David ayers wwii film fury has arrived with brad pitt and shia labeouf in tow. Gun fury 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The 3d trailer to classic film director, raoul walsh, only 3d film. Classic film director raoul walsh high sierra, the man i love gives us his only 3d movie. There is a lot of blood and gore in the film but nothing can really come close to the true horrors of tank warfare. Gun fury on dvd 043396050167 from sony pictures home entertainment. Fury is a 2014 american war film written and directed by david ayer, and starring brad pitt, shia labeouf, logan lerman, michael pena, jon bernthal, jason isaacs and scott eastwood. Deconstructing fury, or the art of the tank combat movie. Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. Gun fury is predictable in every category, and yet its entertainment value remains high. Much to every classic film fans delight, twilight time continues to unearth and release 3d movies from the 1950s, and the 1080pmvc mpeg4 transfer for gun fury brings all the flavor of the old west to dimensional life. The opening shot of fury, the brutal saga of an american tank crew in germany near the close of world war ii, is of a nazi. The tracers lit up the night sky in the most spectacular fashion, being able to see every three to five rounds fly across the range.
Here is a purported picture of an allied solider with one. Lee marvin and neville brand bring extra 3d menace to the gorgeous arizona locations. Gun fury 1953 californiabound rancher ben warren rock hudson is shot and left for dead when a demented exconfederate, frank slayton phil carey, kidnaps his southern bridetobe donna reed. In arizona, frank slaytons gang robs a stagecoach and kidnaps. Overall, fury is a wellacted, suitably raw depiction of the horrors of war that offers visceral battle scenes but doesnt quite live up to its larger ambitions. Five years later, and nearly 70 years after world war ii, mr. Lee marvin is a bit low profile in this film, whereas in hangmans knot he was a real threat to randolph scott. Brad pitt should be courtmartialed for warporn fury. Can it march through the season or will it be a casualty of the war. With rock hudson, donna reed, philip carey, roberta haynes.
Rock hudson stars as a young man left for dead after a stagecoach robbery. Fury, the internet movie firearms database guns in. Ben warren rock hudson in an early starring role fought for the. Fury shows just how vulnerable you were fighting in a sherman tank. Now, as a 3d bluray release, its ripe for rediscovery. Filmed in 3d, this raoul walsh western stars donna reed as a newlywed abducted by a deranged outlaw philip carey, leaving husband rock hudson in. The film is, at times, a harrowing, visceral experience you can almost smell the corpses as truckloads of them rumble through the mud and the grit of fury makes a contribution, of sorts. Brad pitt rides into the season on a sherman tank in david. Although rare it seems a not impossible scenario for ol brad to find one whilst roaming about knocking off hitlers army. I once saw a video on this topic where they had an mg42 a high powered german light machine gun with an extremely high rate of fire and they fired it at night time. The films production went to great lengths to provide accurate weaponry and armor for the period, including utilizing the only working tiger tank left in existence. From a technical standpoint, it is occasionally quite impressive and fans of the wwii genre as a whole might find it to be of some interest, though those with weaker constitutions may want to give it a second thought considering all the blood and guts on display. Three of the principal characters in this western from the early 1950s are still wallowing in the aftermath of the civil war. Gun fury 1953 is an action, adventure movie starring rock hudson and donna reed.
The film portrays us tank crews in nazi germany during the final days of world war ii. World of tanks video game teams with brad pitt film fury. Fury is a good, solid world war ii movie, nothing more and nothing less. Gun fury arrived at the end of 1953, in the thick of what would be called the fad of 3d. Gun furyrock hudson, donna reed, philip carey, leo gordon, pat hogan, roberta haynes, lee marvin, neville brand 1953. Fury brad pitt plays a watereddown version of his inglourious basterds character in this disappointingly bland look at a world war ii tank crew.
Nov 04, 2017 the 3d trailer to classic film director, raoul walsh, only 3d film. Rugged, macho, violent and with a story sufficiently unusual to grab and hold interest, its a modern version of the sort. Columbia pictures jumped into depth pictures as if it were a gimmick, and only their rita hayworth movie miss sadie thompson was a solid a production. Oct 22, 2014 set over just 24 hours, fury is a film of many horrors, but they are horrors that happened a long time ago, and a long way away. The stg 44 must have been extremely rare, seeing as the weapon itself was incredibly rare among the germans themselves. Raoul walsh three of the principal characters in this western from the early 1950s are still wallowing in the aftermath of the civil war. The films production went to great lengths to provide accurate weaponry and armor for the period, including utilizing the only working tiger. As for other weapons, it wasnt terribly common and mostly only a stopgap measure, the logistics bec. Fury is a 2014 world war ii film starring brad pitt as a us army tank commander fighting during the closing months of the war in europe. Oct 17, 2014 five years later, and nearly 70 years after world war ii, mr.
