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[[Image: | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = Passchendaele | |||
|picture = Passchendaeleposter.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Cinema Poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:CAN.jpg|25px]] Canada | |||
|director = Paul Gross | |||
|date= 2008 | |||
|language = English<br>German | |||
|studio=Damberger Film & Cattle<br>Rhombus Media<br>Whizbang Films | |||
|distributor=Alliance Films | |||
|character1= Michael Dunne | |||
|actor1=[[Paul Gross]] | |||
|character2=Sarah Mann | |||
|actor2=Caroline Dhavernas | |||
|character3= David Mann | |||
|actor3=[[Joe Dinicol]] | |||
|character4=Pte. Highway | |||
|actor4=[[Michael Greyeyes]] | |||
|character5=Pte. Godin | |||
|actor5=[[Justin Michael Carriere]] | |||
|character6=Royster | |||
|actor6=[[Gil Bellows]] | |||
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'''''Passchendaele''''' is a 2008 World War I film that is the brainchild of director/writer/star Paul Gross. Canada's first big budget war movie effort, the film follows Canadian Sergeant Michael Dunne ([[Paul Gross]]) of the 10th Battalion CEF during the Battle Of Passchendaele and while recruiting on the home front. | '''''Passchendaele''''' is a 2008 World War I film that is the brainchild of director/writer/star Paul Gross. Canada's first big budget war movie effort, the film follows Canadian Sergeant Michael Dunne ([[Paul Gross]]) of the 10th Battalion CEF during the Battle Of Passchendaele and while recruiting on the home front. | ||
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=Allied Weapons= | =Allied Weapons= | ||
==Webley Mk.VI== | |||
The [[Webley Mk VI]] is carried by Canadian officers throughout the movie, although the Canadian Corps was actually issued the Smith & Wesson Mk.II Hand Ejector, and the first troops to arrive in France (which included the 10th Battalion) were issued Colt 1911s. | |||
[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk. VI .455 Webley]] | |||
[[Image:Passchendaelewebley1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 10th Battalion company commander takes cover with his Webley.]] | |||
[[Image:Passchendaelewebley2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 10th Battalion company commander shouts orders while carrying his Webley.]] | |||
==Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)== | ==Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)== | ||
Most Canadian soldiers carry [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield]] rifles, including Sgt Dunne ([[Paul Gross]]), Pte Highway ([[Michael Greyeyes]]) and Pte Mann ([[Joe Dinicol]]). | Most Canadian soldiers carry [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield]] rifles, including Sgt. Dunne ([[Paul Gross]]), Pte. Highway ([[Michael Greyeyes]]) and Pte. Mann ([[Joe Dinicol]]). | ||
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British. This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War, introduced in 1907 it has seen action throughout the 20th century.]] | ||
[[Image:Passchendaelesmle1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt Dunne takes cover with his SMLE.]] | [[Image:Passchendaelesmle1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt Dunne takes cover with his SMLE.]] | ||
[[Image:Passchendaelesmle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pte Highway runs with his SMLE.]] | [[Image:Passchendaelesmle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pte Highway runs with his SMLE.]] | ||
[[Image:Passchendaeletrenchperiscope.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt Dunne sets his SMLE to the side while using a McAllister trench periscope.]] | [[Image:Passchendaeletrenchperiscope.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt Dunne sets his SMLE to the side while using a McAllister trench periscope.]] | ||
[[Image:Passchendaelesmle3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 10th Battalion soldiers aims his SMLE.]] | [[Image:Passchendaelesmle3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 10th Battalion soldiers aims his SMLE.]] | ||
[[Image:Passchendaelesmle4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt Dunne fixes a P'07 bayonet to his SMLE.]] | [[Image:Passchendaelesmle4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Dunne fixes a P'07 bayonet to his SMLE.]] | ||
[[Image:Passchendaelesmle5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt Dunne cradles his SMLE.]] | [[Image:Passchendaelesmle5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Dunne cradles his SMLE.]] | ||
[[Image:Passchendaelesmle6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pte Mann cradles his mud-covered SMLE at Passchendaele]] | [[Image:Passchendaelesmle6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pte. Mann cradles his mud-covered SMLE at Passchendaele]] | ||
