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|name = Max Manus: Man of War
|name = Max Manus: Man of War
|picture = MaxM_poster1.jpg
|picture = MaxM_poster1.jpg
|caption = ''Film poster''
|caption = Film Poster
|country = [[Image:NOR.jpg|25px]] Norway<BR>[[Image:DEN.jpg|25px]] Denmark
|country = [[Image:NOR.jpg|25px]] Norway<br>[[Image:DEN.jpg|25px]] Denmark
|director = Joachim Rønning<BR>Espen Sandberg
|director = Joachim Rønning<br>Espen Sandberg
|date= 2008
|date= 2008
|language = Norwegian<BR>German<BR>English<BR>Russian<BR>Finnish
|language = Norwegian<br>German<br>English<br>Russian<br>Finnish
|studio= Norsk Filminstitutt<BR>Det Danske Filminstitut<BR>
|studio= Norsk Filminstitutt<br>Det Danske Filminstitut
|distributor=
|distributor=
|character1=Max Manus
|character1=Max Manus
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|character2=Gregers Gram
|character2=Gregers Gram
|actor2=[[Nicolai Cleve Broch]]
|actor2=[[Nicolai Cleve Broch]]
|character3=Sigfried Fehmer
|character3=Kolbein Lauring
|actor3=[[Ken Duken]]
|actor3=[[Christian Rubeck]]
|character4=Kolbein Lauring
|character4=Sigfried Fehmer
|actor4=[[Christian Rubeck]]
|actor4=[[Ken Duken]]
|character5=Gunnar Sønsteby
|character5=Lars Emil Erichsen
|actor5=[[Knut Joner]]
|actor5=[[Jakob Oftebro]]
|character6=Lars Emil Erichsen
|character6=Gunnar Sønsteby
|actor6=[[Jakob Oftebro]]
|actor6=[[Knut Joner]]
|character7=Edvard Tallaksen
|character7=Edvard Tallaksen
|actor7=[[Mats Eldøen]]
|actor7=[[Mats Eldøen]]
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'''''Max Manus: Man of War''''' ('''''Max Manus''''') is a 2008 Norwegian war film directed by the directing team of Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg starring [[Aksel Hennie]], Agnes Kittelsen, and [[Nicolai Cleve Broch]]. It is about the exploits of celebrated Norwegian resistance fighter Max Manus, based on his own memoirs. At the time of filming, it was the most expensive entirely Norwegian film of all time.


'''''Max Manus: Man of War''''' ('''''Max Manus''''') is a 2008 Norwegian war film directed by the directing team of Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg starring [[Aksel Hennie]], Agnes Kittelsen, and [[Nicolai Cleve Broch]]. It is about the exploits of celebrated Norwegian resistance fighter Max Manus, based on his own memoirs. At the time of filming, it was the most expensive entirely Norwegian film of all time.
'''The following guns were used in the film ''Max Manus: Man of War'' (2008):'''
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{{spoiler|Important plot points may be in the subtitles!}}
{{spoiler|Important plot points may be in the subtitles!}}
'''The following guns were used in the film ''Max Manus: Man of War'' (2008):'''
__TOC__<br clear=all>


=Handguns=
=Handguns=
==Colt Model 1903/1908 Pocket Hammerless==
==Colt Model 1903/1908 Pocket Hammerless==
Max Manus ([[Aksel Hennie]]) and Kolbein Lauring ([[Christian Rubeck]]) carry [[Colt Model 1903/1908 Pocket Hammerless]] pistols. Gregers Gram's ([[Nicolai Cleve Broch]]) [[Walther PP]] turns into a Pocket Hammerless in a continuity error.
Max Manus ([[Aksel Hennie]]) and Kolbein Lauring ([[Christian Rubeck]]) carry [[Colt Model 1903/1908 Pocket Hammerless]] pistols. Gregers Gram's ([[Nicolai Cleve Broch]]) [[Walther PP]] turns into a Pocket Hammerless in a continuity error.
[[Image:ColtM1903HammerlessWoodGrips.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt 1903 Hammerless with Colt Wood Grips - .32 ACP]]
[[Image:ColtM1903HammerlessWoodGrips.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless with Colt Wood Grips - .32 ACP]]
[[Image:MaxM_PHL_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max holds his Pocket Hammerless.]]
[[Image:MaxM_PHL_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A pistol on the floor.]]
[[Image:MaxM_PHL_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gregers and Edvard fire at Gestapo agents and German troops.]]
[[Image:MaxM_PHL_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max with his Pocket Hammerless.]]
[[Image:MaxM_PHL_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max with his Pocket Hammerless.]]
[[Image:MaxM_PHL_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_PHL_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_PHL_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gregers and Edvard fire at Gestapo agents and German troops.]]


