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[[Image:WimP-poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px| ''The World in My Pocket'' (1961)]]
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{{Infobox Movie
'''''The World in My Pocket''''' (1961) , (the original German language title is ''' ''An einem Freitag um halb zwölf'' ''') is a German-French-Italian crime drama thriller film directed by Alvin Rakoff about a plan to ambush the car with money for U.S. military base in Germany in the 50s. Starring [[Nadja Tiller]], [[Peter van Eyck]] and [[Jean Servais]].
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|name = The World in My Pocket
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|picture = WimP-poster.jpg
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|caption = ''Cinema poster''
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|country = [[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany<BR>[[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France<BR>[[Image:ITA.jpg|25px]] Italy
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|director =  Alvin Rakoff
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|date= 1961
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|language = German<BR>French<BR>Italian
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|studio=Central Cinema Company Film (CCC)<BR>Corona Filmproduktion<BR>Criterion Productions<BR>Panda Film
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|distributor=Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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|character1=Ginny
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|actor1=[[Nadja Tiller]]
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|character2=Frank Morgan
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|actor2=[[Rod Steiger]]
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|character3=Bleck
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|actor3=[[Peter van Eyck]]
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|character4=Gypo
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|actor4=[[Jean Servais]]
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|character5=Kitson
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|actor5=[[Ian Bannen]]
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|character6=
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|actor6=
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|character7=
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'''''The World in My Pocket''''' (1961) , (the original German language title is ''' ''An einem Freitag um halb zwölf'' ''') is a German-French-Italian crime drama thriller film directed by Alvin Rakoff based on the novel of the same name by James Hadley Chase about about the plan to ambush the car with the payroll for a U.S. military base in Germany in the 50s. Starring [[Nadja Tiller]], [[Rod Steiger]], [[Peter van Eyck]] and [[Jean Servais]].
  
 
'''The following guns were used in ''The World in My Pocket'':'''
 
'''The following guns were used in ''The World in My Pocket'':'''
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=Pistols=
 
=Pistols=
  
== Walther Model 8 ==
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== FN Model 1910 ==
 
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Almost all main characters are seen with a [[FN Model 1910]] pistol.
[[File:Walther model 8.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Walther Model 8 - 6.35mm Browning]]
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[[File:FN Model 1910 1616.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FN Model 1910 .380 ACP]]
[[Image:WimP-001.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
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[[Image:WimP-001.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|Ginny ([[Nadja Tiller]]) received from Frank ([[Rod Steiger]]) pistol ...]]
[[Image:WimP-002.jpg‎‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
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[[Image:WimP-002.jpg‎‎‎|none|thumb|600px|... for action at the casino.]]
 
[[Image:WimP-003.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
 
[[Image:WimP-003.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
[[Image:WimP-004.jpg‎‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
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[[Image:WimP-004.jpg‎‎‎|none|thumb|600px|This weapon was seen in the hands of Frank next to the stolen armored car.]]
[[Image:WimP-005.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
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[[Image:WimP-005.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|Bleck ([[Peter van Eyck]]) holds his gun during the casino heist.]]
 
 
== Unidentified pistol ==
 
  
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== Arizmendi Zulaica Cebra ==
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Frank Morgan ([[Rod Steiger]]) holds during the armored-car robbery in his hand the [[Ruby Pistol|Arizmendi Zulaica Cebra]] pistol.
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[[Image:Arizmendi Zulaica Cebra.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Arizmendi Zulaica Cebra - .32 ACP]]
 
[[Image:WimP-006.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:WimP-006.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:WimP-007.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:WimP-007.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
== Astra 300 ==
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== Walther Model 4 ==
 
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One man of the security escort shipment drew his [[Walther Model 4]] pistol.
[[Image:Astra 300 autor frank d-01.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Astra 300 - 9mm Kurz (.380ACP)]]
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[[Image:W-Model4.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Walther Model 4 - .32 ACP]]
 
[[Image:WimP-008.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:WimP-008.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
 
== Luger P08 ==
 
== Luger P08 ==
 
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The other guard of the armored vehicle was armed with a [[Luger P08]]. The same pistols used by the cops on motorcycles.
 
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm.]]
 
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm.]]
 
[[Image:WimP-009.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:WimP-009.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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== Colt M1911A1 ==
 
== Colt M1911A1 ==
 
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The officer U.S. Military Police uses the [[M1911A1|Colt M1911A1]] as his sidearm.
 
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|350px|World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP. This was an issued U.S. Army pistol with parkerized finish, thus the official designation of M1911A1]]
 
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|350px|World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP. This was an issued U.S. Army pistol with parkerized finish, thus the official designation of M1911A1]]
 
[[Image:WimP-012.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:WimP-012.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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== MP40 ==
 
== MP40 ==
 
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Frank Morgan ([[Rod Steiger]]) during the casino heist was armed with a [[MP40]]. Also the gendarmes use this weapon.
 
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
 
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
 
[[Image:WimP-013.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:WimP-013.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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== MAT-49 ==
 
== MAT-49 ==
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The motorized policemen guarding the wasting of a shipment to the armored car carry the [[MAT-49]] submachine guns.
 
