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'''There Be Dragons''' is a 2011 film about the early life of Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei (Work of God), told through the flashbacks of Manolo Torres, a fictional friend of Escrivá. Most of the story is told during the Spanish Civil War, where Torres struggles with being a spy for the Nationalists whilst fighting alongside Republicans, and Escrivá struggles with being a Catholic priest in Republican-occupied territory.  
[[Image:TBD Poster 2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''There Be Dragons'' (2011)]]
'''''There Be Dragons''''' is a 2011 war film following the early life of Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei (Work of God), told through the flashbacks of Manolo Torres, a fictional friend of Escrivá. Most of the story is told during the Spanish Civil War, where Torres struggles with being a spy for the Nationalists whilst fighting alongside Republicans, and Escrivá struggles with being a Catholic priest in Republican-occupied territory.  


'''The following weapons appear in There Be Dragons'''
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==Mauser C96 "Red Nine"==
==Mauser C96 "Red Nine"==
A [[Mauser C96|Red Nine]] is the preferred sidearm of Manolo Torres ([[Wes Bentley]]). He uses it to execute a CNT strike leader, and later Hungarian communist and love interest Ildiko ([[Olga Kurylenko]]) .
A [[Mauser C96#Mauser C96 "Red 9"|Mauser C96 "Red 9"]] is the preferred sidearm of Manolo Torres ([[Wes Bentley]]). He uses it to execute a CNT strike leader, and later Hungarian communist and love interest Ildiko ([[Olga Kurylenko]]) .
[[Image:C96MauserRed9.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Mauser C96 "Red 9" - 9x19mm.]]
[[Image:C96MauserRed9.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Mauser C96 "Red 9" - 9x19mm.]]


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[[Image:TBD_Red_9_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Manolo prepares to kill Ildiko.]]
[[Image:TBD_Red_9_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Manolo prepares to kill Ildiko.]]


==1894 Swedish Mauser Carbine==
==Argentine Mauser 1909 Carbine==
The [[Mauser Rifle Series|Swedish Mauser]] is by far the most seen weapon on screen, easily identified by its distinctive endcap. It is used by Manolo and Ildiko, and also by various Nationalist and Republican extras.  
The [[Mauser Rifle Series|Argentine Mauser Carbine]] is by far the most seen weapon on screen, easily identified by its distinctive endcap and bayonet lug. This was likely intended to stand in for the similiar Spanish M1895 carbine, and was used due to the filming in Argentina. It is used by Manolo and Ildiko, and also by various Nationalist and Republican extras.  
[[Image:CarlGustav1916Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|390px|Mauser M94/14 Cavalry Carbine - 6.5x55mm]]
[[File:ArgentineM1909MauserCarbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Argentine Mauser M1909 Carbine - 7.65 x 53mm Mauser]]


[[Image:TBD_Mauser_Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Manolo and Ildiko fire their carbines at advancing Nationalists. . Notice the spent blank cartridges. ]]
[[Image:TBD_Mauser_Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Manolo and Ildiko fire their carbines at advancing Nationalists. . Notice the spent blank cartridges. ]]


==M1911==
==M1911==
[[M1911 pistol series|1911s]] are seen in the hands of Republicans throughtout the film, most notably used to exectue a Catholic Priest.  
[[M1911 pistol series|1911s]] are seen in the hands of Republicans throughout the film, most notably used to execute a Catholic Priest.  
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|350px|right|Colt M1911-.45 ACP]]
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|350px|right|Colt M1911-.45 ACP]]
[[Image:TBD 1911.jpg|thumb|none|500px|right|Fired up by good, old fashoned socialist zeal, an unknown person flags Manolo with his 1911. At least his finger isn't on the trigger.]]
[[Image:TBD 1911.jpg|thumb|none|500px|right|Fired up by good, old-fashioned socialist zeal, an unknown person flags Manolo with his 1911. At least his finger isn't on the trigger.]]
[[Image:TBD 1911 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|right| A CNT official prepares to execute a priest.]]
[[Image:TBD 1911 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|right| A CNT official prepares to execute a priest.]]
[[Image:TBD 1911 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|right|A Republican MP de-cocks his 1911 after finding out he was searching the apartment of a superior officer.]]
[[Image:TBD 1911 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|right|A Republican MP de-cocks his 1911 after finding out he was searching the apartment of a superior officer.]]


