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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = The New Babylon <br> Nowy Wawilon | |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 = [[Image:SOV.jpg|25px]] USSR | ||
[[Image:SOV.jpg|25px]] USSR | |director = Grigori Kosinzew<br/>Leonid Trauberg | ||
|date= March 18, 1929 | |||
|director = Grigori Kosinzew | |||
|date=March 18, 1929 | |||
|language = Silent | |language = Silent | ||
|studio=Sovkino | |||
|character1=Louise Poirier | |character1=Louise Poirier | ||
|actor1=Yelena Kuzmina | |||
|character2=Jean, the soldier | |character2=Jean, the soldier | ||
|actor2=[[Pyotr Sobolevsky]] | |actor2=[[Pyotr Sobolevsky]] | ||
|character3=Lutro, the journalist | |||
|actor3=[[Sergey Gerasimov]] | |actor3=[[Sergey Gerasimov]] | ||
|character4=Owner of the 'New Babylon' shop | |||
|actor4=[[David Gutman]] | |actor4=[[David Gutman]] | ||
|character5=The main shop-assistant | |||
|actor5=[[Andrei Kostrichkin]] | |actor5=[[Andrei Kostrichkin]] | ||
|character6=National Guard's soldier | |||
|actor6=[[Oleg Zhakov]] | |actor6=[[Oleg Zhakov]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The New Babylon''''' | '''''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 the name of the large department store in Paris, where Louise is employed as a saleswoman. She is involved with the Commune, 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|The New Babylon}} | {{Film Title|The New Babylon}} | ||
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=Handguns= | =Handguns= | ||
==Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model== | ==Smith & Wesson No. 3 Russian Model== | ||
French officers are armed with [[Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model]]s. Maybe the Russian Model stands for the [[Lefaucheux Revolver]] or the [[Remington 1858 New Army|Remington M1858]] that are used by French forces during this time period. | French officers are armed with [[Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model]]s. Maybe the Russian Model stands for the [[Lefaucheux Revolver]] or the [[Remington 1858 New Army|Remington M1858]] that are 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 ([[Yevgeny Chervyakov]]) fires his revolver.]] | [[File:tnb_smith_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French officer ([[Yevgeny Chervyakov]]) fires his revolver.]] | ||
[[File:tnb_smith_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The revolver on the desk.]] | [[File:tnb_smith_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The revolver on the desk.]] | ||
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==Gras Model 1874== | ==Gras Model 1874== | ||
Some French soldiers including Jean ([[Pyotr Sobolevsky]]) use Gras Model 1874 rifles standing for correct [[Chassepot 1866]] rifles. The Gras | 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:tnb_chass_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[File:tnb_chass_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A dead Commune member with the rifle.]] | ||
[[File:tnb_chass_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A French soldier in the background with his Gras over his back.]] | [[File:tnb_chass_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A French soldier in the background with his Gras over his back.]] | ||
[[File:tnb_chass_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Commune member holds his Gras with | [[File:tnb_chass_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Commune member holds his Gras 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 [[ | 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 is maybe 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: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.]] | ||
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==Kropatschek 1884== | ==Kropatschek 1884== | ||
Parisian Commune members, Jean and the National Guard's soldier ([[Oleg Zhakov]]) | 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:Kropatschek_rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Portuguese Kropatschek Model 1886 - 8×60mmR]] | ||
[[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 then holds the rifle giving a good view of the receiver.]] | [[File:tnb_kropat_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He then holds the rifle giving a good view of the receiver.]] | ||
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[[File:tnb_kropat_5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lutro ([[Sergey Gerasimov]]) holds the rifle after the fight.]] | [[File:tnb_kropat_5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lutro ([[Sergey Gerasimov]]) holds the rifle after the fight.]] | ||
==Berdan No.2== | ==Berdan No. 2== | ||
The Russian [[Berdan Rifle|Berdan No.2 Infantry rifle]] is also used by some | The Russian [[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 - 10.75x58mm R]] | ||
[[File:tnb_berdan_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The old member aims his Berdan. A few scenes before he used a Kropatschek rifle.]] | [[File:tnb_berdan_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The old member aims his Berdan. A few scenes before he used a Kropatschek rifle.]] | ||
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==Cannons== | ==Cannons== | ||
[[File:tnb_can1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French soldiers prepare a cannon.]] | [[File:tnb_can1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French soldiers prepare a cannon.]] | ||
==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:tnb_how1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Three M1877 ready to fire at Paris.]] | [[File:tnb_how1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Three M1877 ready to fire at Paris.]] | ||
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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 the name of the large department store in Paris, where Louise is employed as a saleswoman. She is involved with the Commune, 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. Maybe the Russian Model stands for the Lefaucheux Revolver or the Remington M1858 that are 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 is maybe a reference for the Prussian help to crack down the Paris Commune.
Kropatschek 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.
Berdan No. 2
The Russian Berdan No.2 Infantry rifle is also used by some revolutionaries.
