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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
| − | |name = The New Babylon<br | + | |name=''The New Babylon''<br>''Новый Вавилон''<br>''Nowy Wawilon'' |
| − | |picture = Babylon+.jpg | + | |picture=Babylon+.jpg |
| − | |caption = ''Russian Movie Poster'' | + | |caption=''Russian Movie Poster'' |
| − | |country = [[ | + | |country=[[File:SOV.jpg|25px]] USSR |
| − | |director = Grigori Kosinzew<br | + | |director=Grigori Kosinzew<br>Leonid Trauberg |
| − | |date= March 18, 1929 | + | |date=March 18, 1929 |
| − | |language = Silent | + | |language=Silent |
|studio=Sovkino | |studio=Sovkino | ||
|character1=Louise Poirier | |character1=Louise Poirier | ||
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}} | }} | ||
| − | '''''The New Babylon''''' is a 1929 silent film written and directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg. The movie tells the story of the time of the Paris Commune in the spring of 1871 during the postwar turmoil of the Franco-Prussian War (1870/71). | + | '''''The New Babylon''''' is a 1929 Soviet silent drama film written and directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg. The movie tells the story of the time of the Paris Commune in the spring of 1871 during the postwar turmoil of the Franco-Prussian War (1870/71). ''The New Babylon'' is the name of the large department store in Paris, where Louise is employed as a saleswoman. She is involved with the Commune, in which Jean, an unpolitical young man from the country, has to fight as a soldier in the army controlled by the French government. Both are in love with each other, even though they are on different sides. But their love finds no place in a time of political turmoil. |
| − | {{Film Title | + | {{Film Title}} |
__TOC__<br clear=all> | __TOC__<br clear=all> | ||
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==Smith & Wesson No. 3 Russian Model== | ==Smith & Wesson No. 3 Russian Model== | ||
| − | French officers are armed with [[Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model]]s | + | French officers are armed with [[Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model]]s which stands in for the [[Lefaucheux Revolver]] or the [[Remington 1858 New Army|Remington M1858]] that were used by French forces during this time period. |
[[File:S&w russian.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson No. 3 Russian Model - .44 Russian]] | [[File:S&w russian.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson No. 3 Russian Model - .44 Russian]] | ||
| − | [[File:tnb_smith_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French officer ( | + | [[File:tnb_smith_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A French officer (Yevgeny Chervyakov) fires his revolver.]] |
| − | [[File:tnb_smith_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | + | [[File:tnb_smith_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another Smith & Wesson revolver is seen lying on the desk.]] |
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
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Some French soldiers including Jean ([[Pyotr Sobolevsky]]) use [[Gras Model 1874]] rifles standing in for correct [[Chassepot 1866]] rifles. The Gras is based on Chassepot and looks very similar. The difference is that the Gras fires metallic cartridges. | Some French soldiers including Jean ([[Pyotr Sobolevsky]]) use [[Gras Model 1874]] rifles standing in for correct [[Chassepot 1866]] rifles. The Gras is based on Chassepot and looks very similar. The difference is that the Gras fires metallic cartridges. | ||
[[File:Grasrifle1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Fusil Gras Modèle 1874 - 11x59mm Gras]] | [[File:Grasrifle1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Fusil Gras Modèle 1874 - 11x59mm Gras]] | ||
| − | [[File:tnb_chass_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A dead Commune member | + | [[File:tnb_chass_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A dead Commune member lies next to his rifle.]] |
| − | [[File:tnb_chass_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A French soldier | + | [[File:tnb_chass_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A French soldier with his Gras slung over his back in the background behind an officer (Boris Feodosyev).]] |
| − | [[File:tnb_chass_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Commune member holds his Gras with a Yataghan sword bayonet.]] | + | [[File:tnb_chass_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Commune member holds his Gras equipped with a Yataghan sword bayonet.]] |
[[File:tnb_gras_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the member's Gras.]] | [[File:tnb_gras_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the member's Gras.]] | ||
[[File:tnb_gras_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jean uses a Gras during hand to hand fight.]] | [[File:tnb_gras_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jean uses a Gras during hand to hand fight.]] | ||
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==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ||
| − | The majority of French soldiers in the movie use anachronistic German [[Gewehr 98]] rifles. These rifles were captured during the First World War from the German Empire which | + | The majority of French soldiers in the movie use anachronistic German [[Gewehr 98]] rifles. These rifles were captured during the First World War from the German Empire which may be a reference for the Prussian help to crack down the Paris Commune. |
[[File:MauserGewehr1898EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[File:MauserGewehr1898EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:tnb_g98_0.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French soldiers aim their Gewehrs at the barricade.]] | [[File:tnb_g98_0.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French soldiers aim their Gewehrs at the barricade.]] | ||