==FN Browning M1903==
==FN Browning M1903==
Max and Lars Emil Erichsen ([[Jakob Oftebro]]) are seen with [[FN Browning 1903]] pistols.
Max and Lars Emil Erichsen ([[Jakob Oftebro]]) are seen with [[FN Browning 1903]] pistols.
[[Image:Browning 1903.jpg|thumb|none|300px|FN Browning Model 1903 Pocket - 9 x 20mm Browning Long]]
[[Image:Browning 1903.jpg|thumb|none|300px|FN Browning Model 1903 Pocket - 9x20mm Browning Long]]
[[Image:MaxM_FNB_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lars Emil (left) with his FN Browning 1903.]]
[[Image:MaxM_FNB_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lars Emil (left) with his FN Browning 1903.]]
[[Image:MaxM_FNB_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max turns over his sidearm before he visits Siegfried Fehmer in his cell.]]
[[Image:MaxM_FNB_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max turns over his sidearm before he visits Siegfried Fehmer in his cell.]]
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==Walther PP==
==Walther PP==
Gregers and SS officer Höhler ([[Oliver Stokowski]]) are seen with [[Walther PP]] pistols.
Gregers and SS officer Höhler ([[Oliver Stokowski]]) are seen with [[Walther PP]] pistols.
[[Image:Walther_PP.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther PP Pistol - .32 ACP]]
[[Image:Walther_PP.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther PP pistol - .32 ACP]]
[[Image:MaxM_PP_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_PP_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Walther PP is seen.]]


==FN Model 1910==
==FN Model 1910==
Edvard Tallaksen ([[Mats Eldøen]]) carries a [[FN Model 1910]] throughout the film.
Edvard Tallaksen ([[Mats Eldøen]]) carries a [[FN Model 1910]] throughout the film.
[[Image:FN_Model_1910_1616.jpg|thumb|none|300px|FN Model 1910 .380 ACP]]
[[Image:FN_Model_1910_1616.jpg|thumb|none|300px|FN Model 1910 - .380 ACP]]
[[Image:MaxM_FN_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_FN_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Edvard holds his pistol.]]
[[Image:MaxM_FN_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_FN_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Edvard takes cover with his pistol.]]


==Luger P08==
==Luger P08==
Norwegian police are seen with [[Luger P08]] pistols.
Norwegian police officers are seen with [[Luger P08]] pistols.
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:MaxM_P08_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_P08_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A police officer pulls a Luger on Max.]]
[[Image:MaxM_P08_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_P08_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Same officer.]]


==Colt M1911==
==Colt M1911==
A Norwegian policeman pistol-whips Max with a [[Colt M1911]].
A Norwegian policeman pistol-whips Max with a [[Colt M1911]].
[[Image:COLTM1911_1913.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:COLTM1911_1913.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:MaxM_M1911_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_M1911_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A policeman holds an M1911.]]


==Mauser C96==
==Mauser C96==
A German officer is administers a coup de grâce to executed suspects with a [[Mauser C96]].
A German officer is administers a coup de grâce to executed suspects with a [[Mauser C96]].
[[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser]]
[[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser]]
[[Image:MaxM_C96_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German officer with his C96. His holster appears to be for a different pistol, however.]]
[[Image:MaxM_C96_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German officer with his C96. However, his holster appears to be for a different pistol.]]


