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|director = Christian Carion | |director = Christian Carion | ||
|date= November 9th, 2005 | |date= November 9th, 2005 | ||
|language = English<br /> | |language = English<br />French<br />German | ||
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|distributor = UGC Fox Distribution (France)<br /> | |distributor = UGC Fox Distribution (France)<br /> | ||
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'''''Joyeux Noël''''' (''Merry Christmas'') is a 2005 anti-war film directed by Christian Carion.The plot of the film focuses on the Christmas Truce of 1914 between French, German and Scottish soldiers. This fictionalized account based on true events of this time period. Most of the plot is inspired by event of the German tenor Walter Kirchhoff. | '''''Joyeux Noël''''' (''Merry Christmas'') is a 2005 anti-war film directed by Christian Carion.The plot of the film focuses on the Christmas Truce of 1914 between French, German and Scottish soldiers. This fictionalized account based on true events of this time period. Most of the plot is inspired by the event of the German tenor Walter Kirchhoff. | ||
The singing voices for [[Benno Fürmann]] and [[Diane Kruger]] are Rolando Villazón and Natalie Dessay. | The singing voices for [[Benno Fürmann]] and [[Diane Kruger]] are Rolando Villazón and Natalie Dessay. | ||
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=Handguns= | =Handguns= | ||
==Mle 1892 Revolver== | ==MAS Mle 1892 Revolver== | ||
French Lieutenant Audebert ([[Guillaume Canet]]) | At the beginning of the movie, French Lieutenant Audebert ([[Guillaume Canet]]) is seen with an [[Mle 1892 Revolver]] during the attack on German lines. | ||
[[Image:Mle 1892.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver]] | [[Image:Mle 1892.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver]] | ||
[[File:jn_revolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French Lieutenant Audebert | [[File:jn_revolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French Lieutenant Audebert makes an ammo check, before the assault.]] | ||
[[File:jn_revolver1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Audebert | [[File:JoyeuxNoel-MASRevolver1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After briefing his men, he steady them.]] | ||
[[File:jn_revolver1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Audebert leads the charge through the German trench.]] | |||
==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
Two [[Luger P08]]s can briefly seen as | Two [[Luger P08]]s can briefly be seen as Oberleutnant Horstmayer ([[Daniel Brühl]]) dischargeds arms. | ||
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:JN_Luger.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:JN_Luger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He takes one of them to remove the magazine.]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Fusil | ==Fusil Mle 1907/15== | ||
French soldiers use [[ | French soldiers including Ponchel ([[Dany Boon]]), Le couturier ([[Mickey Dedaj]]), Gueusselin ([[Lucas Belvaux]]) and Morallec ([[Philippe Beautier]]) use [[Berthier Mle 1907-15]] rifles. This appearance of this rifle in 1914 is an anachronism in two ways, first, the Mle 1907/15 was introduced in early 1915 to colonial troops and the French Foreign Legion and second, regular French infantrymen were not equipped until 1916 due to the shortage of [[Lebel 1886]] rifles that should be used instead for this time. Some captured Berthier rifles are carried by German soldiers after the attack. | ||
[[Image:Fusil Mle 1907-15.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Fusil Modèle 1907-15 - 8x50mm R]] | [[Image:Fusil Mle 1907-15.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Fusil Modèle 1907-15 - 8x50mm R]] | ||
[[File:jn_berthier.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ponchel | [[File:jn_berthier.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ponchel awaiting his ''mon lieutenant'' outside the shelter.]] | ||
[[File:jn_berthier1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French soldiers going over the top.]] | [[File:jn_berthier1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"'''En avant!'''"<br />French soldiers going over the top.]] | ||
[[File:jn_berthier2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier dies with | [[File:jn_berthier2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier dies with Mle 1907/15 in hands which offers a close view of the receiver and the bolt handle.]] | ||
[[File:jn_berthier3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Le couturier | [[File:jn_berthier3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Le couturier's Berthier lies next to him as he and Lt. Audebert witness a strange action in No Man's Land.]] | ||
[[File:jn_berthier4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gueusselin | [[File:jn_berthier4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|While in a crate between the lines, Gueusselin holds his Berthier at the ready. The ejecting hole of the 3-shot magazine is visible.]] | ||
==Lee-Enfield No. | ==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*== | ||
The [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]] is the standard rifle for Scottish soldiers. While the use of the SMLE is correct, it is worth mentioning that the Mk III* variant without the magazine cut-off was introduced one year later. The two brothers Jonathan ([[Steven Robertson]]) and William ([[Robin Laing]]) wield SMLEs throughout the movie. | |||
