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Rust Movie Productions did not answer emails Friday and Saturday seeking comment.Īt a rehearsal on the film set Thursday at Bonanza Creek Ranch outside Santa Fe, the gun Baldwin used was one of three that a firearms specialist, or “armorer,” had set on a cart outside the building where a scene was being rehearsed, according to the court records.Ĭourt records indicate that an assistant director, Dave Halls, grabbed a prop gun off a cart and handed it to Baldwin, indicating incorrectly that the weapon didn’t carry live rounds by yelling “cold gun.”

He requested anonymity for fear that speaking up would hurt his prospects for future jobs. The crew members had expressed their discontent with matters that ranged from safety procedures to their housing accommodations, according to one of those who left. (AP) - Hours before actor Alec Baldwin fired a fatal gunshot from a prop gun that he had been told was safe, a camera crew for the movie he was filming walked off the job to protest conditions and production issues that included safety concerns.ĭisputes in the production of the Western film “Rust” began almost from the start in early October and culminated with seven crew members walking off several hours before 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed. For the foot soldiers in the British garrison force, it's a classic case of being forced to fight for a piece of land of little value for little other than the pride of British military officers.SANTA FE, N.M. One of the all-time great "Final Stand" war films, where a small force is required to fight a much larger army. It is considered it a very unrealistic film except it's based on a true story. The second half of the film is a massive battle where, surprisingly, the British end up surviving.

And when the Zulu does finally arrive, their marching can be heard from miles away, so strong are their number. With a force of thousands bearing down on them, the British, who only number a few hundred and have few defensive preparations, are forced to prepare for the oncoming onslaught, their anxiety growing as the clock ticks down.

This 1963 Michael Caine film is more about the British Empire than Africa, the residents of which, in this film, are simply nameless barbaric hoarders coming to evict the British out of their small frontier outpost in South Africa.