=Submachine Guns=
=Submachine Guns=
==Sten Mk II==
==Sten Mk II==
The [[Sten Mk II]] is the most common SMG in the film, with both types of stocks.  
The [[Sten Mk II]] is the most common submachine gun in the film, with both types of stocks.
[[Image:Sten.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Sten.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:MaxM_Sten_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max with his Sten after parachuting back into Norway.]]
[[Image:MaxM_Sten_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max with his Sten after parachuting back into Norway.]]
[[Image:MaxM_Sten_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Sten as part of the supply drop.]]
[[Image:MaxM_Sten_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Sten as part of the supply drop.]]
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[[Image:MaxM_Sten_06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max with a Sten while acting as the King's bodyguard during the victory parade.]]
[[Image:MaxM_Sten_06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max with a Sten while acting as the King's bodyguard during the victory parade.]]


==Sten Mk I*==
==Sten Mk III==
Max and Kolbein are both seen with [[Sten Mk I*]]s.
Max and Kolbein are both seen with [[Sten Mk III]]s.
[[Image:Sten_MkI_star.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Sten Mk I* - 9x19mm]]
[[File:Sten MkIII.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk III - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:MaxM_StenI_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kolbein cleaning his Sten.]]
[[Image:MaxM_StenI_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kolbein cleaning his Sten.]]
[[Image:MaxM_StenI_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max with his Sten during the crackdown.]]
[[Image:MaxM_StenI_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max with his Sten during the crackdown.]]
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==MP40==
==MP40==
German troops are armed with [[MP40]]s.
German troops are armed with [[MP40]]s.
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|350px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:MaxM_MP40_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_MP40_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier holds his MP40 on Max.]]
[[Image:MaxM_MP40_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_MP40_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two German officers fire MP40s.]]
[[Image:MaxM_MP40_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_MP40_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier with his MP40.]]
[[Image:MaxM_MP40_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_MP40_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The MP40 is seen.]]


==Suomi KP/-31==
==Suomi KP/-31==
Max is armed with a [[Suomi KP/-31]] during his flashbacks to his time fighting for Finland in the Winter War.
Max is armed with a [[Suomi KP/-31]] during his flashbacks to his time fighting for Finland in the Winter War.
[[Image:SuomiM31.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Suomi KP/-31 - 9x19mm Parabellum]]
[[Image:SuomiM31.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Suomi KP/-31 - 9x19mm Parabellum]]
[[Image:MaxM_Suomi_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_Suomi_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max with his Suomi.]]
[[Image:MaxM_Suomi_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_Suomi_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max holds his Suomi.]]
[[Image:MaxM_Suomi_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The shell casings appear to be 7.62x25mm Tokarev shell casings. This would be a goof, as his Suomi is chambered in 9mm Parabellum.]]
[[Image:MaxM_Suomi_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The shell casings appear to be 7.62x25mm Tokarev shell casings. This would be a goof, as his Suomi is chambered in 9mm Parabellum.]]
[[Image:MaxM_Suomi_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|His Suomi appears to be equipped with a 50-round "coffin" magazine.]]
[[Image:MaxM_Suomi_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|His Suomi appears to be equipped with a 50-round "coffin" magazine.]]


==Thompson M1928==
==M1928 Thompson==
Gunnar Sønsteby ([[Knut Joner]]) is armed with a [[Thompson M1928]] during the victory parade.
Gunnar Sønsteby ([[Knut Joner]]) is armed with an [[M1928 Thompson]] during the victory parade.
[[Image:M1928.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M1928 "Tommy Gun" or "Chicago typewriter" with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:M1928.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928 Thompson "Tommy Gun" or "Chicago typewriter" with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:MaxM_M1928_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_M1928_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gunnar Sønsteby ([[Knut Joner]]) holds a Thompson.]]


