enfield rifle|Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII Rifle]]s]] |
| − | [[Image:LostPatrol-SMLE2.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:LostPatrol-SMLE2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Sergeant ([[Victor McLaglen]]) holds his SMLE rifle]] |
| − | [[Image:LostPatrol-SMLE3.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:LostPatrol-SMLE3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Morelli ([[Wallace Ford]]) and his SMLE]] |
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
==Lewis Machine Gun== | ==Lewis Machine Gun== | ||
[[File:Rafmachinegunlewis3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Aircraft mounted Lewis Gun - .303 British]] | [[File:Rafmachinegunlewis3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Aircraft mounted Lewis Gun - .303 British]] | ||
| − | [[Image:LostPatrol-Lewis.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:LostPatrol-Lewis.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Aircraft mounted [[Lewis Gun#Aircraft Mounted|Lewis Gun]] can be seen on the upper wing of a biplane]] |
| − | [[Image:LostPatrol-Lewis2.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:LostPatrol-Lewis2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Sergeant holds Lewis machine gun]] |
| − | [[Image:LostPatrol-Lewis3.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:LostPatrol-Lewis3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Sergeant fires Lewis machine gun at the enemies]] |
==Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun== | ==Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun== | ||
[[Image:VickersAircraft.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun - .303 British]] | [[Image:VickersAircraft.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun - .303 British]] | ||
| − | [[Image:LostPatrol-Vickers.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:LostPatrol-Vickers.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British biplane armed with two [[Vickers#Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun|Vickers]] machine guns mounted in the nose]] |
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
Revision as of 09:42, 15 May 2012
The Lost Patrol is a 1934 World War I film directed by John Ford that stars Victor McLaglen and Boris Karloff. Small British patrol lost in a Mesopotamian desert. Unseen Arab snipers kill British soldiers, one by one. Sun, sand, heat... and only a small oasis gives hope for salvation. A remake of a 1929 British silent film of the same name, The Lost Patrol is believed to be the basis for the 1936 Soviet film The Thirteen (Trinadtsat), which in turn was remade as the 1943 World War II film Sahara directed by Zoltan Korda.
The following weapons are featured in the film The Lost Patrol:
Handguns
Webley Mk VI Revolver
Quincannon (J.M. Kerrigan) holds Webley .455 Mk VI revolver. Quincannon also armed with the SMLE rifle
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III Rifle
British soldiers with the Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII Rifles
The Sergeant (Victor McLaglen) holds his SMLE rifle
Morelli (Wallace Ford) and his SMLE
Machine Guns
Lewis Machine Gun
Aircraft mounted Lewis Gun can be seen on the upper wing of a biplane
Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun
British biplane armed with two Vickers machine guns mounted in the nose