There is a great special feature on the DVD of "3:10 to Yuma" which talks about the Gatling Gun they used during the filming of the move. Myself, I enjoyed the film -- your milage may vary.
On the poster front -- I was recently in Paris, and the metro was plastered with "3:10 to Yuma" posters -- to which my son (who is 11) asked, "Shouldn't they say 15:10 to Yuma"? Evan -------------- Original message -------------- From: Bruce Hershenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> When I first saw a Civil War movie with a Gatling gun, I too thought it was likely an anachronism. But it actually WAS invented by Dr. Richard J. Gatling in 1861, and WAS used by the North in the Civil War (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatling_gun ) Basically, the first Gatling gun was a bunch of rifles rigged together in a circle, and you turned a crank and the rifles all started firing. Naturally this was a huge improvement in warfare, but because the new invention had lots of bugs in it, that weren't perfected for years, it did not play a big part in the winning of the war. Bruce On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 11:00 PM, channinglylethomson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I saw an Italian Western from the sixties with Telly Savalas in which there was an extensive use of a "gatling gun" during the Civil War out West. The film was called, A REASON TO LIVE, A REASON TO DIE. Does anyone know if there would have been gatling guns out West at that time during the Civil War? THANKS, CHANNING Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
