Army of Shadows
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Army of Shadows L'armee des ombres ) is a 1969 French film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville chronicling a group of French resistance fighters between October 1942 and February 1943.
The following firearms were used in the film Army of Shadows :
Colt M1911 Colt M1911 pistols are the main sidearms of most of the resistance fighters, including Philippe Gerbier (Lino Ventura ), Félix Lepercq (Paul Crauchet ), and ex-legionnaire Guillaume 'Le Bison' Vermersch (Christian Barbier ). Since they are funded and supplied by the British in the film, with Philippe and Felix once even mentioning that the British were supposed to supply them with silencers, it can be assumed that the M1911 pistols were also British surplus.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Félix prepares to execute an informant with his M1911. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gerbier reaches for the M1911 inside his writing desk. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Le Bison draws his M1911 from inside his jacket.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Le Bison fires his M1911 at an informant on the street.Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Gerbier's team of Canadian, Belgian, and British commandos assisting with one of their missions carries small-caliber pistols resembling Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gerbier's commandos aim their pistols through the ceiling. SACM mle. 1935A Jean-François Jardie (Jean-Pierre Cassel ), an ex-pilot resistance fighter, carries a French SACM mle. 1935A pistol as his sidearm.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing French SACM M1935A Pistol - 7.65 x 22mm Longue Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jean-François draws his pistol when he hears a sound during a nighttime mission. Walther PPK An SS officer fires his Walther PPK at Gerbier inside the execution chamber.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Early Waffenamt marked Walther PPK. Note the differences: orange bakelite grips, lanyard ring, smaller rear sight, grooved top and irregular front - 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP) Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer fires his PPK at Gerbier's legs. MP40 Many Nazi German guards throughout the film carry MP40 submachine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A guard stands with an MP40 as Gerbier is led into a room to wait for the Gestapo agents. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The guard's MP40 is silhouetted as Gerbier watches the radio operators. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The guard stands with his MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two MP40-carrying guards open the door to Felix and Jean-François's cell to let the doctor examine Felix. Karabiner 98k Several German sentries and guards carry Karabiner 98k rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rifle-carrying SS guards lead the prisoners, including Gerbier, through the prison. MAS-36 The Vichy French officers in the film all carry MAS-36 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAS-36 7.5x54mm French Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Vichy French officers accompany Gerbier to his room in the first camp. MG34 An MG34 is set up in the execution chamber of the German prison.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with front and rear sights folded down. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several SS soldiers man the MG34. 
