Error creating thumbnail: File missing Theatrical Poster for Ice Station Zebra (1968). Ice Station Zebra Alistair MacLean (the spy author whose works have been adapted into films including Where Eagles Dare The Guns of Navarone Fear Is the Key John Sturges (The Great Escape Tigerfish , an American nuclear submarine, which under the guise of a rescue mission is sent to the Arctic to recover a crashed Soviet spy satellite. The cast included Rock Hudson , Ernest Borgnine , and Patrick McGoohan .
The following weapons were used in the film Ice Station Zebra :
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Handguns Colt M1911A1 Commander James Farraday (Rock Hudson ) carries a M1911A1 pistol as his sidearm.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing World War II issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing CDR Farraday aims the M1911A1 at approaching Soviet soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Farraday holds the M1911A1 in one hand while opening a detonator for the recovered space capsule. Walther PPK Mr. Jones (Patrick McGoohan ), a British intelligence agent that accompanies the Americans, uses a Walther PPK throughout the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther PPK - 9mm Kurz aka 9x17mm (.380 ACP) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jones points a PPK at Lieutenant Hansen (Ted Hartley ) after he is unexpectedly woken up. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jones talks to LT Hansen and CDR Farraday. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jones checks the mess building at Ice Station Zebra for survivors. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jones fires the PPK. Webley Mk IV Pocket Model A Webley Mk IV Pocket Model is used by Boris Vaslov (Ernest Borgnine ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley Mk IV, 3" barreled "Pocket" model - .38 S&W Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vaslov points his Webley at Captain Anders (Jim Brown ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vaslov lies on the ground after Anders hits him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mr. Jones confronts Vaslov. Rifles M16 The U.S Marine platoon providing security for USS Tigerfish during the mission are armed with M16 rifles. 1st Lieutenant Russell Walker (Tony Bill ) and Captain Leslie Anders (Jim Brown ) are both prominently shown handling the M16 at various points in the film, and some Navy sailors also hold M16s when they are engaged in a standoff with Soviet troops.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The original M16, the first version, using a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. This has the original 3-prong flash hider . It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marines hold their M16s as Captain Anders speaks to them. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vaslov watches as a Marine reassembles his M16 with his eyes closed. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anders watches as Soviet jets fly over Ice Station Zebra. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Navy sailors point their M16s at approaching Soviet paratroopers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marines fire their M16s during a brief gun battle. Submachine Guns Madsen M50 The Soviet paratroopers led by Colonel Ostrovsky (Alf Kjellin ) are all armed with Madsen M50 submachine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Madsen M50 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ostrovsky holds the space capsule as his men point Madsen M50s at the Americans. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Soviet paratroopers advance. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of Ostrovsky's M50 as he holds a detonator. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ostrovosky speaks to Farraday after their dispute is 'resolved'. Other Mortars Soviet paratroopers fire mortars with smoke rounds at the Americans after Farraday attempts to trick them, leading to a brief gun battle.
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