Max Manus: Man of War
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Max Manus: Man of War Max Manus Aksel Hennie , Agnes Kittelsen, and Nicolai Cleve Broch . It is about the exploits of celebrated Norwegian resistance fighter Max Manus, based on his own memoirs. At the time of filming, it was the most expensive entirely Norwegian film of all time.
The following guns were used in the film Max Manus: Man of War (2008):
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Handguns Colt Model 1903/1908 Pocket Hammerless Max Manus (Aksel Hennie ) and Kolbein Lauring (Christian Rubeck ) carry Colt Model 1903/1908 Pocket Hammerless pistols. Gregers Gram's (Nicolai Cleve Broch ) Walther PP turns into a Pocket Hammerless in a continuity error.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless with Colt Wood Grips - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max holds his Pocket Hammerless. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pistol on the floor. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gregers and Edvard fire at Gestapo agents and German troops. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max with his Pocket Hammerless. FN Browning M1903 Max and Lars Emil Erichsen (Jakob Oftebro ) are seen with FN Browning 1903 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN Browning Model 1903 Pocket - 9x20mm Browning Long Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lars Emil (left) with his FN Browning 1903. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max turns over his sidearm before he visits Siegfried Fehmer in his cell. Walther PP Gregers and SS officer Höhler (Oliver Stokowski ) are seen with Walther PP pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther PP pistol - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Walther PP is seen. FN Model 1910 Edvard Tallaksen (Mats Eldøen ) carries a FN Model 1910 throughout the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN Model 1910 - .380 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Edvard holds his pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Edvard takes cover with his pistol. Luger P08 Norwegian police officers are seen with Luger P08 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A police officer pulls a Luger on Max. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Same officer. Colt M1911 A Norwegian policeman pistol-whips Max with a Colt M1911 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A policeman holds an M1911. Mauser C96 A German officer is administers a coup de grâce to executed suspects with a Mauser C96 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing The German officer with his C96. However, his holster appears to be for a different pistol. Submachine Guns Sten Mk II The Sten Mk II is the most common submachine gun in the film, with both types of stocks.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sten Mk II - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max with his Sten after parachuting back into Norway. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Sten as part of the supply drop. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gregers with his Sten during the first raid on the shipyard. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max with a stockless Sten in a shoulder rig. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max fires at pursuers thanks to his shoulder rig. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max with a Sten while acting as the King's bodyguard during the victory parade. Sten Mk III Max and Kolbein are both seen with Sten Mk IIIs .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sten Mk III - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kolbein cleaning his Sten. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max with his Sten during the crackdown. MP40 German troops are armed with MP40s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier holds his MP40 on Max. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two German officers fire MP40s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier with his MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The MP40 is seen. Suomi KP/-31 Max is armed with a Suomi KP/-31 during his flashbacks to his time fighting for Finland in the Winter War.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Suomi KP/-31 - 9x19mm Parabellum Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max with his Suomi. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max holds his Suomi. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The shell casings appear to be 7.62x25mm Tokarev shell casings. This would be a goof, as his Suomi is chambered in 9mm Parabellum. Error creating thumbnail: File missing His Suomi appears to be equipped with a 50-round "coffin" magazine. M1928 Thompson Gunnar Sønsteby (Knut Joner ) is armed with an M1928 Thompson during the victory parade.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1928 Thompson "Tommy Gun" or "Chicago typewriter" with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gunnar Sønsteby (Knut Joner ) holds a Thompson. Shotguns Double Barreled Shotgun Max is seen with Double Barreled Shotguns during scenes in both Norway and Scotland.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing J. Stevens and Company Side by Side Shotgun (Circa 1878) exposed hammers and designed to fire Black Powder shotgun shells - 12 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max holds the shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max with the shotgun. Rifles Karabiner 98k German troops are armed with Karabiner 98k rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German firing squad shoots suspected resistance fighters. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers fire their rifles. Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I Gregers and other Norwegian resistance fighters carry Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I rifles when they are decorated by King Haakon VII.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norwegian resistance fighters are armed with Lee-Enfield rifles. Machine Guns MG34 German troops are armed with MG34 machine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing The MG34 on the truck. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mounted on a German motorcycle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mounted on a German motorcycle. Maxim M/09-21 Soviet troops are seen using a Maxim M/09-21 in Max's Winter War flashbacks.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim M/09-21 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet soldiers fire the Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet soldiers fire the Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Soviets stop firing to reload, giving Max an opportunity. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Maxim on the right. Others StuG III Ausf. G A StuG III Ausf. G is seen at the shipyard. This may be the same StuG III Ausf. G seen in Band of Brothers Mr. Bean's Holiday
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The StuG III Ausf. G is seen. Hotchkiss H39 A Hotchkiss H39 is seen at the shipyard. These French tanks were appropriated by the Germans after the fall of France.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Hotchkiss H39 tank is seen. Rigid Limpet Mines Max and his friends are seen training with, and then using British issued rigid limpet mines.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Resistance fighters set a mine under a German ship. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Resistance fighters set a mine under a German ship. Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife In an effort to avoid reprisals against the civilian population, Max and his friends try to disguise their work as the work of British Commandos. They attach a note with a Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max and his friends attach a note with a Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife. Dart pistol Max and his friends goof off with a break action dart pistol.
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