=Shotguns=
=Shotguns=
==Double Barreled Shotgun==
==Double Barreled Shotgun==
Max is seen with [[Double Barreled Shotgun]]s during scenes in both Norway and in Scotland.
Max is seen with [[Double Barreled Shotgun]]s during scenes in both Norway and Scotland.
[[Image:Stevens12GaugeShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|J. Stevens and Company Side by Side Shotgun (Circa 1878) exposed hammers and designed to fire Black Powder shotgun shells - 12 Gauge]]
[[Image:Stevens12GaugeShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|J. Stevens and Company Side by Side Shotgun (Circa 1878) exposed hammers and designed to fire Black Powder shotgun shells - 12 Gauge]]
[[Image:MaxM_DBS_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_DBS_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max holds the shotgun.]]
[[Image:MaxM_DBS_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_DBS_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max with the shotgun.]]


=Rifles=
=Rifles=
==Karabiner 98k==
==Karabiner 98k==
German troops are armed with [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles.
German troops are armed with [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles.
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:MaxM_K98k_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German firing squad shoots suspected resistance fighters.]]
[[Image:MaxM_K98k_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German firing squad shoots suspected resistance fighters.]]
[[Image:MaxM_K98k_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_K98k_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers fire their rifles.]]


==Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I==
==Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I==
Gregers and other Norwegian resistance fighters carry [[Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I]] rifles when they are decorated by King Haakon VII.
Gregers and other Norwegian resistance fighters carry [[Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I]] rifles when they are decorated by King Haakon VII.
[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 British]]
[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I - .303 British]]
[[Image:MaxM_SMLE_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_SMLE_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Norwegian resistance fighters are armed with Lee-Enfield rifles.]]


=Machine Guns=
=Machine Guns=
==MG34==
==MG34==
German troops are armed with [[MG34]] machine guns.
German troops are armed with [[MG34]] machine guns.
[[Image:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:MaxM_MG34_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_MG34_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The MG34 on the truck.]]
[[Image:MaxM_MG34_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_MG34_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The barrel is seen.]]
[[Image:MaxM_MG34_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_MG34_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mounted on a German motorcycle.]]
[[Image:MaxM_MG34_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_MG34_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mounted on a German motorcycle.]]


==Maxim M/09-21==
==Maxim M/09-21==
Soviet troops are seen using a [[Maxim|Maxim M/09-21]] in Max's Winter War flashbacks.  
Soviet troops are seen using a [[Maxim|Maxim M/09-21]] in Max's Winter War flashbacks.
[[Image:MaxM_MG_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[File:FinnMaximM21.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim M/09-21 - 7.62x54mmR]]
[[Image:MaxM_MG_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_MG_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet soldiers fire the Maxim.]]
[[Image:MaxM_MG_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_MG_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet soldiers fire the Maxim.]]
[[Image:MaxM_MG_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The barrel is seen.]]
[[Image:MaxM_MG_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Soviets stop firing to reload, giving Max an opportunity.]]
[[Image:MaxM_MG_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Soviets stop firing to reload, giving Max an opportunity.]]
[[Image:MaxM_MG_05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_MG_05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Maxim on the right.]]


=Other=
=Others=
==StuG III Ausf. G==
==StuG III Ausf. G==
A StuG III Ausf. G is seen at the shipyard. This may be the same StuG III Ausf. G seen in ''[[Band of Brothers]]'' and ''[[Mr. Bean's Holiday]]''.
A StuG III Ausf. G is seen at the shipyard. This may be the same StuG III Ausf. G seen in ''[[Band of Brothers]]'' and ''[[Mr. Bean's Holiday]]''.
[[Image:MaxM_StugIII_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_StugIII_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The StuG III Ausf. G is seen.]]


==Hotchkiss H39==
==Hotchkiss H39==
A Hotchkiss H39 is seen at the shipyard. These French tanks were appropriated by the Germans after the fall of France.
A Hotchkiss H39 is seen at the shipyard. These French tanks were appropriated by the Germans after the fall of France.
[[Image:MaxM_H39_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_H39_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Hotchkiss H39 tank is seen.]]