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* SMLE - .303.]] | [[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* SMLE - .303.]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:JoyeuxNoel-SMLE1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier next to the letter-writing Jonathan cleans the extracting bolt-handle.]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:JoyeuxNoel-SMLE2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pastor Palmer ([[Gary Lewis]]) walks by a soldier carrying an SMLE over his back.]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:jn_smle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Scot fires his SMLE in the air to play a trick on his commanding Major ([[Christopher Fulford]]).]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:jn_smle1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Scottish soldiers armed with SMLEs getting out the German trench.]] | ||
[[File:JoyeuxNoel-SMLE3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up of the rifle's muzzle and front sight.]] | |||
[[File:jn_smle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Three soldiers ordered by the Major aiming their SMLEs at a single German crossing No Man's Land.]] | |||
[[File:JoyeuxNoel-SMLE4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Other soldiers agree not to carry out the shoot to kill order.]] | |||
[[ | [[File:jn_smle3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jonathan chambers his SMLE after taking the shot.]] | ||
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==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ||
Nikolaus Sprink ([[Benno Fürmann]]), Oskar ([[Alexander Wüst]]), Otto ([[Otto Beckmann]]) and other German soldiers are armed with correct [[Gewehr 98]] rifles. Oberleutnant Horstmayer discharges various Gewehrs during the burying of the dead. The matching ''Seitengewehr'' 98/02 bayonets are seen but never fixed to them. | |||
[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[ File:Jn g98.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:Jn g98.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sprink following an officer to the rear has a Gewehr 98 slung over his shoulder.]] | ||
[[File:jn_g982.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:jn_g982.jpg|thumb|none|600px|OLt Horstmeyer cycles the straight bolt-handle to eject a spent casing, after this, he will lock it and put it aside.]] | ||
[[File:jn_g982_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Detailed view | [[File:jn_g982_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Detailed view of the ''Lange Visier'' rear sight on another Gewehr.]] | ||
[[File:jn_g984.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sprink | [[File:jn_g984.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After making an important decision Sprink and Anna ([[Diane Kruger]]) stand at the edge of the French trench.]] | ||
==Mauser Model 1898/22== | |||
Some post-war Czechoslovak [[Mauser_Rifle_Series#VZ-98.2F22_Czech_Mauser|vz. 98/22 Mauser]]s are also used by German soldiers like Jörg ([[Frank Witter]]). These Mausers have flat tangent-sights instead of ''Lange Visiers''. It may be an anachronism, but it is a better choice than Turkish models or [[Karabiner 98k]]s that are used several times in WW1 settings. | |||
[[Image:Czech98-22Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Czech BRNO Vz.98/22 Mauser - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[File:jn_mauser.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier reports the situation to OLt Horstmeyer while keeping his eyes on the battlefield.]] | |||
[[File:JoyeuxNoel-VZMauser1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jörg's Mauser lies in a trnech loop-hole.]] | |||
[[File:jn_mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A front view of the same rifle.]] | |||
[[File:JoyeuxNoel-VZMauser2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Mauser being carried by a German soldier; the upper one is a Gewehr 98 and the lower one is the Czechoslovak Mauser. Note the different rear sights of the two rifles.]] | |||
[[File:jn_g983.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Czech Mauser over Jörg's back.]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
==FN MAG 58== | ==FN MAG 58== | ||
An out of time [[FN MAG 58]] is mocked up as to resemble a [[Maxim MG08/15]] is used by German soldiers. it is identifiable that the barrel is at the center of the water jacket and that the bullets be introduced from the left. This mock-up, however, is not correct for Winter 1914, so a [[Maxim MG08]] would be accurate. | |||
[[File:FNMAG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO.]] | [[File:FNMAG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO.]] | ||
[[File:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A real [[Maxim|Spandau MG08/15]]]] | [[File:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A real [[Maxim|Spandau MG08/15]]]] | ||
[[File:jn_mg.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers fire the [[FN MAG 58]].]] | [[File:jn_mg.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers fire the [[FN MAG 58]].]] | ||
[[File:jn_mg1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The MAG in the trench.]] | [[File:jn_mg1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The MAG in the trench.]] | ||
==Vickers Mk1== | |||
The rear part of a [[Vickers]] machine gun is briefly seen in the Scottish trench. | |||
