Sacco and Vanzetti

Sacco and Vanzetti (Italian: Sacco e Vanzetti) is a 1971 drama/crime film directed by Giuliano Montaldo and starring Riccardo Cucciolla and Gian Maria Volonté as the titular Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti.
Sacco and Vanzetti is based on the lives of Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco, who are accused of a 1920 armed robbery and double murder that occurred in Braintree, Massachusetts at the Slater-Morrill Shoe Company factory. The pair maintain their innocence throughout the turbulent trial, which quickly becomes one of the most controversial and sensational trials in American history, dividing the nation and making headlines worldwide.
The film varies between being faithful to real-life events and being biased or even fictional.
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=Revolvers=
==Harrington & Richardson Premier==
At Sacco and Vanzetti's trial, what appears to be a Harrington & Richardson Premier is used as evidence of the crime. A Harrington & Richardson revolver was carried by Alessandro Berardelli, the guard killed during the actual robbery, and not recovered at the scene. A Harrington & Richardson revolver of the same make and model is the one police found on Bartolomeo Vanzetti's person when he was detained, leading to his arrest.
==Iver Johnson Safety Automatic==
At the beginning of the film, a police officer arrests one of the Italian unionists using an Iver Johnson Safety Automatic. During Sacco and Vanzetti's trial, one of the witnesses to the Braintree crime remembers that one of the murderers (identified as Bartolomeo Vanzetti) uses an Iver Johnson revolver to execute Alessandro Berardelli at the Slater-Morrill Shoe Company. In real life, the two guns identified as being used in the killings were a Colt Model 1903 and a Savage 1907, both in .32 ACP.
==Iver Johnson Safety Automatic Hammerless==
One of the drivers of the getaway vehicle used by the criminals is seen carrying an Iver Johnson Safety Automatic Hammerless.
=Pistols=
==Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless==
When a police officer stops Bartolomeo Vanzetti (Gian Maria Volonté) on a tram, the latter is arrested, armed with a Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless, which identifies him as one of the Brainwater crime suspects. During Sacco and Vanzetti's trial, one of the witnesses to the Braintree crime remembers that one of the murderers (identified as Nicola Sacco) used a Colt M1903 Pocket Hammerless to execute Alessandro Berardelli at the Slater-Morrill Shoe Company. It is also used during Sacco and Vanzetti's trials as evidence of the crime. In real life, Sacco was found to be carrying the Colt Model 1903 upon his arrest.
=Rifles=
==Springfield M1903A1==
At the beginning of the film, during the police raid, a large number of police officers are seen carrying M1903A1 Springfield rifles.
=Machine Guns=
==Schwarzlose M.07/12==
In the film's introduction a vehicle with a mounted Schwarzlose M.07/12 can be briefly seen, but at no point is it fired. A rather odd weapon for an American police department to use, but likely present due to being an Italian production, and may be standing in for a similar water-cooled machine gun like the Browning M1917.
thumb|none|450px|Schwarzlose Modell 1907/12 - 8x50mmR Mannlicher
=Others=
==Gun Cabinets==
During the search for one of the weapons used in the Sacco and Vanzetti crime, a large number of weapons can be seen displayed in various cabinets.
Category: Movie
Category: Drama
Category: Crime
Category: Italian Produced/Filmed