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I loved the helmet Sean Connery wore in Time Bandits, but I'm buggered if I can find anything remotely resembling what he wore. I think it was a Corinthian with a horsehair plume and a long horsehair tail in back. Has anyone a source for a helmet resembling this?
Really, any plain Corinthian with a horsehair crest and tail - other than the "royal" variety and the one I keep finding with the checked pattern on the crest - would be welcome.
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I haven't seen this film as yet...
I found the pictures online Corinthian
and Corinthian 2
but it doesn't look like Sean Connery, more like Desperate Dan, is he wearing a face mask under it... :?
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Yes, I think he had a sort of drama mask on with the helmet.
It's a pretty amusing scene.
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Quote:Yes, I think he had a sort of drama mask on with the helmet.
It's a pretty amusing scene.
Yup. He was playing King Agamemnon.
Although his city and people looked more Moroccan than Greek. :wink:
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I've always just LOVED that movie  wink:
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Oh, yes, one of my favorite actors in one of my favorite movies! "Randall, there's something you should know!" There are decent Corinthian helmets around--I think Deepeeka was talking about improving theirs, which wasn't bad in the first place. The crest looks pretty normal, though the hair may be longer in the back, like mine:
http://www.larp.com/hoplite/rcRD27.jpg
Best option for a good crest is to make your own, unfortunately...
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The face mask inside the helmet is definitely a movie addition, cool as it may be. Some of the palace guards are wearing the gold "Mask of Agamemnon", as well, while others have a tall Minoan double axe. Neat stuff!
"Five-foot-one and conqueror of Italy--not bad, eh?"
Considering that my Roman crest block broke twice just from being used, I don't have any problem with Agamemnon's being whacked off by the minotaur!
"At least we've got a three-speed hedge cutter."
Connery's armor is clearly based on a linothorax, reinforced, "busied-up", and browned in typical Hollywood manner.
"And how long have you been a robber?" "Four-foot-one, sir!"
What a great flick. Heck, now I want to watch it again, but I have to get groceries tonight...
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God, I haven't seen that movie since I was a kid...and for some reason it kind of scared me. lol
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Well, I tried to find a picture of Sean "Memnon. Aga-Memnon" Connery from Time Bandits but no luck. Only publicity stills from Goldfinger.
A very enjoyable movie. Another one by Terry Gilliam.
John Cleese's Robin Hood a highlight(Thank you very,very,very,very much).
And... back on topic I liked his Greek-style armor,too.
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Quote:Oh, yes, one of my favorite actors in one of my favorite movies! "Randall, there's something you should know!" There are decent Corinthian helmets around--I think Deepeeka was talking about improving theirs, which wasn't bad in the first place. The crest looks pretty normal, though the hair may be longer in the back, like mine:
http://www.larp.com/hoplite/rcRD27.jpg
Best option for a good crest is to make your own, unfortunately...
"I'm a reasonable man!"
The face mask inside the helmet is definitely a movie addition, cool as it may be. Some of the palace guards are wearing the gold "Mask of Agamemnon", as well, while others have a tall Minoan double axe. Neat stuff!
"Five-foot-one and conqueror of Italy--not bad, eh?"
Considering that my Roman crest block broke twice just from being used, I don't have any problem with Agamemnon's being whacked off by the minotaur!
"At least we've got a three-speed hedge cutter."
Connery's armor is clearly based on a linothorax, reinforced, "busied-up", and browned in typical Hollywood manner.
"And how long have you been a robber?" "Four-foot-one, sir!"
What a great flick. Heck, now I want to watch it again, but I have to get groceries tonight...
Valete,
Matthew
Yeah, I hadn't seen that Depeeka one! Thanks...funny, I avoided going to their web site because I remember how they used to be regarding accuracy. I haven't been in the reenactment biz for quite some time, but that helmet looks like just what I'm looking for (with a bit longer tail, but I think I can modify that).
Thanks again, Matt!
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I have also loved this movie and have always thought that the greek archers at the end were some of the better depictions to be found in cinema.
Although the mask in the helm was fun this discussion calls to mind the golden death mask found in/on an Illyriamn helm from Thrace.
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My favourite film of all time (perhaps) because I saw it when I was really getting into Mycenaean Greek history in my teens (a love which has never left me).
I have the illustrated script!
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And here:
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