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Forty-Four Mutineers
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Forty-Four Mutineers (Original title: Štyridsaťštyri) is a Czechoslovak war drama directed by Palo Bielik in 1959. High quality processed film tells the story of the actual event of the First World War. He showed extraordinary daring Slovak soldiers who could not reconcile with unnecessary and unjust war, who could then serve the interests of men who wanted to retain power at any cost. This uncompromising attitude causes to had intensified the repression of the commandant Capt. Deutsch (Ctibor Filcík), on which soldiers responded by the mutiny. To lead the revolt of Slovak infantry regiment in Kragujevac has stood former Cpl. Matej Frujak (Július Vasek). The Rebellion was suppressed, and every third from captured soldiers was executed. The whole story is told by Viktor Kolibec (Juraj Sarvas), who was convicted along with his comrade Tono Mikles (Dusan Blaskovic) and 44 other soldiers of the regiment to death by firing squad, on the way to the execution.
The following weapons were used in the film Forty-Four Mutineers:
CZ 52
Cpl. Frujak (Július Vasek) (right) in one scene holds a CZ 52 pistol, which was current at the time of filming movie, but in WWI-time is anachronistic.
Roth-Steyr M1907
The Austro-Hungarian officers often carry Roth-Steyr M1907 as their sidearms.
Rast-Gasser M1898
The Rast-Gasser M1898 revolver belonged also to the service weapons of the Austro-Hungarian officers.
Mauser Gewehr 98
Austrian-Hungarian pawns in this film wears a Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles.
Mosin Nagant M91/30
Russian soldiers are armed with full-length Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles.
Schwarzlose Machine Gun Model 07/12
Austrian-Hungarian troops is seen with a Schwarzlose Machine Gun Model 07/12 machine guns.
Model 17 Stielhandgranate
Austrian-Hungarian soldiers is equipped with a Model 17 Stielhandgranates
8cm Feldkanone M 05
The staff of Command deployed against the rebels also artillery with 8cm Feldkanone M 05.
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