Leicas in movies

Robin Harrison said:
I just saw the movie yesterday.

An M6 was my guess too. But what about the lens? The chrome looked to shiny for a Leica lens. I was thinking maybe a Canon LTM 50?
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For bonus points...are there any other Leicas belonging to Oscar winning characters? I see Ms. Cruz picked up the gong for her firery but relatively brief performance!
 
There are quite a few. But the one that always jumps first to my mind is Godfather 3 perhaps because unlike other films you actually get to see a Leica M sitting on a bedside up close. (Gosh we really ARE a pathetic bunch aren't we :^) )
 
cmogi10 said:
Spy Game, Brad Pitt's seen toting a pair of Leicas, an M6 and an M4-P or two M6's, I can't tell.
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I have loaded up my Netflix queue with some of those off the nemeng list and it's been fun doing some Leica spotting.

Regarding "Spy Game," Brad is using two M6's. One black, one chrome.
Looking closely, I noticed a continuity error in one sequence.
In the Beirut hospital sequence (~01:07:00) it alternates between a black M6 in the front shot and a chrome M6 in the back shot.

@Robin Harrison: regarding other famous actors that are legit Leica-philes, Brendan Fraser is another one.

Another one that I recently saw that I didn't know had a Leica in it beforehand was "Palermo Shooting." A bit of a pretentious offering from Wim Wenders but watchable nonetheless. The Leica is not owned by the main character but rather an older woman he randomly meets on a terrace.
 
bit of a pretentious offering from Wim Wenders but watchable nonetheless.
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Pretentious, huh? That's what literally everyone is saying. Weird, since I usually don't find Wim Wender stuff to be pretentious at all.

martin
 
Mr_Flibble said:
In an episode of "'Allo 'Allo" I saw recently, no idea which one, the German colonel takes a picture of the painting of the "Fallen Madonna with the big boobies" by Van Klump with a screwmount Leica, with synchronized flash unit.
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Have seen most of them, missed the reunion program, and evidently this one as well.

If they start running it again, I would watch it -- may have to find a copy at the library.

Regards, John
 
I think the main character in Californication handed an M8 to a young woman, told her to use it on manual because she would learn more?

Sean Connery had a spiffy Rollei, with a tape recorder as Bond. I think he was on a boat? I would think the bad guys would get suspicious as it was not the obligatory Minox.

There also was a BBC series with a police inspector during WWII, and someone was using a Leica SM for document photography.
 
martin s said:
Pretentious, huh? That's what literally everyone is saying. Weird, since I usually don't find Wim Wender stuff to be pretentious at all.

martin
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You know, I don't usually either but this one sorta has that tone to it. It's not in your face but the endless symbolism and almost forced "inner meaning" makes it a bit tedious. That's my only critique.
 
I do still own one of Sunny Bono's Leica CL's, though I gave the Contax to Zu.

He had a very serious collection of cameras, IIIg, M3 ss, Nikon SP's, His widow is a very nice lady, and Congressman.

Regards, John
 
In the movie "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", I'm quite certain that it was a Leica M6 with a Leica M 50mm f/1.5 Summarit lens :p
 
In the film, Midnight Meat Train (2008) based on story of Clive Barker, the main character is a pro/street photographer, he used an Leica M.
 
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