Land-Rover Defender 90

Land-Rover Defender 90 in The Omen, Movie, 2006

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no_car ◊ 2006-06-18 00:24
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2006-06-18 00:34	Land Rover Ninety or Defender 90 -- Last edit: 2024-07-06 19:37:18 (antp)
antp ◊ 2024-07-06 19:38	Another one, or the same one: Gag Halfrunt wrote Land Rover Ninety or Defender 90, with armour added for the movie. Alexander wrote I would say it is the same vehicle as this one: /vehicle_38382-Land-Rover-Defender-90.html The armour might be a real anti riot protection. Gag Halfrunt wrote I'm inclined to think that the armour was made for the film, because the sloping window line on the door is very similar to that on a real Israeli armoured jeep: http://www.ail.co.il/storm_v.htm#armored Alexander wrote Actually the link you send convinces me that the armour is real and not movie prop. As you said the shape of the windows as well as the roof look quite similar on the AIL Storm. Reading between the lines of the AIL page I venture the guess that the armour was made by a third party. Therefore it is very likely that such upgrades were available for other vehicles, too. The pictures look as if they were taken in Israel or Palestine. Gag Halfrunt wrote I've read that the Jerusalem scenes in The Omen were filmed in Matera in Italy, which was also used for The Passion of the Christ. Just to clarify: although I haven't seen the film, I read a user comment on the IMDB saying "too bad the Israeli army doesn't use Land Rovers" or words to that effect, making it clear that the Land Rovers in the film are playing the part of Israeli army jeeps. (He also noted that the Israeli soldiers are wearing the wrong type of helmet.) And in the other capture we see men in Hassidic dress and a sign written in Hebrew. Assaf wrote Armor is real, but does not belong to any Israeli LR Defender. A carabinieri, perhaps?

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no_car

◊ 2006-06-18 00:24

Gag Halfrunt

◊ 2006-06-18 00:34

Land Rover Ninety or Defender 90

-- Last edit: 2024-07-06 19:37:18 (antp)

antp

◊ 2024-07-06 19:38

Another one, or the same one:

Gag Halfrunt wrote Land Rover Ninety or Defender 90, with armour added for the movie.

Alexander wrote I would say it is the same vehicle as this one:
/vehicle_38382-Land-Rover-Defender-90.html

The armour might be a real anti riot protection.

Gag Halfrunt wrote I'm inclined to think that the armour was made for the film, because the sloping window line on the door is very similar to that on a real Israeli armoured jeep:
http://www.ail.co.il/storm_v.htm#armored

Alexander wrote Actually the link you send convinces me that the armour is real and not movie prop. As you said the shape of the windows as well as the roof look quite similar on the AIL Storm. Reading between the lines of the AIL page I venture the guess that the armour was made by a third party. Therefore it is very likely that such upgrades were available for other vehicles, too.

The pictures look as if they were taken in Israel or Palestine.

Gag Halfrunt wrote

I've read that the Jerusalem scenes in The Omen were filmed in Matera in Italy, which was also used for The Passion of the Christ.

Just to clarify: although I haven't seen the film, I read a user comment on the IMDB saying "too bad the Israeli army doesn't use Land Rovers" or words to that effect, making it clear that the Land Rovers in the film are playing the part of Israeli army jeeps. (He also noted that the Israeli soldiers are wearing the wrong type of helmet.) And in the other capture we see men in Hassidic dress and a sign written in Hebrew.

Assaf wrote Armor is real, but does not belong to any Israeli LR Defender. A carabinieri, perhaps?

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