[[File:Vickers gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Vickers gun with ribbed water jacket - .303 British]] | |||
[[File:JoyeuxNoel-Vickers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Vickers is in the right background seen after the trick while the camera is pointed at the giggling Leftenant Gordon ([[Alex Ferns]]).]] | |||
==Hotchkiss M1914== | ==Hotchkiss M1914== | ||
Also very briefly seen is a [[Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun|Hotchkiss M1914]] transported by two French soldiers. | |||
[[File:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with tripod - 8x50mmR Lebel / 7.92x57mm Mauser / 11mm Gras]] | [[File:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with tripod - 8x50mmR Lebel / 7.92x57mm Mauser / 11mm Gras]] | ||
[[File:jn_hotch1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French soldier transports the Hotchkiss | [[File:jn_hotch1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier transports the Hotchkiss which allows a view of the handguard.]] | ||
[[File:jn_hotch2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Le couturier holds the barrel.]] | [[File:jn_hotch2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Le couturier holds the barrel.]] | ||
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==Citron Foug modèle 1916== | ==Citron Foug modèle 1916== | ||
French soldier Gueusselin (Lucas Belvaux) | The French soldier Gueusselin ([[Lucas Belvaux]]) arm himself with several Citron Foug modèle 1916 grenades. It's an anachronism because the grenade was introduced 2 years later. | ||
[[File:Citron1916.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Citron1916-1st.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Citron Foug modèle 1916 with 1st Model cap.]] | ||
[[File:jn_Citron_grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gueusselin | [[File:jn_Citron_grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gueusselin holds one grenade before the attack.]] | ||
[[File:jn_unidentified_grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:jn_unidentified_grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Later, on Christmas Eve, he takes two grenades when he volunteered for a reconnaissance mission.]] | ||
[[Category: Movie]] | [[Category: Movie]] | ||
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Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas) is a 2005 anti-war film directed by Christian Carion.The plot of the film focuses on the Christmas Truce of 1914 between French, German and Scottish soldiers. This fictionalized account based on true events of this time period. Most of the plot is inspired by the event of the German tenor Walter Kirchhoff.
The singing voices for Benno Fürmann and Diane Kruger are Rolando Villazón and Natalie Dessay.
The following weapons were used in the film Joyeux Noël:
Handguns
MAS Mle 1892 Revolver
At the beginning of the movie, French Lieutenant Audebert (Guillaume Canet) is seen with an Mle 1892 Revolver during the attack on German lines.
Luger P08
Two Luger P08s can briefly be seen as Oberleutnant Horstmayer (Daniel Brühl) dischargeds arms.
Rifles
Fusil Mle 1907/15
French soldiers including Ponchel (Dany Boon), Le couturier (Mickey Dedaj), Gueusselin (Lucas Belvaux) and Morallec (Philippe Beautier) use Berthier Mle 1907-15 rifles. This appearance of this rifle in 1914 is an anachronism in two ways, first, the Mle 1907/15 was introduced in early 1915 to colonial troops and the French Foreign Legion and second, regular French infantrymen were not equipped until 1916 due to the shortage of Lebel 1886 rifles that should be used instead for this time. Some captured Berthier rifles are carried by German soldiers after the attack.
French soldiers going over the top.
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*
The Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* is the standard rifle for Scottish soldiers. While the use of the SMLE is correct, it is worth mentioning that the Mk III* variant without the magazine cut-off was introduced one year later. The two brothers Jonathan (Steven Robertson) and William (Robin Laing) wield SMLEs throughout the movie.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Nikolaus Sprink (Benno Fürmann), Oskar (Alexander Wüst), Otto (Otto Beckmann) and other German soldiers are armed with correct Gewehr 98 rifles. Oberleutnant Horstmayer discharges various Gewehrs during the burying of the dead. The matching Seitengewehr 98/02 bayonets are seen but never fixed to them.
Mauser Model 1898/22
Some post-war Czechoslovak vz. 98/22 Mausers are also used by German soldiers like Jörg (Frank Witter). These Mausers have flat tangent-sights instead of Lange Visiers. It may be an anachronism, but it is a better choice than Turkish models or Karabiner 98ks that are used several times in WW1 settings.
Machine Guns
FN MAG 58
An out of time FN MAG 58 is mocked up as to resemble a Maxim MG08/15 is used by German soldiers. it is identifiable that the barrel is at the center of the water jacket and that the bullets be introduced from the left. This mock-up, however, is not correct for Winter 1914, so a Maxim MG08 would be accurate.
Vickers Mk1
The rear part of a Vickers machine gun is briefly seen in the Scottish trench.
Hotchkiss M1914
Also very briefly seen is a Hotchkiss M1914 transported by two French soldiers.
Grenades
Citron Foug modèle 1916
The French soldier Gueusselin (Lucas Belvaux) arm himself with several Citron Foug modèle 1916 grenades. It's an anachronism because the grenade was introduced 2 years later.
