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[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2 on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]] | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2 on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]] | ||
[[File:BeautifulBrowningM2. | [[File:BeautifulBrowningM2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A M4 Sherman tank rides up to Joshua with its mounted M2 Browning.]] | ||
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[[File:BeautifulBrowningM2(3).jpg|thumb|600px|none|A look at the Browning as a crewman opens up the hatch.]] | [[File:BeautifulBrowningM2(3).jpg|thumb|600px|none|A look at the Browning as a crewman opens up the hatch.]] | ||
[[File:BeautifulBrowningM2(4).jpg|thumb|600px|none|A look at the M2 from Joshua's POV (a bit of a brick joke here as Joshua's father said he would "win" a real tank. Though the crewmen allowed him to ride after the camp's liberation). Note the artillery piece up front.]] | [[File:BeautifulBrowningM2(4).jpg|thumb|600px|none|A look at the M2 from Joshua's POV (a bit of a brick joke here as Joshua's father said he would "win" a real tank. Though he didn't win one the crewmen allowed him to ride in it after the camp's liberation). Note the artillery piece up front.]] | ||
[[File:BeautifulBrowningM2(5).jpg|thumb|600px|none|A final look at the .50 Cal as Joshua scans the crowd of saved prisoners for his mother.]] | [[File:BeautifulBrowningM2(5).jpg|thumb|600px|none|A final look at the .50 Cal as Joshua scans the crowd of saved prisoners for his mother.]] | ||
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Life Is Beautiful (Italian: La vita è bella) is a very touching 1997 film about a writer named Guido Orefice (Roberto Benigni) and his family being sent to a concentration camp during last years of the war (1944-1945). Some of the film was based on Benigni's own family during the war where his father had survived three years in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in modern day Lower Saxony. However Bergen-Belsen was liberated by the British 11th Armored Division while the camp in the film was liberated by Americans. The film was well received, was a financial success, and won the Best Music, Original Dramatic Score, Best Foreign Language Film, Directing, Film Editing, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Picture awards at the 71st Academy Awards. The film has also received some criticism for what some call "misplaced humor".
The following weapons were used in the film Life Is Beautiful:
Sub Machine Guns
MP38
What appears to be a MP38 is seen with some German soldiers.
MP40
The MP40 is seen with some of the guards.
Rifles
Carcano M91
The Carcano M91 is seen with soldiers of the Royal Italian Army.
Karabiner 98k
German Wehrmacht soldiers carry Karabiner 98ks.
M1 Garand
US Soldiers liberating the camp carry M1 Garands.
Unknown Rifle
A camp guard uses an unknown rifle.
Machine Guns
Browning M2
An American M4 Sherman tank part of the liberation force has a Browning M2 mounted on it.
Trivia
Joshua's Toy Tank
Joshua's (Giorgio Cantarini) toy tank is ironically modeled after a Panzer IV.