==M93 Spanish Mauser==
==Argentine Mauser M1909==
[[Mauser Rifle Series|M93 Mausers]] turn up quite a bit in this film, always in the hands of extras, and never fired.
[[Mauser Rifle Series|Argentine Mauser rifles]] turn up quite a bit in this film, always in the hands of extras, and never fired, standing in for Spanish M93s.
[[Image:Spanish1893Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|right|450px|1893 Spanish Mauser - 7x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:Argentine1909Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|right|450px|1909 Argentine Mauser - 7.65x53mm Mauser]]
[[Image:TBD M93.jpg|thumb|none|500px|right|A Nationalist soldier aims his M93.]]
[[Image:TBD M93.jpg|thumb|none|500px|right|A Nationalist soldier aims his M93.]]
[[Image:TBD M93 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|right|A Carlist aims his M93 at  Manolo's position.]]
[[Image:TBD M93 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|right|A Carlist aims his 1909 at  Manolo's position.]]


==FN MAG==
==FN MAG==
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==M3A1 Grease Gun==
==M3A1 Grease Gun==
An anachronistic [[M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun"|Grease Gun]] is seen in the hands of a Morrocan Nationaist soldier.
An anachronistic [[M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun"|Grease Gun]] is seen in the hands of a Moroccan Nationalist soldier.
[[Image:Grease3 2.jpg|thumb|none|right|500px|M3A1 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP]]
[[Image:Grease3 2.jpg|thumb|none|right|500px|M3A1 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP]]
[[Image:TBD Grease Gun.jpg|thumb|none|right|500px|]]
[[Image:TBD Grease Gun.jpg|thumb|none|right|500px|]]


==M1A1 Thompson==
==M1A1 Thompson==
A [[Thompson Submachine Gun|M1A1 Thompson]] is used by communist agitator Oriol ([[Rodrigo Santoro]])after he aquires it from a dead Nationalist. It is never fired.  
A [[Thompson Submachine Gun|M1A1 Thompson]] is used by communist agitator Oriol ([[Rodrigo Santoro]])after he acquires it from a dead Nationalist. It is never fired.  
[[Image:M1sb.jpg|thumb|none|right|400px|M1A1 Thompson - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:M1sb.jpg|thumb|none|right|400px|M1A1 Thompson - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:TBD Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|right|500px|Oriol poses with his new toy]]
[[Image:TBD Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|right|500px|Oriol poses with his new toy]]
[[Image:TBD Thompson 2.jpg|thumb|none|right|500px|Oriol isn't happy about Nationalist air superiority]]
[[Image:TBD Thompson 2.jpg|thumb|none|right|500px|Oriol isn't happy about Nationalist air superiority]]


==Unknown SMG==
==Labora Fontbernat M1938==
When Oriol has to fire his Thompson, it is replaced by an unknown SMG mocked up to look like a Thompson.  
When Oriol has to fire his Thompson, it is replaced by an [[Labora Fontbernat M1938]] SMG mocked up to look like a Thompson.
 
[[File:Labora Fontbernat M1938.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Labora Fontbernat M1938 (unloaded) - 9x23mm Largo]]
==Star Model B==
[[Image:TBD Thompson Mockup.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
A [[Star Model B|Star]] is used by Oriol to kill himself so he didn't have to execute Ildiko.
[[Image:StarPistolB.jpg|thumb|none|right|350px|Star Model B - 9mm.]]
[[Image:TBD Star.jpg|thumb|none|right|500px|The Star in Oriol's hand]]
 
 
 
 
 
 


==HAFDASA Ballester-Molina==
A [[Ballester-Molina]] is used by Oriol to kill himself so he didn't have to execute Ildiko. Again likely used due to the filming in Argentina, and standing in for the Star Model A widely used in the Spanish Civil War.
[[Image:BM4.JPG|thumb|none|right|350px|HAFDASA Ballester-Molina - .45ACP]]
[[Image:TBD Star.jpg|thumb|none|right|500px|The Ballester-Molina in Oriol's hand]]


=Other=
=Other=
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==Heinkel He-51 fighter==
==Heinkel He-51 fighter==
A He-51 appears in the film, used by Nationalists to bomb Madrid, almost killing Father Escrivá. The He-51 was supplied to the Nationalists very early in the war by Germany. Initally, they were flown by German pilots of the Condor Legion. As more modern planes became available to the Condor Legion, Spanish pilots took over flight duties of the He-51.
A He-51 appears in the film, used by Nationalists to bomb Madrid, almost killing Father Escrivá. The He-51 was supplied to the Nationalists very early in the war by Germany. Initially, they were flown by German pilots of the Condor Legion. As more modern planes became available to the Condor Legion, Spanish pilots took over flight duties of the He-51.
 
[[Image:TBD He-51.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Notice the Nationalist roundrels.]]
 
==Lancia IZ==
The Lancia IZ armoured car appears in the film, used by the Nationalist forces during the last battle scene. These armoured cars were operated by the Italian Forces under the Nationalist cause during the Spanish Civil War. The one used in the movie was fitted with two Maxim-derivative Machine Guns and a speaker that was used as a microphone.
 