==Rigid Limpet Mines==
==Rigid Limpet Mines==
Max and his cell are seen training with, and then using British issued rigid limpet mines.
Max and his friends are seen training with, and then using British issued rigid limpet mines.
[[Image:MaxM_limpet_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_limpet_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Resistance fighters set a mine under a German ship.]]
[[Image:MaxM_limpet_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_limpet_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Resistance fighters set a mine under a German ship.]]


==Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife==
==Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife==
In an effort to avoid reprisals against the civilian population, Max and his cell try to disguise their work as the work of British Commandos. They attach a note with a Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife.
In an effort to avoid reprisals against the civilian population, Max and his friends try to disguise their work as the work of British Commandos. They attach a note with a 3rd pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife.
[[Image:MaxM_FS_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:FairburnSykesCommandoDagger.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife 3rd pattern]]
[[Image:MaxM_FS_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max and his friends attach a note with a Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife.]]


==Dart pistol==
==Dart pistol==
Max and his cell goof off with a break action dart pistol.
Max and his friends goof off with a break action dart pistol.
[[Image:MaxM_dart_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MaxM_dart_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max and his friends goof off with a break action dart pistol.]]


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Max Manus: Man of War
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Film Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norway
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Directed by Joachim Rønning
Espen Sandberg
Release Date 2008
Language Norwegian
German
English
Russian
Finnish
Studio Norsk Filminstitutt
Det Danske Filminstitut
Main Cast
Character Actor
Max Manus Aksel Hennie
Gregers Gram Nicolai Cleve Broch
Kolbein Lauring Christian Rubeck
Sigfried Fehmer Ken Duken
Lars Emil Erichsen Jakob Oftebro
Gunnar Sønsteby Knut Joner
Edvard Tallaksen Mats Eldøen


Max Manus: Man of War (Max Manus) is a 2008 Norwegian war film directed by the directing team of Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg starring Aksel Hennie, Agnes Kittelsen, and Nicolai Cleve Broch. It is about the exploits of celebrated Norwegian resistance fighter Max Manus, based on his own memoirs. At the time of filming, it was the most expensive entirely Norwegian film of all time.

The following guns were used in the film Max Manus: Man of War (2008):


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Handguns

Colt Model 1903/1908 Pocket Hammerless

Max Manus (Aksel Hennie) and Kolbein Lauring (Christian Rubeck) carry Colt Model 1903/1908 Pocket Hammerless pistols. Gregers Gram's (Nicolai Cleve Broch) Walther PP turns into a Pocket Hammerless in a continuity error.

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Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless with Colt Wood Grips - .32 ACP
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Max holds his Pocket Hammerless.
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A pistol on the floor.
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Gregers and Edvard fire at Gestapo agents and German troops.
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Max with his Pocket Hammerless.

FN Browning M1903

Max and Lars Emil Erichsen (Jakob Oftebro) are seen with FN Browning 1903 pistols.

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FN Browning Model 1903 Pocket - 9x20mm Browning Long
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Lars Emil (left) with his FN Browning 1903.
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Max turns over his sidearm before he visits Siegfried Fehmer in his cell.

Walther PP

Gregers and SS officer Höhler (Oliver Stokowski) are seen with Walther PP pistols.

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Walther PP pistol - .32 ACP
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A Walther PP is seen.

FN Model 1910

Edvard Tallaksen (Mats Eldøen) carries a FN Model 1910 throughout the film.

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FN Model 1910 - .380 ACP
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Edvard holds his pistol.
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Edvard takes cover with his pistol.

Luger P08

Norwegian police officers are seen with Luger P08 pistols.

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Luger P08 - 9x19mm
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A police officer pulls a Luger on Max.
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Same officer.

Colt M1911

A Norwegian policeman pistol-whips Max with a Colt M1911.

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Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP
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A policeman holds an M1911.

Mauser C96

A German officer is administers a coup de grâce to executed suspects with a Mauser C96.

