Hitler: The Rise of Evil: Difference between revisions
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Hitler: The Rise of Evil: Difference between revisions
In several scenes German soldiers (including Hitler) and the SS are seen with the Karabiner98k rifle. This is anchronistic as this rifle did not become active until June 1935.
The Karabiner98k rifle is seen in several scenes. German soldiers (including Hitler himself), and later the SS, are seen with the this weapon. This is anchronistic as this rifle did not become active until June 1935.
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[File:Hitlerk98k.jpg|thumb|none|601px|In a second shot in the same scene, Hitler is seen carrying what appears to be an anochronistic Karabiner 98k.]]
[[File:Hitlerk98k.jpg|thumb|none|601px|In a second shot in the same scene, Hitler is seen carrying what appears to be an anochronistic Karabiner 98k.]]
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Hitler: The Rise of Evil is a 2003 Canadian historical drama about Adolf Hitler's early life, war-career and his rise to power. The series is in two parts and stars Robert Carlyle as Adolf Hitler. The cast also includes, Stockard Channing, Julianna Margulies, Peter O'Toole, Peter Stormare, Thomas Sangster, Matthew Modine and Liev Schreiber.
The series was directed by Christian Duguay and produced by John Ryan, Ed Gernon and Peter Sussman of the "Alliance Atlantis" (now defunct) company.
The following weapons appear in the television miniseries Hitler: The Rise of Evil:
Pistols are frequently shown and used, including by Hitler himself.
Luger P08
Mauser C96
A Freikorp Officer is seen using a Mauser C96 during the 1919 troubles.
Frommer Stop
During the post-war years Hitler is seen carrying a Frommer Stop pistol.
CZ 27
During the "Night of the Long Knives" Hitler is seen arresting Ernest Röhm (Peter Stormare) personally and he brandishes a CZ 27 for the job.
Rifles
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Hitler and other soldiers are seen carrying a Mauser Gewehr 1898 during his WW1 service.
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner98k rifle is seen in several scenes. German soldiers (including Hitler himself), and later the SS, are seen with the this weapon. This is anchronistic as this rifle did not become active until June 1935.
Submachineguns
Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II
A Nazi soldier is seen assassinating an "enemy of the state" with a Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II.
Machineguns
ZB-53 / Vz.37 (Maxim MG08 mockup)
The Germans in the trenches are seen using a Czech ZB-53 / Vz.37. which has been modified to look like a historically accurate Maxim MG08.
Vickers Mk1 machine gun
During the 1919 German Revolution, the anti-communist "Freikorps" are using a Vickers Mk.1 against the communist "Spartacists" during the "Spartacist uprising" in 1919.