The Taste of Violence (Le goût de la violence)

The Taste of Violence (Le goût de la violence) is a 1961 French-Italian Western drama movie written and directed by Robert Hossein who also appears in the leading role, co-starred by Giovanna Ralli and Mario Adorf. The plot is set in an unnamed Central American country in early 20th century where the guerrilla wages war against the dictator. When a half a hundred of the arrested guerrillas are sentenced to death, the guerrilla leader sends his men to attack the train where the dictator's daughter Maria (Ralli) travels and capture her in order to use as hostage. But each of the three guerrillas who guard the young woman on the way to the revolutionary forces' base has his personal goal: for Perez (Hossein) it's the victory of the revolution, Chamaco (Adorf) plans to get the ransom for Maria and become rich, and young Chico (Hans H. Neubert) is charmed with Maria.
The movie was filmed in Yugoslavia that radically affected the choice of the screen guns.
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= Revolvers =
== Nagant M1895 ==
Perez (Robert Hossein) carries a Nagant M1895 revolver, a gun uncommon for Latin America but widely available in Yugoslavia.
== Smith & Wesson Military & Police ==
Chamaco (Mario Adorf) and Chico (Hans H. Neubert) carry Smith & Wesson Military & Police revolvers (or maybe Victory Model as such revolvers were supplied to Yugoslavian resistance forces during WWII).
= Rifles =
== Winchester Model 1894 ==
Perez (Robert Hossein), Chamaco (Mario Adorf) and Chico (Hans H. Neubert) carry Winchester Model 1894 carbines. Maria Laragana (Giovanna Ralli) holds Chamaco's Winchester in one scene. Two of these Winchesters are equipped with sling swivels on the left side of the buttstock and barrel band. Such configuration was used on WWI French contract carbines that were issued to artillery personnel and some auxilliary troops. Possibly some of these guns were supplied to Serbian troops that were re-armed by France, which may be the explanation of the appearance of such rifles in Yugoslav productions.It's worth noting that all three men carry ammunition with spitzer bullets in their bandoliers that doesn't fit for Winchester 1894.
== Mauser Karabiner 98k ==
Both government troops and guerrillas are mostly armed with Mauser rifles, many of which are Karabiner 98k.
== vz. 24 Czech Mauser ==
vz. 24 Czech Mauser rifles are also used by guerrillas.
== Mauser Gewehr 1898M ==
Some Mauser Gewehr 1898M rifles are also seen.
== Mauser carbine ==
A guerrilla fighter carries a carbine that resembles a Serbian Mauser M1908 but differs in some details.
== Mannlicher M95M ==
Many soldiers on the train in the opening scene are armed with Mannlicher M1895 rifles. Judging by the barrel length, these are Yugoslavian M95M rifles, coverted from Austro-Hungarian M95 by shortening of the barrel and rechambered in 7.92x57mm Mauser caliber.
== Berthier Mle 1907-15 ==
Some guerrillas carry Berthier Mle 1907-15 rifles.
== Lebel Mle 1886 ==
A Lebel Mle 1886 rifle is seen on the battlefield in the final scene.
= Machine Guns =
== Maxim MG08 ==
Two MG08 machine guns on Schwarzlose 07/12 tripods are installed on the flatcars of the military train in the opening scene. The "mating" of MG08 with Schwarzlose tripod was quite common in Yugoslavian military after WWI.
Category:Movie
Category:B&W
Category:Drama
Category:Western Movie
Category:French Produced/Filmed
Category:Italian Produced/Filmed
Category:German Produced/Filmed