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Les Morfalous (literally The Greedy-Guts, in French argot) is a 1984 French action comedy directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo as Sgt. Pierre Augagneur of French Foreign Legion. The story takes place in French Tunisia in 1943 when a platoon of FFL is ordered to convoy gold from a bank in a town which is under German attack.
The following guns were used in the movie Les Morfalous:
Pistols
Luger P08
A Luger P08 is a personal weapon of German tank officer Cpt. Dieterle (Pierre Semmler). Sgt. Pierre Augagneur (Jean-Paul Belmondo) disarms Cpt. Dieterle several times during the movie and takes his Luger.
Unidentified pistol
The illegal gold trader has a pistol tucked into pants. Only grip can be seen; its shape resembles Browning Hi-Power.
SMGs
Sten Mark II
Several French legionaires including Sgt. Pierre Augagneur (Jean-Paul Belmondo) carry Sten Mk II submachine guns.
MP40
German soldiers are armed with MP40 submachine guns. After legionaries killed two of them, they take German uniform and MP40s.
MAT-49
MAT-49s are seen in hands of several French soldiers in the final scene. This weapon is anachronistic for 1943.
Rifles
MAS-36
French legionnaires in the opening scene and French soldiers in the final scene are mostly armed with MAS-36 rifles.
Karabiner 98k
Several German soldiers are seen with Karabiner 98k rifles.
Machine Guns
Bren MG
Boissier (Michel Creton) and Augagneur (Jean-Paul Belmondo) use a Bren MG in the opening scene.
MG34
When the German soldiers attack the French legionnaires, they use MG34 machine guns.
Madsen Model 1946
Madsen Model 1946 machine guns are seen mounted on the trucks in the opening scene. They are mocked up to resemble belt fed Browning M1919 machine guns by fitting a cosmetic box over the bottom and rear of the receiver, but they can be identified as Madsens by the shape of the top of the receiver and the top loading magazine well visible on the left side of the top of the weapon. In order to make the gun appear to be belt fed the last round on the ammunition belt has simply been hooked into the magazine well, which on the Madsen is coincidentally a shape which easily allows this.
Other Weapons
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
When legionaries dress German uniform, Sgt. Pierre Augagneur (Jean-Paul Belmondo) carries a Model 24 Stielhandgranate but never uses it.
Kampfpistole Z Flare Pistol
A Kampfpistole Z flare pistol is used by Germans.
Rocket Launcher
A rocker launcher is seen in hands of French soldiers in the final scene. It is a little blurry and hard to identify. Due to its size it can be M20 "Super Bazooka" or RL-83 Blindicide or some other launcher.
Trivia
SK-105 Kürassier Light Tank
Austrian SK-105 Kürassier light tank (produced in 1970s) acts as a German tank.
Panhard AML 90 Armoured Car
French Panhard AML 90 armoured car (produced in 1960s) acts as a German armoured car.
Howitzer 105 mm M2
Augagneur (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and Beral (Jacques Villeret) use 105mm M2 howitzer to destroy the German stronghold.
Mortar
German soldiers use mortars during the ambush scene.
