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|actor2=[[Daniel Brühl]] | |actor2=[[Daniel Brühl]] | ||
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|actor5=[[Gottfried John]] | |actor5=[[Gottfried John]] | ||
|actor6=[[Mathias Herrmann]] | |actor6=[[Mathias Herrmann]] | ||
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'''''John Rabe''''' is a 2009 German-Chinese-French movie directed by Florian Gallenberger. When the imperial Japanese army invades China in 1937 and proceeds with unimaginable brutality against the civilian population of the then capital, Nanking, John Rabe responds to it. Together with a small group of international businessmen, doctors and missionaries remaining in the city, he sets up a civilian protection zone under great personal danger, in which 250,000 people survive what will later be included in the history books as the [[City of Life and Death|Nanking Massacre]]. | '''''John Rabe''''' is a 2009 German-Chinese-French movie directed by Florian Gallenberger. When the imperial Japanese army invades China in 1937 and proceeds with unimaginable brutality against the civilian population of the then capital, Nanking, John Rabe responds to it. Together with a small group of international businessmen, doctors and missionaries remaining in the city, he sets up a civilian protection zone under great personal danger, in which 250,000 people survive what will later be included in the history books as the [[City of Life and Death|Nanking Massacre]]. | ||
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==Nambu Type 14== | ==Nambu Type 14== | ||
Japanese officers | Two Japanese officers can be seen using [[Nambu Type 14]] pistols which are Late models with larger trigger guards that enter production until two years later in 1939. | ||
[[File:Late Nambu Type 14.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Late Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]] | [[File:Late Nambu Type 14.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Late Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]] | ||
[[File:jr_nambu_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An officer | [[File:jr_nambu_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An angry officer points his Nambu at Dr. Wilson ([[Steve Buscemi]]) to shut him up.]] | ||
[[File:jr_nambu_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"''You wanna shoot me? Go Ahead!''"]] | [[File:jr_nambu_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"''You wanna shoot me? Go Ahead!''"]] | ||
[[File:jr_nambu_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:jr_nambu_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another (or possibly the same that used in the other scene) Nambu lies on a table what offers a view of the grip.]] | ||
[[File:jr_nambu_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Langshu's little brother | [[File:jr_nambu_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Langshu's little brother in control of this pistol.]] | ||
==Hanyang C96== | ==Hanyang C96== | ||
What appears to be a [[C96#Hanyang_C96|Hanyang C96]] pistol is used by a Chinese officer. | |||
[[File:Hanyang C96 pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Hanyang C96 pistol - 7.63x25mm Mauser]] | [[File:Hanyang C96 pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Hanyang C96 pistol - 7.63x25mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:jr_pis_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer | [[File:jr_pis_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer seen behind the sandbags on the right takes aim.]] | ||
[[File:jr_pis_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:jr_pis_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He fires at incoming Japanese soldiers.]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
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[[File:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]] | [[File:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]] | ||
[[File:jr_ari_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers celebrate the capture of Nanking on December 13, 1937.]] | [[File:jr_ari_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers celebrate the capture of Nanking on December 13, 1937.]] | ||
[[File:jr_ari_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:jr_ari_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closer view of the opened chamber and the bolt handle.]] | ||
[[File:jr_ari_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier holds his Arisaka with fixed Type 30 bayonet.]] | [[File:jr_ari_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier who prompts John Rabe ([[Ulrich Tukur]]) to go on holds his Arisaka with fixed Type 30 bayonet.]] | ||
[[File:jr_ari_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:jr_ari_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A line of soldiers with their rifles..]] | ||
[[File:jr_ari_5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|..taking aim at Chinese.]] | [[File:jr_ari_5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|..taking aim at Chinese civilians and the emissaries.]] | ||
==Type 24 Zhongzheng== | ==Type 24 Zhongzheng== | ||
Chinese soldiers | All Chinese soldiers are armed with [[Mauser_Rifle_Series#Type_Zhongzheng_Rifle|Type 24 Zhongzheng]] rifles equipped with both straight and turned bolt handles. | ||
[[File:Type Zhongzheng type 1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 24 Zhongzheng rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[File:Type Zhongzheng type 1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 24 Zhongzheng rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:Type-Zhongzheng Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 24 | [[File:Type-Zhongzheng Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 24 rifle with turned-down Kar98k style bolt handle - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:jr_typezhong_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chinese soldiers in a truck with their rifles.]] | [[File:jr_typezhong_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chinese soldiers in a truck with their rifles.]] | ||
[[File:jr_typezhong_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chinese soldiers taking cover.]] | [[File:jr_typezhong_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chinese soldiers taking cover during an ambush.]] | ||
[[File:jr_typezhong_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese is | [[File:jr_typezhong_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese is gunned down holding his Type 24 with a turned bolt.]] | ||
[[File:jr_typezhong_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers fire at Japanese planes.]] | [[File:jr_typezhong_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers fire at Japanese planes.]] | ||
[[File:jr_typezhong_5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the muzzle.]] | [[File:jr_typezhong_5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the muzzle.]] | ||