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Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser
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The German officer with his C96. However, his holster appears to be for a different pistol.

Submachine Guns

Sten Mk II

The Sten Mk II is the most common submachine gun in the film, with both types of stocks.

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Sten Mk II - 9x19mm
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Max with his Sten after parachuting back into Norway.
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A Sten as part of the supply drop.
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Gregers with his Sten during the first raid on the shipyard.
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Max with a stockless Sten in a shoulder rig.
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Max fires at pursuers thanks to his shoulder rig.
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Max with a Sten while acting as the King's bodyguard during the victory parade.

Sten Mk III

Max and Kolbein are both seen with Sten Mk IIIs.

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Sten Mk III - 9x19mm
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Kolbein cleaning his Sten.
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Max with his Sten during the crackdown.

MP40

German troops are armed with MP40s.

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MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm
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A German soldier holds his MP40 on Max.
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Two German officers fire MP40s.
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A German soldier with his MP40.
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The MP40 is seen.

Suomi KP/-31

Max is armed with a Suomi KP/-31 during his flashbacks to his time fighting for Finland in the Winter War.

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Suomi KP/-31 - 9x19mm Parabellum
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Max with his Suomi.
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Max holds his Suomi.
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The shell casings appear to be 7.62x25mm Tokarev shell casings. This would be a goof, as his Suomi is chambered in 9mm Parabellum.
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His Suomi appears to be equipped with a 50-round "coffin" magazine.

M1928 Thompson

Gunnar Sønsteby (Knut Joner) is armed with an M1928 Thompson during the victory parade.

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M1928 Thompson "Tommy Gun" or "Chicago typewriter" with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP
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Gunnar Sønsteby (Knut Joner) holds a Thompson.

Shotguns

Double Barreled Shotgun

Max is seen with Double Barreled Shotguns during scenes in both Norway and Scotland.

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J. Stevens and Company Side by Side Shotgun (Circa 1878) exposed hammers and designed to fire Black Powder shotgun shells - 12 Gauge
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Max holds the shotgun.
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Max with the shotgun.

Rifles

Karabiner 98k

German troops are armed with Karabiner 98k rifles.

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Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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A German firing squad shoots suspected resistance fighters.
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German soldiers fire their rifles.

Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I

Gregers and other Norwegian resistance fighters carry Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I rifles when they are decorated by King Haakon VII.

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Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I - .303 British
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Norwegian resistance fighters are armed with Lee-Enfield rifles.

Machine Guns

MG34

German troops are armed with MG34 machine guns.

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MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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The MG34 on the truck.
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The barrel is seen.
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Mounted on a German motorcycle.
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Mounted on a German motorcycle.

Maxim M/09-21

Soviet troops are seen using a Maxim M/09-21 in Max's Winter War flashbacks.

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Maxim M/09-21 - 7.62x54mmR
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Soviet soldiers fire the Maxim.
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Soviet soldiers fire the Maxim.
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The barrel is seen.
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The Soviets stop firing to reload, giving Max an opportunity.
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The Maxim on the right.

Others

StuG III Ausf. G

A StuG III Ausf. G is seen at the shipyard. This may be the same StuG III Ausf. G seen in Band of Brothers and Mr. Bean's Holiday.

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The StuG III Ausf. G is seen.

Hotchkiss H39

A Hotchkiss H39 is seen at the shipyard. These French tanks were appropriated by the Germans after the fall of France.

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The Hotchkiss H39 tank is seen.

Rigid Limpet Mines

Max and his friends are seen training with, and then using British issued rigid limpet mines.

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Resistance fighters set a mine under a German ship.
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Resistance fighters set a mine under a German ship.

Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife

In an effort to avoid reprisals against the civilian population, Max and his friends try to disguise their work as the work of British Commandos. They attach a note with a 3rd pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife.

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Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife 3rd pattern
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Max and his friends attach a note with a Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife.

Dart pistol

Max and his friends goof off with a break action dart pistol.

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Max and his friends goof off with a break action dart pistol.