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* German soldiers and Soviet soldiers in ''[[Living and the Dead (Zhivye i Myortvye), The|Living and the Dead (Zhivye i Myortvye)]]'' (1964) | * German soldiers and Soviet soldiers in ''[[Living and the Dead (Zhivye i Myortvye), The|Living and the Dead (Zhivye i Myortvye)]]'' (1964) | ||
* German soldiers/paratroopers and Starshina Vasko (Andrei Martynov) in ''[[Dawns Here are Quiet (A zori zdes tikhie),The]]'' (1972) | * German soldiers/paratroopers and Starshina Vasko (Andrei Martynov) in ''[[Dawns Here are Quiet (A zori zdes tikhie),The|The Dawns Here are Quiet (A zori zdes tikhie)]]'' (1972) | ||
* [[Irina Shevchuk]] as Rita Osjanina in ''[[Dawns Here are Quiet (A zori zdes tikhie),The]]'' (1972) | * [[Irina Shevchuk]] as Rita Osjanina in ''[[Dawns Here are Quiet (A zori zdes tikhie),The|The Dawns Here are Quiet (A zori zdes tikhie)]]'' (1972) | ||
* [[Olga Ostroumova]] as Zhenja Komelkowa in ''[[Dawns Here are Quiet (A zori zdes tikhie),The]]'' (1972) | * [[Olga Ostroumova]] as Zhenja Komelkowa in ''[[Dawns Here are Quiet (A zori zdes tikhie),The|The Dawns Here are Quiet (A zori zdes tikhie)]]'' (1972) | ||
* German soldiers/paratroopers in ''[[Soldier of Orange]]'' (1977) | * German soldiers/paratroopers in ''[[Soldier of Orange]]'' (1977) | ||
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* ''[[The Devil's Brigade]]'' (1968) | * ''[[The Devil's Brigade]]'' (1968) | ||
* [[Charlton Heston]] as Robert Neville in ''[[Omega Man, The]]'' | * [[Charlton Heston]] as Robert Neville in ''[[Omega Man, The|The Omega Man]]'' | ||
* German soldiers in ''[[X-Men]]'' | * German soldiers in ''[[X-Men]]'' | ||
Revision as of 20:49, 21 March 2012
Popular culture has portrayed the MP40 as the most common weapon in the hands of WW2 German soldiers; this is actually incorrect, as the bolt-action Kar 98 was more common, but in movies and especially in videogames the MP40 will be seen issued on at least a one-to-one basis with the Kar 98, and is often more common than it.
There are a number of common errors related to the magazine; the MP40's straight dual-column, single-feed magazine was notoriously prone to misfeeding if used as a grip, and the correct grip is to grasp the top of the magazine well. However, it is not strictly incorrect for an actor to grip the magazine, as a wealth of stock photographs exist of real soldiers holding their weapons in this way. Additionally, the MP40 magazine was prone to spring failures if fully loaded; rather than being loaded with a full 32 rounds, soldiers would typically use 30 or 28. Videogames will almost always show them with a full 32 rounds.
The MP40 sub-machine gun (or one of it's variants) can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
MP40
Specifications
Weight: 4 kg (8.82 lb)
Length: 833 mm (32.8 in) stock extended / 630 mm (24.8 in) stock folded
Barrel length: 251 mm (9.9 in)
Cartridge: 9x19mm Parabellum
Action: Straight blowback, open bolt
Rate of fire: 550 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: ~380 m/s (1,247 ft/s)
Effective range: 100 m
Maximum range: 200 m
Feed system: 32-round detachable box magazine
Sights: Hooded front blade, fixed and flip-up U-notch rear
Film
- SS soldiers in Atentát
- SS men and Barricade fighters in The Silent Barricade (1949)
- Vladimír Smeral as Kroupa in The Silent Barricade (1949)
- Barbara Drapinska as Halina in The Silent Barricade (1949)
- Jaroslav Marvan as Patrolman Brucek in The Silent Barricade (1949)
- German soldiers in Arms for Prague (Zbrane pro Prahu) (1974)
- Hana Cízková as Jirina Doubravová in Arms for Prague (Zbrane pro Prahu) (1974)
- Bronislav Poloczek as Resistance fighter in Arms for Prague (Zbrane pro Prahu) (1974)
- Jirí Kodet as 1st Lt. Sauer in Arms for Prague (Zbrane pro Prahu) (1974)
- German soldiers, captive Soviet soldiers and French prisoner in The Lark (Zhavoronok) (1964)
- German soldiers and Soviet soldiers in Living and the Dead (Zhivye i Myortvye) (1964)
- German soldiers/paratroopers and Starshina Vasko (Andrei Martynov) in The Dawns Here are Quiet (A zori zdes tikhie) (1972)
- Irina Shevchuk as Rita Osjanina in The Dawns Here are Quiet (A zori zdes tikhie) (1972)
- Olga Ostroumova as Zhenja Komelkowa in The Dawns Here are Quiet (A zori zdes tikhie) (1972)
- German soldiers/paratroopers in Soldier of Orange (1977)
- Dutch resistance fighters in Soldier of Orange (1977)
- Huub Smit as Richard in New Kids Turbo (2010)
- Nicole van Lierop as Manuela in New Kids Turbo (2010)
- German soldiers in The Odessa File (1974)
- German soldiers in They Fought for Their Country (1975)
- German soldiers in Dozhit do rassveta (1975)
- German soldiers in Charlotte Gray (2001)
- James MacArthur as Lt. Weaver in Battle of the Bulge (1965)
- Az oroszlán ugrani készül (1969)
- Marlon Brando as Lt. Christian Diestel in The Young Lions (1958)
- Shining Through (1992)
- The Guns of Navarone (1962)
- Bryan Brown as Roland Tyler in F/X (1986)
