| Error creating thumbnail: File missing Join our Discord! |
| If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here. |
Too Late the Hero: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Too Late the Hero''' is a | '''Too Late the Hero''' is a World War II drama filmed in 1970 about two reluctant heroes desperate to survive 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. | ||
* Actors: [[Michael Caine]], [[Cliff Robertson]], [[Ian Bannen]], | * Actors: [[Michael Caine]], [[Cliff Robertson]], [[Ian Bannen]], Harry Andrews, [[Ronald Fraser]], [[Ken Takakura]] | ||
* Director: Robert Aldrich | * Director: Robert Aldrich | ||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
'''The following guns were used in the movie Too Late the Hero:''' | '''The following guns were used in the movie Too Late the Hero:''' | ||
[[Image:TLTHPoster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"War. It's a dying business." | [[Image:TLTHPoster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"War. It's a dying business." (probably one of the best taglines ever.)]]__TOC__<br clear=all> | ||
==M2 60mm Mortar== | ==M2 60mm Mortar== | ||
[[Image:M2Mortar60mm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M2 Mortar - 60mm]] | [[Image:M2Mortar60mm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M2 Mortar - 60mm]] | ||
[[Image:TLTH14.jpg|thumb|none| | [[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|No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle - .30 British]] | [[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle - .30 British]] | ||
[[Image:TLTH2.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:TLTH2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Private Campbell ([[Ronald Fraser]]) carrying a [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle]]]] | ||
==Bren Mark II Light Machine Gun== | ==Bren Mark II Light Machine Gun== | ||
[[Image:Bren mk2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Bren Mark II Light Machine Gun - .303 British]] | [[Image:Bren mk2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Bren Mark II Light Machine Gun - .303 British]] | ||
[[Image:TLTH3.jpg|thumb|none| | [[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:VickersMk1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun - .303 British]] | [[Image:VickersMk1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun - .303 British]] | ||
[[Image:TLTH4.jpg|thumb|none| | [[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|1928A1 Thompson Sub Machine Gun - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1928A1 Thompson Sub Machine Gun - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:TLTH5.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:TLTH5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Private Jock Thornton ([[Ian Bannen]]) carrying a [[Thompson Submachine Gun|1928A1 Thompson]]]] | ||
[[Image:TLTH8.jpg|thumb|none| | [[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|Webley Mark VI Revolver - .455 Webley]] | [[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Webley Mark VI Revolver - .455 Webley]] | ||
[[Image:TLTH6.jpg|thumb|none| | [[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|Colt Official Police Revolver - .38 Special]] | [[Image:ColtOP5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Official Police Revolver - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:TLTH7.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:TLTH7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt.(jg) Sam Lawson ([[Cliff Robertson]]) holding a [[Colt Official Police|Colt Official Police Revolver]]]] | ||
[[Image:TLTH9.jpg|thumb|none| | [[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:NambuType14Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nambu Type 14 Pistol - 8 x 22mm Nambu]] | [[Image:NambuType14Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nambu Type 14 Pistol - 8 x 22mm Nambu]] | ||
[[Image:TLTH10.jpg|thumb|none| | [[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|Type 99 Arisaka Rifle - 7.7 x 58mm Arisaka]] | [[Image:Arisaka-Type-99.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 99 Arisaka Rifle - 7.7 x 58mm Arisaka]] | ||
[[Image:TLTH1.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:TLTH1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese Soldier firing a [[Arisaka Rifle|Type 99 Arisaka Rifle]] w/ Bayonet fixed]] | ||
[[Image:TLTH13.jpg|thumb|none| | [[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 99 Light Machine Gun== | ||
[[Image:Type99LMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 99 Light Machine Gun - 7.7 x 58mm Arisaka]] | [[Image:Type99LMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 99 Light Machine Gun - 7.7 x 58mm Arisaka]] | ||
[[Image:TLTH12.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:TLTH12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese Soldier firing a [[Type 99 Light Machine Gun]]]] | ||
[[Image:TLTH11.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:TLTH11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese Soldier firing a [[Type 99 Light Machine Gun]]]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
Revision as of 14:24, 8 March 2011
Too Late the Hero is a World War II drama filmed in 1970 about two reluctant heroes desperate to survive 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.
- Actors: Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Ian Bannen, Harry Andrews, Ronald Fraser, Ken Takakura
- Director: Robert Aldrich
The following guns were used in the movie Too Late the Hero:
M2 60mm Mortar
No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle
Bren Mark II Light Machine Gun
Vickers Mark 1 Medium Machine Gun
1928A1 Thompson Sub Machine Gun
Webley Mark VI Revolver
Colt Official Police Revolver
Nambu Type 14 Pistol
