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The Red Tent
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The Red Tent is a 1969 Soviet-Italian docudrama directed by Mikhail Kalatozov. Rome in the 1960s: As he does every evening, former general Umberto Nobile roams his posh apartment overlooking the Colosseum and can't sleep. He is plagued by guilt because the North Pole expedition he led failed spectacularly and many of those involved lost their lives. Every evening he calls upon the ghosts of the deceased to receive absolution from them in a tribunal. With the deceased, he relives the 1928 voyage to the North Pole on the zeppelin Italia. When the crew is unable to land at the North Pole due to bad weather, the airship turns around and crashes on sea ice northeast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard archipelago. Ten expedition members survive the crash and settle into a red-painted tent on the ice. As they desperately fight for their lives and get a malfunctioning radio working, the whole world follows their plight with bated breath.
The following weapons were used in the film The Red Tent:
Revolvers
Colt New Service
Dr. Finn Malmgren (Eduard Martsevich) uses a Colt New Service to defend himself against a polar bear. In real life, the only firearm the survivors of the airship crash had at their disposal was an unidentified Colt revolver. Malmgern used it to kill a polar bear approaching the camp, providing the survivors with a much-needed supply of fresh meat.
Reichsrevolver M1883
An empty Reichsrevolver M1883 is discovered by Capt. Zappi (Luigi Vannucchi) and subsequently examined by General Umberto Nobile (Peter Finch). Later, it can be seen hanging above the tent on a rope from a pole.
Other
Nagant M1895 Holster
Soviet policemen at the Palace Bridge in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) carry holsters for Nagant M1895 revolvers. It is hard to tell if these holsters include the revolver.
OSP-30 Flare Pistol
Sailors of the Soviet icebreaker Krassin are seen firing OSP-30 Flare Pistols.