- Germans and Basterds in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
- German soldiers in Brother's War (2009)
- German soldiers in Attack on Leningrad (2007)
- German soldiers in Life is Beautiful
- German soldiers in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
- German soldiers and Soviet soldiers in Officers (Ofitsery) (1971)
- German soldiers in Hell Is for Heroes
- German soldiers in Schindler's List
- Nazi Commandos in The Rocketeer
- Timothy Dalton as Neville Sinclair in The Rocketeer
- Michael Caine as Captain Douglas in Play Dirty
- Nigel Davenport as Captain Cyril Leech in Play Dirty
- German soldiers in To Be or Not to Be (1983)
- German soldiers in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- German soldiers in Raiders of the Lost Ark
- German soldiers in Saving Private Ryan
- German soldiers in Band of Brothers
- A German soldier in Anne's dream in The Diary of Anne Frank
- German soldiers in A Bridge Too Far
- German soldiers in Kelly's Heroes
- German Soldiers in Battle of the Bulge
- German Soldiers and the Allied prisoners in Von Ryan's Express
- Andrew Robinson as The Scorpio Killer in Dirty Harry
- Various characters in Goldfinger
- Venice assassins in Moonraker
- Various German soldiers in Downfall aka "Der Untergang"
- Roman soldiers in Jesus Christ Superstar
- Used by Clint Eastwood and various Nazi's in the movie Where Eagles Dare
- German soldiers in Bulletproof Monk
- One of Dr. Evil's Henchmen in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
- SS guards in The Grey Zone
- The Big Red One (1980)
- German Soldier in To Hell and Back (1955)
- German Soldiers in The Longest Day (1963)
- The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
- The Devil's Brigade (1968)
- Charlton Heston as Robert Neville in The Omega Man
- German soldiers in X-Men
- Victor Buono in The Silencers
- Blofeld's henchmen in From Russia with Love
- German soldiers and Sgt. Mamochkin (Aleksey Panin) in The Star (Zvezda) (2002)
- Thug in Max Payne
- German soldiers and Russian partisans in Trial of the Road (Proverka na dorogakh) (1971)
- Senior Lt. Evgeniy Tamantsev (Vladislav Galkin) in In August of 1944 (2001)
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as Sgt. Pierre Augagneur in Les Morfalous (1984)
- Pietro Martellanza as Mike Rand and Cobra's henchmen in The Cobra (1967)
- Boryslav Brondukov as Pepelenko in The anxious month of September (Trevozhnyy mesyats Veresen) (1976)
- German soldiers in At War as at War (Na Voyne kak na Voyne) (1968)
- German soldiers in Soldiers (Soldaty) (1956)
- Polish insurgents and German soldiers in Canal (Kanal) (1957)
- Maciek Chelmicki (Zbigniew Cybulski) in Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
- Nikolai Sivyi (Aleksei Krymov), bandits in Personal Safety Not Guaranteed (Lichnoy bezopasnosti ne garantiruyu) (1980)
- Young saboteurs in Bastards (Svolochi) (2006)
- German soldiers and Julie Depardieu as Jeanne Faussier in Female agents (2008)
- German soldiers in Carve Her Name With Pride (1958)
Television
- Athena Karkanis as ATF Agent Mendoza in Guns
- German soldiers and Russian Border guards in The State Border: Film 5 (1986)
- Ukrainian Insurgents in The State Border: Film 6 (1987)
- Saboteurs in The State Border: Film 7 (1988)
- Used by German Soldiers in the Sanctuary episode "Normandy" (2011)
Video Games
- Commandos 2: Men of Courage (as the "Sub-machine Gun")
- Commandos 3: Destination Berlin (as the "Submachine Gun")
- Medal of HonorPlaystation 1
- Silent Storm (MP38, MP40, MP40-II,)
- Velvet Assassin (not usable)
Anime
- Can be seen in the home of Rally Vincent in Gunsmith Cats
- Nazi soldiers in Hellsing
- White Bell cultists in The Skull Man
- Street thug in Appleseed
- Sect members in Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Animation
- A Robber in The Incredibles
MP38
Film
- German soldier in The Lark (Zhavoronok) (1964)
- German soldiers in The Keep
- German NCOs in Enemy at the Gates
- German SS NCOs in The Grey Zone
- German soldier in Downfall (Der Untergang)
- Hijacker in Teheran 43 (1981)
- Leonid Kuravlyov as Professor Larsen and several gangsters in Copper Angel (Medny angel) (1984)
- Sergei Bodrov as Danila Bagrov in Brother 2 (Brat 2) (2000)
- Young saboteurs in Bastards (Svolochi) (2006)
- Some German soldiers and officers in The Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost) (2010)
Television
- German soldiers and Russian Border guards in The State Border: Film 5 (1986)
- Ukrainian Insurgents in The State Border: Film 6 (1987)
Video Games
- Silent Storm
- Fallout Tactics
- ÜberSoldier (as the "MP40")
MP41
Haenel/Schmeisser MP41 was a copy of the MP40 produced from 1941-42. It saw usage with the SS and Police during World War II. It featured wooden furniture and a wooden stock. Production ended because of legal action by the designers of the MP40.
Film
- German Soldier in Enemy at the Gates
- Mr. Bean's Holiday
- Hart's War
Video Games
- Silent Storm (Includes a silenced version)
- Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
Anime