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==K98 Rifle== | ==K98 Rifle== | ||
[[Image:LD22.jpg|400px|thumb| | [[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Example of the Mauser K98 Rifle used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:LD22.jpg|400px|thumb|none|German Soldier loading a round after firing]] | |||
==Sten MkIII SMG== | ==Sten MkIII SMG== | ||
[[Image:LD1.jpg|400px|thumb| | [[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Example of the Sten MkIII SMG used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:LD1.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Richard Todd as Major John Howard with a Sten MkIII]] | |||
==Chatellerault M1924/29 LMG== | ==Chatellerault M1924/29 LMG== | ||
[[Image:LD3.jpg|400px|thumb| | [[Image:Chatellerault M1924-29.JPG|400px|thumb|none|Example of the Chatellerault M1924-29 LMG used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:LD3.jpg|400px|thumb|none|German Soldier firing a Chatellerault Model 1924/29 LMG]] | |||
==Browning M2 Quad Mount== | ==Browning M2 Quad Mount== | ||
[[Image:LD2.jpg|400px|thumb| | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Example of the Browning M2 Heavy Barrel used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:LD2.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Browning .50cal HMG's in Quad Mount at German Defense position]] | |||
==Luger P08 Pistol== | ==Luger P08 Pistol== | ||
[[Image:LD5.jpg|400px|thumb| | [[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Example of the P08 Luger used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:LD5.jpg|400px|thumb|none|French Resistance holding a P08 Luger]] | |||
==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
[[Image:LD6.jpg|400px|thumb| | [[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Example of the Late Model M1 Carbine used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:LD6.jpg|400px|thumb|none|US Paratrooper holding a M1 Carbine]] | |||
[[Image:LD10.jpg|300px|thumb|none|Rodney McDowall as Private Morris firing a M1 Carbine]] | |||
==MG42 LMG== | ==MG42 LMG== | ||
[[Image:LD7.jpg|400px|thumb| | [[Image:MG42.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Example of the German MG42 used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:LD7.jpg|400px|thumb|none|German manned MG42 at Saint Mere-Eglise]] | |||
==M1 Thompson== | ==M1 Thompson== | ||
[[Image:LD8.jpg|400px|thumb| | [[Image:M1Thompson.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Example of the M1 Thompson used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:LD8.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Paratrooper holding a M1 Thompson]] | |||
==M20 Super Bazooka== | ==M20 Super Bazooka== | ||
[[Image:LD9.jpg|400px|thumb| | [[Image:LD9.jpg|400px|thumb|none|M20 3.5inch Super Bazooka on the Beachhead]] | ||
==Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer== | ==Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer== | ||
[[Image:LD11.jpg|400px|thumb| | [[Image:LD11.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Peter Lawford as Brigadier Lord Lovat carrying a Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer]] | ||
==Bren Mark I LMG== | ==Bren Mark I LMG== | ||
[[Image:LD12.jpg|400px|thumb| | [[Image:Bren mk2.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Example of the Bren Gun used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:LD12.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Sean Connery as Private Flanagan carrying a Bren MkI LMG]] | |||
==Browning Automatic Rifle== | ==Browning Automatic Rifle== | ||
[[Image:LD13.jpg|400px|thumb| | [[Image:BAR.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Example of the Browning Automatic Rifle used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:LD13.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Ranger Firing at German Position from behind a DUKW]] | |||
==MP40== | ==MP40== | ||
[[Image:LD14.jpg|300px|thumb| | [[Image:MP40Side.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Example of the German MP40 SMG used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:LD14.jpg|300px|thumb|none|German Soldier firing a US Rangers with MP40 SMG]] | |||
==No.4 Mark I Enfield Rifle== | ==No.4 Mark I Enfield Rifle== | ||
[[Image:LD15.jpg|300px|thumb| | [[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Example of the No.4 MkI Enfield Rifle used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:LD15.jpg|300px|thumb|none|British Commando with No.4 Mark I Enfield Rifle]] | |||
==Maxim MG08== | ==Maxim MG08== | ||
[[Image:LD17.jpg|400px|thumb| | [[Image:LD17.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Maxim MG08 in German defense position on roof]] | ||
==PIAT== | ==PIAT== | ||
[[Image:LD18.jpg|300px|thumb| | [[Image:PIATLauncher.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Example of the PIAT used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:LD18.jpg|300px|thumb|none|Free French Force firing a PIAT at German position]] | |||
==Browning M2 Heavy Barrel== | ==Browning M2 Heavy Barrel== | ||
[[Image:LD19.jpg|400px|thumb| | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Example of the Browning M2 Heavy Barrel used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:LD19.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Christian Marquand next a Browning M2 .50cal Heavy Barrel mounted on Free French M4 Sherman Tank]] | |||
==Webley Mk VI Revolver== | ==Webley Mk VI Revolver== | ||
[[Image:LD20.jpg|350px|thumb| | [[Image:Webley.JPG|400px|thumb|none|Example of the Webley Mk VI Revolver used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:LD20.jpg|350px|thumb|none|Richard Burton as Flying Officer David Campbell holding a Webley Mk VI Revolver]] | |||
==M1 Rifle== | ==M1 Rifle== | ||
[[Image:LD21.jpg|400px|thumb| | [[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Example of the M1 Rifle used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:LD21.jpg|400px|thumb|none|John Wayne as Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort holding a M1 Rifle that he is using as a crutch]] | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War Movie]] | [[Category:War Movie]] | ||
Revision as of 07:55, 4 February 2009
The Longest Day is a 3 hour film based on the book written by Cornelius Ryan about the D-day invasion. Filmed in 1962 with a cast of 42 stars like Kenneth More, Richard Todd, Richard Burton, Robert Mitchum, Sean Connery, Henry Fonda, Red Buttons, Leo Genn, Peter Lawford, Gert Frobe, John Wayne, Irina Demick, Curt Jurgens, Paul Anka, Eddie Albert, Mel Ferrer, Steve Forrest, Jeffrey Hunter, Sal Mineo, Robert Mitchum, Edmond O'Brien, George Segal, Rod Steiger, Robert Wagner and Stuart Whitman. It was the most expensive black and white picture made until Schindler's List was released.
- Directors: Ken Annakin, Bernhard Wicki, Gerd Oswald, Darryl F. Zanuck
The following guns were used in the movie The Longest Day:
