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'''Too Late the Hero''' is a war drama filmed in 1970 about two reluctant heroes desperate to survive staring Michael Caine and Cliff Robertson. Sent on a suicide mission to thwart the Japanese communications system. But when the two soldiers make a discovery that could change the course of the war, they must decide whether to save themselves or become the heroes they never wanted to be.


'''Too Late the Hero''' is a 1970 World War II drama starring [[Michael Caine]] and [[Cliff Robertson]] as British commandos sent on a suicide mission to thwart the Japanese communications system. When the two soldiers make a discovery that could change the course of the war, they must decide whether to save themselves or become the heroes they never wanted to be.


* Director: Robert Aldrich
* Actors: [[Michael Caine]], [[Cliff Robertson]], [[Ian Bannen]], [[Harry Andrews]], [[Ronald Fraser]], [[Ken Takakura]]
* Actors: Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Ian Bannen, Harry Andrews, Ronald Fraser


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* Director: [[Robert Aldrich]]
'''The following guns were used in the movie ''Too Late the Hero'':'''
 
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==M2 60mm Mortar==
[[Image:M2Mortar60mm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M2 Mortar - 60mm]]
[[Image:TLTH14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British Troops firing a [[M2 Mortar|M2 60mm Mortar]]]]


==No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle==
==No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle==
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of a No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle used in film]]
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle - .30 British]]
[[Image:TLTH2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ronald Fraser as Private Campbell carrying a No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle]]
[[Image:TLTH2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Private Campbell ([[Ronald Fraser]]) carrying a [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III|No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle]]]]


==Bren Mark II Light Machine Gun==
==Bren Mark II Light Machine Gun==
[[Image:Bren mk2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of a Bren Mark II light machine gun used in film]]
[[Image:Bren mk2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Bren Mark II Light Machine Gun - .303 British]]
[[Image:TLTH3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sean MacDuff as Private Rogers carrying a Bren Mark II light machine gun]]
[[Image:TLTH3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Private Rogers ([[Sean MacDuff]]) carrying a [[Bren gun|Bren Mark II light machine gun]].]]


==Vickers Mark 1 Medium Machine Gun==
==Vickers Mark 1 Medium Machine Gun==
[[Image:TLTH4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Crew manning a Vickers Mark I medium machine gun]]
[[Image:VickersMk1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun - .303 British]]
[[Image:TLTH4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Crew manning a [[Vickers|Vickers Mark I Medium Machine Gun]]]]


==1928A1 Thompson Sub Machine Gun==
==1928A1 Thompson Sub Machine Gun==
[[Image:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of a 1928A1 Thompson sub machine gun used in film]]
[[Image:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1928A1 Thompson Sub Machine Gun - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:TLTH5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ian Bannen as Private Jock Thornton carrying a 1928A1 Thompson sub machine gun]]
[[Image:TLTH5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Private Jock Thornton ([[Ian Bannen]]) carrying a [[Thompson Submachine Gun|1928A1 Thompson]]. Note the magazines "Jungle taped"]]
[[Image:TLTH8.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Michael Caine as Private Tosh Hearne carrying a 1928A1 Thompson sub machine gun]]
[[Image:TLTH8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Private Tosh Hearne ([[Michael Caine]]) carrying a [[Thompson Submachine Gun|1928A1 Thompson]]]]


==Webley Mark VI Revolver==
==Webley Mark VI Revolver==
[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Example of a Webley Mark VI revolver used in film]]
[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Webley Mark VI Revolver - .455 Webley]]
[[Image:TLTH6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Denholm Elliott as Captain Hornsby carrying a Webley Mark VI revolver]]
[[Image:TLTH6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Hornsby ([[Denholm Elliott]]) carrying a [[Webley Mk VI|Webley Mark VI Revolver]]]]


==Colt Official Police Revolver==
==Colt Official Police Revolver==
[[Image:ColtOP5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of a Colt Official Police revolver used in film]]
[[File:ColtOPwithLongbarrel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Official Police Revolver - .38 Special]]
[[Image:TLTH7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Cliff Robertson as Lieutenant (jg) Sam Lawson holding a Colt Official Police revolver]]
[[Image:TLTH7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt.(jg) Sam Lawson ([[Cliff Robertson]]) holding a [[Colt Official Police|Colt Official Police Revolver]]. This Official Police appears to be a postwar (note the ramped, rather that half moon front sight) 6 inch Heavy Barrel version with custom target stocks. The "Heavy Barrel" option was available beginning around 1935 and there were a fair number of this version made during the war. Custom target stocks were available, and even the front sight could have conceivably been ramped,but it wasn't common at all at the time.]]
[[Image:TLTH9.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Cliff Robertson as Lieutenant (jg) Sam Lawson pointing a Colt Official Police revolver at Private Tosh Hearne]]
[[Image:TLTH9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt.(jg) Sam Lawson ([[Cliff Robertson]]) pointing a [[Colt Official Police|Colt Official Police Revolver]] at Private Tosh Hearne]]


