The Big Parade: Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
The Big Parade: Difference between revisions
This movie is considered the first realistic war film that does not glorify heroic death but condemns it. It paved the way for productions such as ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)|All Quiet on the Western Front]]'', ''[[Westfront 1918]]'' and numerous other anti-war films.
This movie is considered the first realistic war film that does not glorify heroic death but condemns it. It paved the way for productions such as ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)|All Quiet on the Western Front]]'', ''[[Westfront 1918]]'' and numerous other anti-war films.
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{{Film Title|The Big Parade}}
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==Krag-Jørgensen M1896==
==Krag-Jørgensen M1896==
The [[Krag-Jørgensen|Krag-Jørgensen M1896]] is the second most used rifle in the movie for the American and Germans.
The [[Krag-Jørgensen|Krag-Jørgensen M1896]] is the second most used rifle in the movie of the American and Germans.
[[Image:USKragRifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|US Property Marked Krag-Jørgensen Model 1896 Rifle - .30-40 Krag]]
[[Image:USKragRifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|US Property Marked Krag-Jørgensen Model 1896 Rifle - .30-40 Krag]]
[[File:BigParade-Krag1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Doughboy with glasses marches with the Krag in the boot camp.]]
[[File:BigParade-Krag1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Doughboy with glasses marches with the Krag in the boot camp.]]
The Big Parade is a 1925 American silent World War I film directed by King Vidor. The United States enters World War I on April 6, 1917. The young Jim Apperson gets infected by the war euphoria of his family and his friends Tom and Karl and volunteers. In a French training camp, he and the other recruits lead a seemingly carefree life. Jim falls in love with the local peasant girl Melisande, whom he must leave, however, as his unit is transferred to the front. There, the young soldiers are confronted with the horrors of war.
This movie is considered the first realistic war film that does not glorify heroic death but condemns it. It paved the way for productions such as All Quiet on the Western Front, Westfront 1918 and numerous other anti-war films.
The following weapons were used in the film The Big Parade:
The Krag-Jørgensen M1896 is the second most used rifle in the movie of the American and Germans.
Unknown Rifles
Some unknown rifles that appear to be Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 rifles can be seen. This rife is often seen in American movies in the 1910s and 20s.
The French Canon de 75 mm modèle 1897 field gun is used by American and German forces. For the Germans, it stands for 7,7 cm Feldkanone 96 n. A. field guns.