[[Image:Passchendaelesmle7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 10th Battalion soldier fires SMLE at Passchendaele. Note the ejected casing]] | [[Image:Passchendaelesmle7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 10th Battalion soldier fires SMLE at Passchendaele. Note the ejected casing]] | ||
[[Image:Passchendaelesmle8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An 8th Battalion soldier lies prone with his SMLE. Note that it's cocked.]] | [[Image:Passchendaelesmle8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An 8th Battalion soldier lies prone with his SMLE. Note that it's cocked.]] | ||
[[Image:Passchendaele303.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Special - the 10th Battalion's deputy commander indicates a position with a .303 Mk.VII cartridge. This is an error, as at Passchendaele the Canadian Corps was still using the round-nosed Mk.VI round.]] | [[Image:Passchendaele303.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Special - the 10th Battalion's deputy commander indicates a position with a .303 Mk.VII cartridge. This is an error, as at Passchendaele the Canadian Corps was still using the round-nosed Mk.VI round.]] | ||
==Lewis Gun== | |||
The [[Lewis Gun#Infantry|Lewis Gun]] is used by Canadian soldiers through the Passchendaele scenes, most noticeably Pte. Godin ([[Justin Michael Carriere]]). | |||
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[[Image:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|450px|Lewis gun .303]] | |||
[[Image:Passchendaelelewis3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pte. Godin carries his Lewis gun, demonstrating that the 30lb gun was light in relative terms only.]] | |||
[[Image:Passchendaelelewis1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pte. Godin tries to keep his Lewis gun above water.]] | |||
[[Image:Passchendaelelewis2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier from the 8th Battalion (Winnipeg Rifles) fires his Lewis gun.]] | |||
[[Image:Passchendaelelewis4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pte. Godin mans his Lewis gun while cursing in French. The movie never explains why a Quebecois is serving in an Albertan battalion.]] | |||
==Vickers MK1 Machine Gun== | ==Vickers MK1 Machine Gun== | ||
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[[Image:VickersMk1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun]] | [[Image:VickersMk1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun]] | ||
[[Image:Passchendaelevickers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Vickers gun on display outside of a recruiting tent in Calgary.]] | [[Image:Passchendaelevickers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Vickers gun on display outside of a recruiting tent in Calgary.]] | ||
==Ordnance QF 18 Pdr== | ==Ordnance QF 18 Pdr== | ||
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[[Image:9-18_Pounder_QF_Gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ordnance QF 18 Pounder]] | [[Image:9-18_Pounder_QF_Gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ordnance QF 18 Pounder]] | ||
[[Image:Passchendaele18pdr.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ordnance QF 18 Pdrs prepare to open fire on the German positions.]] | [[Image:Passchendaele18pdr.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ordnance QF 18 Pdrs prepare to open fire on the German positions.]] | ||
==No.36 Mills Bomb== | |||
Sgt. Dunne uses a [[Mills Bomb]] to kill the German machine gun crew. | |||
[[Image:Mills Bomb SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Mills Bomb High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]] | |||
[[Image:Passchendaelemillsbomb.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Dunne prepares his Mills bomb - note that his fingers should be holding the safety lever.]] | |||
==Knives== | ==Knives== | ||
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True to life, many knives and improvised weapons are carried by Canadian troops. | True to life, many knives and improvised weapons are carried by Canadian troops. | ||
[[Image:Passchendaeleknife1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pte Highway carries a US M1918 Trench Knife - unlikely, but not impossible as Canadian troops were notorious scroungers]] | [[Image:Passchendaeleknife1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pte. Highway carries a US M1918 Trench Knife - unlikely, but not impossible as Canadian troops were notorious scroungers]] | ||
[[Image:Passchendaeleknife2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt Dunne carries a Ross rifle bayonet cut-down into a fighting knife - very commonly used by Canadian troops.]] | [[Image:Passchendaeleknife2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Dunne carries a Ross rifle bayonet cut-down into a fighting knife - very commonly used by Canadian troops.]] | ||
=German Weapons= | =German Weapons= | ||
==Mauser C/96 "Bolo Model"== | |||
A German Sergeant is seen with what appears to be a postwar [[Mauser C96#Mauser C96 "Bolo" model|Mauser C96 "Bolo" model]]. | |||