==Nambu Type 14 Pistol==
==Nambu Type 14 Pistol==
[[Image:TLTH10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Japanese officer holding a Nambu Type 14 pistol]]
[[Image:NambuType14Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nambu Type 14 Pistol - 8 x 22mm Nambu]]
[[Image:TLTH10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Major Yamaguchi ([[Ken Takakura]]) holding a Nambu Type 14 pistol]]


==Arisaka Rifle==
==Arisaka Rifle==
[[Image:Arisaka-Type-99.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of a Type 99 Arisaka Rifle used in film]]
[[Image:Arisaka-Type-99.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 99 Arisaka Rifle - 7.7 x 58mm Arisaka]]
[[Image:TLTH1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Japanese Soldier firing a Type 99 Arisaka Rifle w/ Bayonet fixed]]
[[Image:TLTH1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese Soldier firing a [[Arisaka Rifle|Type 99 Arisaka Rifle]] w/ Bayonet fixed]]
[[Image:TLTH13.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Japanese Soldier firing a Type 99 Arisaka Rifle made to look like a sniper rifle]]
[[Image:TLTH13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese Soldier firing a [[Arisaka Rifle|Type 99 Arisaka Rifle]] made to look like a sniper rifle]]


==Type 99 Light Machine Gun==
==Type 96 Light Machine Gun==
[[Image:Type99LMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of a Type 99 light machine gun used in film]]
[[Image:Type96.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 96 Light Machine Gun - 7.7 x 58mm Arisaka]]
[[Image:TLTH12.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Japanese Soldier firing a Type 99 light machine gun]]
[[Image:TLTH12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese Soldier firing a [[Type 96 light machine gun]]]]
[[Image:TLTH11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Japanese Soldier firing a Type 99 light machine gun]]
[[Image:TLTH11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese Soldier firing a [[Type 96 light machine gun]]]]


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[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:War Movie]]
[[Category:War]]
[[Category:Robert Aldrich]]

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"War. It's a dying business." (probably one of the best taglines ever.)

Too Late the Hero is a 1970 World War II drama starring Michael Caine and Cliff Robertson as British commandos sent on a suicide mission to thwart the Japanese communications system. When the two soldiers make a discovery that could change the course of the war, they must decide whether to save themselves or become the heroes they never wanted to be.


The following weapons were used in the film Too Late the Hero:


M2 60mm Mortar

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M2 Mortar - 60mm
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British Troops firing a M2 60mm Mortar

No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle

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No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle - .30 British
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Private Campbell (Ronald Fraser) carrying a No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle

Bren Mark II Light Machine Gun

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Bren Mark II Light Machine Gun - .303 British
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Private Rogers (Sean MacDuff) carrying a Bren Mark II light machine gun.

Vickers Mark 1 Medium Machine Gun

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Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun - .303 British
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Crew manning a Vickers Mark I Medium Machine Gun

1928A1 Thompson Sub Machine Gun

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1928A1 Thompson Sub Machine Gun - .45 ACP
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Private Jock Thornton (Ian Bannen) carrying a 1928A1 Thompson. Note the magazines "Jungle taped"
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Private Tosh Hearne (Michael Caine) carrying a 1928A1 Thompson

Webley Mark VI Revolver

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Webley Mark VI Revolver - .455 Webley
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Captain Hornsby (Denholm Elliott) carrying a Webley Mark VI Revolver

Colt Official Police Revolver

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Colt Official Police Revolver - .38 Special
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Lt.(jg) Sam Lawson (Cliff Robertson) holding a Colt Official Police Revolver. This Official Police appears to be a postwar (note the ramped, rather that half moon front sight) 6 inch Heavy Barrel version with custom target stocks. The "Heavy Barrel" option was available beginning around 1935 and there were a fair number of this version made during the war. Custom target stocks were available, and even the front sight could have conceivably been ramped,but it wasn't common at all at the time.
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Lt.(jg) Sam Lawson (Cliff Robertson) pointing a Colt Official Police Revolver at Private Tosh Hearne

Nambu Type 14 Pistol

Nambu Type 14 Pistol - 8 x 22mm Nambu
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Major Yamaguchi (Ken Takakura) holding a Nambu Type 14 pistol

Arisaka Rifle

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Type 99 Arisaka Rifle - 7.7 x 58mm Arisaka
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Japanese Soldier firing a Type 99 Arisaka Rifle w/ Bayonet fixed
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Japanese Soldier firing a Type 99 Arisaka Rifle made to look like a sniper rifle

Type 96 Light Machine Gun

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Type 96 Light Machine Gun - 7.7 x 58mm Arisaka
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Japanese Soldier firing a Type 96 light machine gun
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Japanese Soldier firing a Type 96 light machine gun