[[Image:MAT-49.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|350px|French MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm]]
 
[[Image:MAT-49.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|350px|French MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm]]
 
[[Image:WimP-015.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:WimP-015.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:WimP-016.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:WimP-016.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
  
 
=Rifles=
 
=Rifles=
  
== Unidentified sniper rifle ==
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== Gevarm A3/A7 ==
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Bleck ([[Peter van Eyck]]) is equipped for armored-car robbery action with a [[Gevarm .22 Caliber Rifles Series|Gevarm A3 or A7]] sniper rifle (both models look very similar to each other).
 
[[Image:WimP-017.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:WimP-017.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:WimP-018.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:WimP-018.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
 
== MAS-36 ==
 
== MAS-36 ==
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Some gendarmes have in hand the [[MAS-36]] rifles.
 
[[Image:MAS36.jpg‎‎‎|none|thumb|450px|MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French]]
 
[[Image:MAS36.jpg‎‎‎|none|thumb|450px|MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French]]
 
[[Image:WimP-019.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:WimP-019.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
== Karabiner 98k ==
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== Mauser Gewehr 1898 ==
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm]]
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The members of the U. S. military police patrols are armed with [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifles.
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[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
 
[[Image:WimP-020.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:WimP-020.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
  
 
=Hand grenades=
 
=Hand grenades=
 
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The members of the U. S. military police use the [[Mk 2 hand grenade]]s.
 
== Mk 2 "Pineapple" hand grenade ==
 
== Mk 2 "Pineapple" hand grenade ==
 
[[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg‎‎‎|none|thumb|250px|Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
 
[[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg‎‎‎|none|thumb|250px|Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
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[[Category:French Produced/Filmed]]
 
[[Category:French Produced/Filmed]]
 
[[Category:Italian Produced/Filmed]]
 
[[Category:Italian Produced/Filmed]]
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[[Category:James Hadley Chase]]

Revision as of 15:51, 5 April 2019


The World in My Pocket
WimP-poster.jpg
Cinema poster
Country GER.jpg Germany
FRA.jpg France
ITA.jpg Italy
Directed by Alvin Rakoff
Release Date 1961
Language German
French
Italian
Studio Central Cinema Company Film (CCC)
Corona Filmproduktion
Criterion Productions
Panda Film
Distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Main Cast
Character Actor
Ginny Nadja Tiller
Frank Morgan Rod Steiger
Bleck Peter van Eyck
Gypo Jean Servais
Kitson Ian Bannen



The World in My Pocket (1961) , (the original German language title is An einem Freitag um halb zwölf ) is a German-French-Italian crime drama thriller film directed by Alvin Rakoff based on the novel of the same name by James Hadley Chase about about the plan to ambush the car with the payroll for a U.S. military base in Germany in the 50s. Starring Nadja Tiller, Rod Steiger, Peter van Eyck and Jean Servais.

The following guns were used in The World in My Pocket:


Pistols

FN Model 1910

Almost all main characters are seen with a FN Model 1910 pistol.

FN Model 1910 .380 ACP
Ginny (Nadja Tiller) received from Frank (Rod Steiger) pistol ...
... for action at the casino.
WimP-003.jpg
This weapon was seen in the hands of Frank next to the stolen armored car.
Bleck (Peter van Eyck) holds his gun during the casino heist.

Arizmendi Zulaica Cebra

Frank Morgan (Rod Steiger) holds during the armored-car robbery in his hand the Arizmendi Zulaica Cebra pistol.

Arizmendi Zulaica Cebra - .32 ACP
WimP-006.jpg
WimP-007.jpg

Walther Model 4

One man of the security escort shipment drew his Walther Model 4 pistol.

Walther Model 4 - .32 ACP
WimP-008.jpg

Luger P08

The other guard of the armored vehicle was armed with a Luger P08. The same pistols used by the cops on motorcycles.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm.
WimP-009.jpg
WimP-010.jpg

Colt M1911A1

The officer U.S. Military Police uses the Colt M1911A1 as his sidearm.

World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP. This was an issued U.S. Army pistol with parkerized finish, thus the official designation of M1911A1
WimP-012.jpg
WimP-011.jpg

Submachine Guns

MP40

Frank Morgan (Rod Steiger) during the casino heist was armed with a MP40. Also the gendarmes use this weapon.

MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm
WimP-013.jpg
WimP-014.jpg

MAT-49

The motorized policemen guarding the wasting of a shipment to the armored car carry the MAT-49 submachine guns.

French MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm
WimP-015.jpg
WimP-016.jpg

Rifles

Gevarm A3/A7

Bleck (Peter van Eyck) is equipped for armored-car robbery action with a Gevarm A3 or A7 sniper rifle (both models look very similar to each other).

WimP-017.jpg
WimP-018.jpg

MAS-36

Some gendarmes have in hand the MAS-36 rifles.

MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French
WimP-019.jpg

Mauser Gewehr 1898

The members of the U. S. military police patrols are armed with Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles.

Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
WimP-020.jpg

Hand grenades

The members of the U. S. military police use the Mk 2 hand grenades.

Mk 2 "Pineapple" hand grenade

Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
WimP-021.jpg

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