[[Image:Mauser_c96_bolo.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mauser C96 7.63x25mm Mauser - Short Barreled "Bolo" Model]] | |||
[[Image:Passchendaelebolo1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German Sergeant aims his Mauser pistol.]] | |||
[[Image:Passchendaelebolo2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pte. Mann is captured by the Mauser-carrying Sergeant]] | |||
[[Image:Passchendaelebolo3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German Sergeant fires his Mauser]] | |||
==Turkish Mauser 1903== | ==Turkish Mauser 1903== | ||
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German soldiers throughout the Passchendaele battle carry [[Mauser Rifle Series#1903 Turkish Mauser|Turkish Mauser 1903]]. According the movies' armorer, a supply of correct German [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifles was located for this film, but could not be imported in time and the Turkish model was substituted. | German soldiers throughout the Passchendaele battle carry [[Mauser Rifle Series#1903 Turkish Mauser|Turkish Mauser 1903]]. According the movies' armorer, a supply of correct German [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifles was located for this film, but could not be imported in time and the Turkish model was substituted. | ||
[[Image:1903TurkishMauser.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:1903TurkishMauser.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Turkish Mauser 1903 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[Image:Passchendaelemauser1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier advances with his Mauser]] | [[Image:Passchendaelemauser1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier advances with his Mauser]] | ||
[[Image:Passchendaelemauser2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier aims his Mauser]] | [[Image:Passchendaelemauser2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier aims his Mauser]] | ||
==Maxim MG08== | |||
A German [[Maxim MG08]] is seen placed in a shelled-out church at the beginning of the film. | |||
A German | |||
[[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 7.92x57mm Mauser on sled mount]] | |||
[[Image:Passchendaelemaxim1.jpg|none|thumb|600px|The German machine gun crew fires their Maxim]] | |||
[[Image:Passchendaelemaxim2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German crew commander spots for targets.]] | |||
==7.58cm Mittlerer Minenwerfer== | ==7.58cm Mittlerer Minenwerfer== | ||
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Seen being fired at Canadian troops during the Passchendaele attack. | Seen being fired at Canadian troops during the Passchendaele attack. | ||
[[Image:Passchendaeleminenwerfer.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German troops load the Minenwerfer.]] | [[Image:Passchendaeleminenwerfer.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German troops load the Minenwerfer.]] | ||
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Passchendaele is a 2008 World War I film that is the brainchild of director/writer/star Paul Gross. Canada's first big budget war movie effort, the film follows Canadian Sergeant Michael Dunne (Paul Gross) of the 10th Battalion CEF during the Battle Of Passchendaele and while recruiting on the home front.
The following weapons were used in the film Passchendaele:
Allied Weapons
Webley Mk.VI
The Webley Mk VI is carried by Canadian officers throughout the movie, although the Canadian Corps was actually issued the Smith & Wesson Mk.II Hand Ejector, and the first troops to arrive in France (which included the 10th Battalion) were issued Colt 1911s.
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)
Most Canadian soldiers carry Lee-Enfield rifles, including Sgt. Dunne (Paul Gross), Pte. Highway (Michael Greyeyes) and Pte. Mann (Joe Dinicol).
Lewis Gun
The Lewis Gun is used by Canadian soldiers through the Passchendaele scenes, most noticeably Pte. Godin (Justin Michael Carriere).
Vickers MK1 Machine Gun
A Vickers MK1 Machine Gun is mounted on display at a recruiting tent in Calgary..
Ordnance QF 18 Pdr
Fired at German lines at the opening of the Passchendaele attack.
No.36 Mills Bomb
Sgt. Dunne uses a Mills Bomb to kill the German machine gun crew.
Knives
True to life, many knives and improvised weapons are carried by Canadian troops.
German Weapons
Mauser C/96 "Bolo Model"
A German Sergeant is seen with what appears to be a postwar Mauser C96 "Bolo" model.
Turkish Mauser 1903
German soldiers throughout the Passchendaele battle carry Turkish Mauser 1903. According the movies' armorer, a supply of correct German Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles was located for this film, but could not be imported in time and the Turkish model was substituted.
Maxim MG08
A German Maxim MG08 is seen placed in a shelled-out church at the beginning of the film.
7.58cm Mittlerer Minenwerfer
Seen being fired at Canadian troops during the Passchendaele attack.