There is short piece titled gun news that speaks of these weapons being captured by americans. Ben warren rock hudson in an early starring role fought for the union, has had more than enough killing and now wants. Oct 17, 2014 fury isnt so much a bad movie as it is a fairly unnecessary one. The film was directed by david ayer and the cast includes logan lerman, jon bernthal, michael pena, and shia labeouf. But it has a fine cast and is helmed by one of hollywoods most underrated directors. Ringo, the mark of vengeance western movie, spaghetti western, english, full length free westerns duration. Rock hudson and donna reed star in a kidnappingvengeancepursuit western filmed in large part in gorgeous sedona, arizona, in 3d and originally technicolor.
Ayer was influenced by the service of veterans in his family and by reading books, such as belton y. Twilight times fantastic release of raoul walshs gun fury adds yet another golden age 3d film to avid viewer collections. There are only 3,000 copies of this bluray available. The supporting cast includes lee marvin and neville brand. Gun fury approved 1h 23min action, adventure, crime 11 november 1953 usa in arizona, frank slaytons gang robs a stagecoach and kidnaps ben warrens fiancee, prompting warren to pursue slayton. Whats more, he has 3d at his disposal, and he uses it both with alacrity and effectiveness. Gun fury is a 1953 3d american technicolor western film directed by raoul walsh and starring rock hudson and donna reed, with major supporting roles for philip carey and leo gordon.
Discover the stories of the heroic gis who rolled into nazi territory in the final weeks of wwii and faced off against an enemy that refused to. Oct 23, 2014 fury shows just how vulnerable you were fighting in a sherman tank. Fury, written and directed by david ayer, is a genre movie, too. Fury isnt so much a bad movie as it is a fairly unnecessary one. The film s production went to great lengths to provide accurate weaponry and armor for the. They were outgunned and outarmored by superior german tanks, but what the american m4 sherman tank crews lacked in firepower, they made up for in courage. Read the full synopsis of gun fury, 1953, directed by raoul walsh, with rock hudson, donna reed, phil carey, at turner classic movies. The film is based on the novel ten against caesar by kathleen b. The tracers lit up the night sky in the most spectacular fashion, being able to see every three to five rounds fly across the range going faster than the speed of sound and then. A man to avenge herand he rode south to do it after a stagecoach holdup, frank slaytons notorious gang leave ben warren for deasd and head off with his fiancee. After a stagecoach holdup, frank slaytons notorious gang.
Fury 2014 internet movie firearms database guns in. Pitt returns to combat in fury, playing the leader of an american tank crew fighting its way across germany in the spring of 1945. For a few, though, the film is an alltooreal reminder of a time. Jun 30, 2014 gun furyrock hudson, donna reed, philip carey, leo gordon, pat hogan, roberta haynes, lee marvin, neville brand 1953. Fastpaced, lovely to look at the film was shot on location in the heart of arizonas red rock country near sedona and makes excellent use of all the unspoiled, breathtaking vistas, and featuring some exciting fight scenes, the movie maintains interest. Then, go behind the scenes of the film fury and inside the tankers world, as we hear accounts from veterans who survived the intense tank battles firsthand. I would say stay away from this film and watch hangmans knot instead.
Gun fury 1953 cast and crew californiabound rancher ben warren rock hudson is shot and left for dead when a demented exconfederate, frank slayton phil carey, kidnaps his southern brideto. Gun fury would be a worthwhile western even if it hadnt been shot in 3d. In an otherwise realistic depiction of wwii, is it reasonable to assume that he could actually have acquired such a weapon, or was it just cool to have him mowing down nazis with an ak look. Ayer was influenced by the service of veterans in his family and by reading. Warren follows, and although none of the townspeople he comes across are prepared to help, he recruits two others who have sworn revenge on the ruthless. Roberta haynes, philip carey, donna reed, rock hudson. New restoration 1953, raoul walsh when his stagecoach is held up and fiancee donna reed is kidnapped, leftfordead rock hudson vows to get even. Grain, brightness, and color levels all fluctuate and 3d tends to emphasize any deficiencies, but the overall presentation is largely clean and smooth. Staring rock hudson, donna reed, lee marvin and roberta haynes. In fury, we see brad pitt wielding a german manufactured stg44 assault riflethe first ever my understanding was that they were only issued to some waffen ss and mostly to fighters on the eastern front. Before the world war ii tank drama reaches theatres.
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