[[File:tnb_g98_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier fires the rifle.]] | [[File:tnb_g98_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier fires the rifle.]] | ||
| − | [[File:tnb_g98_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another takes aim while he is on retreat.]] | + | [[File:tnb_g98_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another one takes aim while he is on retreat.]] |
| − | [[File:tnb_g98_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The firing squad take aim on Commune | + | [[File:tnb_g98_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The firing squad take aim on captured Commune fighters.]] |
| − | ==Kropatschek 1884== | + | ==Kropatschek Model 1884== |
Parisian Commune members, Jean and the National Guard's soldier ([[Oleg Zhakov]]) also use French [[Kropatschek Rifle|Kropatschek 1884]] rifles which were not developed until about 10 years later. | Parisian Commune members, Jean and the National Guard's soldier ([[Oleg Zhakov]]) also use French [[Kropatschek Rifle|Kropatschek 1884]] rifles which were not developed until about 10 years later. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:1884Kropatschek.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Fusil Kropatschek d'Infanterie Modèle 1884 - 11x59mm Gras]] |
[[File:tnb_kropat_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jean holds the Kropatschek while he struggles with Louise.]] | [[File:tnb_kropat_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jean holds the Kropatschek while he struggles with Louise.]] | ||
| − | [[File:tnb_kropat_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He | + | [[File:tnb_kropat_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He calmed down Louise and looks at his officer which offers a good view of the receiver, straight bolt handle, and the trigger.]] |
| − | [[File:tnb_kropa_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Commune member | + | [[File:tnb_kropa_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Commune member inserts a round into his Kropatschek.]] |
[[File:tnb_kropat_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jean fires the Kropatschek.]] | [[File:tnb_kropat_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jean fires the Kropatschek.]] | ||
| − | [[File:tnb_kropa_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | + | [[File:tnb_kropa_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An old Commune fighter gets shot while holding his rifle.]] |
| − | [[File:tnb_kropat_4.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | + | [[File:tnb_kropat_4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Poirier (S. Gusev) aims his rifle at government soldiers.]] |
| − | [[File:tnb_kropat_5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lutro ([[Sergey Gerasimov]]) | + | [[File:tnb_kropat_5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lutro ([[Sergey Gerasimov]]) lowered his Kropatschek after the fight.]] |
==Berdan No. 2== | ==Berdan No. 2== | ||
| − | The | + | The [[Berdan Rifle|Berdan No. 2 Infantry rifle]] is also used by some revolutionaries. |
| − | [[File:Russian Berdan No2 Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Berdan No. 2 (M1870) Infantry rifle - 10. | + | [[File:Russian Berdan No2 Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Berdan No. 2 (M1870) Infantry rifle - 10.75x58mmR]] |
| − | [[File:tnb_berdan_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The old | + | [[File:tnb_berdan_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The old fighter aims his Berdan. A few scenes before he used a Kropatschek rifle.]] |
=Other= | =Other= | ||
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==42-line fortress and siege gun M1877== | ==42-line fortress and siege gun M1877== | ||
[[File:Model 1877.JPG|thumb|none|400px|M1877 in Hämeenlinna Artillery Museum.]] | [[File:Model 1877.JPG|thumb|none|400px|M1877 in Hämeenlinna Artillery Museum.]] | ||
| − | [[File:tnb_how1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Three M1877 ready to fire at Paris.]] | + | [[File:tnb_how1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Three M1877 guns ready to fire at Paris.]] |
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The New Babylon is a 1929 Soviet silent drama film written and directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg. The movie tells the story of the time of the Paris Commune in the spring of 1871 during the postwar turmoil of the Franco-Prussian War (1870/71). The New Babylon is the name of the large department store in Paris, where Louise is employed as a saleswoman. She is involved with the Commune, in which Jean, an unpolitical young man from the country, has to fight as a soldier in the army controlled by the French government. Both are in love with each other, even though they are on different sides. But their love finds no place in a time of political turmoil.
The following weapons were used in the film The New Babylon:
Handguns
Smith & Wesson No. 3 Russian Model
French officers are armed with Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Models which stands in for the Lefaucheux Revolver or the Remington M1858 that were used by French forces during this time period.
Rifles
Gras Model 1874
Some French soldiers including Jean (Pyotr Sobolevsky) use Gras Model 1874 rifles standing in for correct Chassepot 1866 rifles. The Gras is based on Chassepot and looks very similar. The difference is that the Gras fires metallic cartridges.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
The majority of French soldiers in the movie use anachronistic German Gewehr 98 rifles. These rifles were captured during the First World War from the German Empire which may be a reference for the Prussian help to crack down the Paris Commune.
Kropatschek Model 1884
Parisian Commune members, Jean and the National Guard's soldier (Oleg Zhakov) also use French Kropatschek 1884 rifles which were not developed until about 10 years later.
Lutro (Sergey Gerasimov) lowered his Kropatschek after the fight.
Berdan No. 2
The Berdan No. 2 Infantry rifle is also used by some revolutionaries.