[[Image:TBD Grease Gun.jpg|thumb|none|right|500px|]]


[[Image:TBD He-51.jpg|thumb|none|500px]Notice the Nationalist roundrels. ]
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Latest revision as of 20:44, 4 August 2021

There Be Dragons (2011)

There Be Dragons is a 2011 war film following the early life of Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei (Work of God), told through the flashbacks of Manolo Torres, a fictional friend of Escrivá. Most of the story is told during the Spanish Civil War, where Torres struggles with being a spy for the Nationalists whilst fighting alongside Republicans, and Escrivá struggles with being a Catholic priest in Republican-occupied territory.


The following weapons were used in the film There Be Dragons:


Mauser C96 "Red Nine"

A Mauser C96 "Red 9" is the preferred sidearm of Manolo Torres (Wes Bentley). He uses it to execute a CNT strike leader, and later Hungarian communist and love interest Ildiko (Olga Kurylenko) .

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Mauser C96 "Red 9" - 9x19mm.
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The Mauser sits in Manolo's desk.
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Manolo after executing a CNT ringleader
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Manolo prepares to kill Ildiko.

Argentine Mauser 1909 Carbine

The Argentine Mauser Carbine is by far the most seen weapon on screen, easily identified by its distinctive endcap and bayonet lug. This was likely intended to stand in for the similiar Spanish M1895 carbine, and was used due to the filming in Argentina. It is used by Manolo and Ildiko, and also by various Nationalist and Republican extras.

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Argentine Mauser M1909 Carbine - 7.65 x 53mm Mauser
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Manolo and Ildiko fire their carbines at advancing Nationalists. . Notice the spent blank cartridges.

M1911

1911s are seen in the hands of Republicans throughout the film, most notably used to execute a Catholic Priest.

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Colt M1911-.45 ACP
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Fired up by good, old-fashioned socialist zeal, an unknown person flags Manolo with his 1911. At least his finger isn't on the trigger.
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A CNT official prepares to execute a priest.
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A Republican MP de-cocks his 1911 after finding out he was searching the apartment of a superior officer.

Argentine Mauser M1909

Argentine Mauser rifles turn up quite a bit in this film, always in the hands of extras, and never fired, standing in for Spanish M93s.

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1909 Argentine Mauser - 7.65x53mm Mauser
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A Nationalist soldier aims his M93.
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A Carlist aims his 1909 at Manolo's position.

FN MAG

An FN MAG is used by Nationalists. The gun is an anachronism, but was probably used to impersonate a machine gun of the period, as it is only seen for a few seconds.

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FN MAG - 7.62x51mm NATO
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Nationalists fire their MAG at a Republican position

M3A1 Grease Gun

An anachronistic Grease Gun is seen in the hands of a Moroccan Nationalist soldier.

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M3A1 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP
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M1A1 Thompson

A M1A1 Thompson is used by communist agitator Oriol (Rodrigo Santoro)after he acquires it from a dead Nationalist. It is never fired.

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M1A1 Thompson - .45 ACP
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Oriol poses with his new toy
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Oriol isn't happy about Nationalist air superiority

Labora Fontbernat M1938

When Oriol has to fire his Thompson, it is replaced by an Labora Fontbernat M1938 SMG mocked up to look like a Thompson.

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Labora Fontbernat M1938 (unloaded) - 9x23mm Largo
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HAFDASA Ballester-Molina

A Ballester-Molina is used by Oriol to kill himself so he didn't have to execute Ildiko. Again likely used due to the filming in Argentina, and standing in for the Star Model A widely used in the Spanish Civil War.

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HAFDASA Ballester-Molina - .45ACP
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The Ballester-Molina in Oriol's hand

Other

T-26 Light Tank

A Soviet-made T-26 appears in one of the battle scenes. During the Spanish Civil War, the Soviet Union was the only country to overtly supply the Republicans with heavy equipment. Interestingly, only Russian crews were allowed to crew these tanks.

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Heinkel He-51 fighter

A He-51 appears in the film, used by Nationalists to bomb Madrid, almost killing Father Escrivá. The He-51 was supplied to the Nationalists very early in the war by Germany. Initially, they were flown by German pilots of the Condor Legion. As more modern planes became available to the Condor Legion, Spanish pilots took over flight duties of the He-51.

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Notice the Nationalist roundrels.

Lancia IZ

The Lancia IZ armoured car appears in the film, used by the Nationalist forces during the last battle scene. These armoured cars were operated by the Italian Forces under the Nationalist cause during the Spanish Civil War. The one used in the movie was fitted with two Maxim-derivative Machine Guns and a speaker that was used as a microphone.

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