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==M1 Thompson== | ==M1 Thompson== | ||
U.S. Navy sailors can be seen with anachronistic [[M1 Thompson]]s with drum magazines and muzzle brakes to resemble correct [[M1928A1 Thompson]]s. | U.S. Navy sailors of the USS Panay can be seen with anachronistic [[M1 Thompson]]s with drum magazines and muzzle brakes to resemble correct [[M1928A1 Thompson]]s. | ||
[[Image:M1Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Thompson with 20-round magazine - .45 ACP.]] | [[Image:M1Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Thompson with 20-round magazine - .45 ACP.]] | ||
[[Image:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP.]] | [[Image:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP.]] | ||
[[File:jr_thom_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The sailor in the background holds his Thompson. | [[File:jr_thom_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The sailor in the background holds his Thompson. The muzzle brake is visible.]] | ||
[[File:jr_thom_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closer view | [[File:jr_thom_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closer view of a Thompson behind Dora Rabe ([[Dagmar Manzel]]). Note the position of the bolt actuator and the "L" style sight.]] | ||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
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Two [[Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun]]s used by Japanese soldiers. | Two [[Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun]]s used by Japanese soldiers. | ||
[[File:Type 3 Taisho 14 heavy machine gun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun 6.5x50mm SR]] | [[File:Type 3 Taisho 14 heavy machine gun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun 6.5x50mm SR]] | ||
[[File:jr_type3_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The two HMGs on a truck.]] | [[File:jr_type3_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The two HMGs on a truck mowing down Chinese P.o.W.s.]] | ||
[[File:jr_type3_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the strip.]] | [[File:jr_type3_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the strip.]] | ||
[[File:jr_type3_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:jr_type3_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Front view of the firing machine gun.]] | ||
==Type 11== | ==Type 11== | ||
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==Bren gun== | ==Bren gun== | ||
Chinese soldiers can also be seen firing [[Bren gun]]s. | |||
[[Image:Inglis 792 Bren.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Bren Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser. This variant of the Bren was manufactured by Inglis in Canada and was supplied to the Chinese army during WWII.]] | [[Image:Inglis 792 Bren.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Bren Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser. This variant of the Bren was manufactured by Inglis in Canada and was supplied to the Chinese army during WWII.]] | ||
[[File:jr_bren_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers fire the Bren at Japanese planes.]] | [[File:jr_bren_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers fire the Bren at Japanese Nakajima Ki-27 fighter planes.]] | ||
[[File:jr_bren_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese fires the Bren during the Battle of Nanking.]] | [[File:jr_bren_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese fires the Bren during the Battle of Nanking.]] | ||
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==Type 94 75mm Mountain Gun== | ==Type 94 75mm Mountain Gun== | ||
Japanese soldiers use several Type 94 75mm Mountain Guns. | Japanese soldiers use several Type 94 75mm Mountain Guns. | ||
[[Image:JapType94MG.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:JapType94MG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 94 75mm Mountain Gun- 75 x 294 mm R]] | ||
[[File:jr_type1_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers pushing the Mountain Gun.]] | [[File:jr_type1_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers pushing the Mountain Gun.]] | ||
[[File:jr_type1_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:jr_type1_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gun is deployed to fire at the barricade.]] | ||
==Type 97 Chi-Ha== | ==Type 97 Chi-Ha== | ||
Two Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tanks are | Two Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tanks can be seen which are made for the movie. | ||
[[File:jr_tank1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Side view of the tower.]] | [[File:jr_tank1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Side view of the tower.]] | ||
[[File:jr_tank2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Front view.]] | [[File:jr_tank2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Front view; the hole is on the wrong side.]] | ||
[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] |
Revision as of 08:03, 16 September 2020
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John Rabe is a 2009 German-Chinese-French movie directed by Florian Gallenberger. When the imperial Japanese army invades China in 1937 and proceeds with unimaginable brutality against the civilian population of the then capital, Nanking, John Rabe responds to it. Together with a small group of international businessmen, doctors and missionaries remaining in the city, he sets up a civilian protection zone under great personal danger, in which 250,000 people survive what will later be included in the history books as the Nanking Massacre.
The following weapons were used in the film John Rabe:
Handguns
Nambu Type 14
Two Japanese officers can be seen using Nambu Type 14 pistols which are Late models with larger trigger guards that enter production until two years later in 1939.
Hanyang C96
What appears to be a Hanyang C96 pistol is used by a Chinese officer.
Rifles
Arisaka Type 38
The Arisaka Type 38 is the standard rifle for the Japanese Army.
Type 24 Zhongzheng
All Chinese soldiers are armed with Type 24 Zhongzheng rifles equipped with both straight and turned bolt handles.
Submachine Guns
M1 Thompson
U.S. Navy sailors of the USS Panay can be seen with anachronistic M1 Thompsons with drum magazines and muzzle brakes to resemble correct M1928A1 Thompsons.
Machine Guns
Type 3
Two Type 3 Heavy Machine Guns used by Japanese soldiers.
Type 11
A Type 11 Light Machine Gun is seen in Archival footage.
Type 24
A Type 24 heavy machine gun is used by Chinese troops to defend Nanking.
Bren gun
Chinese soldiers can also be seen firing Bren guns.
Other
Type 94 75mm Mountain Gun
Japanese soldiers use several Type 94 75mm Mountain Guns.
Type 97 Chi-Ha
Two Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tanks can be seen which are made for the movie.