The Guardians

The Guardians Les Gardiennes Error creating thumbnail: File missing Movie Poster Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing France Directed by Xavier Beauvois Release Date December 6, 2017 Language English French Studio Les Films du Worso Distributor Orange Studio Main Cast Character Actor Hortense Sandrail Nathalie Baye Solange Laura Smet Francine Riant Iris Bry Georges Sandrail Cyril Descours Henri Sandrail Gilbert Bonneau Clovis Olivier Rabourdin Constant Sandrail Nicolas Giraud

The Guardians is a 2017 French movie directed by Xavier Beauvois based on the 1924 novel Les Gardiennes by Ernest Pérochon. France, 1915: Her two sons are away at war, so Hortense and her daughter Solange have to run the farm without male help. She hires Francine, a young orphan, to work in the fields as a maid. She hopes to have finally found a family. When Hortense's son Georges visits the farm, he falls in love with Francine. Soon he has to return to the front, and the young woman faces a new challenge.

The following weapons were used in the film The Guardians:

Handguns

MAS Mle. 1892

Georges Sandrail (Cyril Descours) is seen dual-wielding a pair of Mle 1892 Revolvers during his nightmare.

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Revolver d'ordonnance modèle 1892 - 8x27mmSR

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Georges fires his right revolver. A few moments before, he used the left one to shoot a German soldier.

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Shortly after he brandishes his two revolvers to a new target.

Luger P08

A Luger P08 is held by a German officer.

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Luger P08 - 9x19mm

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The Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) points his Luger pistol while approaching George. Note the Gasmaske Modell 1917; all German soldiers in the nightmare wear gasmasks.

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Another view of the Luger as the officer is falling to the ground.

Rifles

Mauser Gewehr 1898

German soldiers are armed with the Gewehr 1898 to which the matching Seitengewehr 98/05 bayonet is carried in the scabbards.

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Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

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A Gewehr is seen lying in the dirt next to its former user.

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Another view of two Mauser rifles during the opening scene.

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The remaining soldier engages George...

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...but needs to cycle the bolt-handle. Note the Lange Visier rear sight and the sling wrapped around the barrel. The parade hook is visible in the previous screencap.

Machine Guns

Hotchkiss Mle. 1914

A Hotchkiss M1914 appears in Georges' nightmare on his bed.

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Hotchkiss Modèle 1914 - 8x50mmR Lebel

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Georges starts firing his Hotchkiss which suddenly appears on his bed.

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He mows down the standing German soldiers.

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A view of the half fired strip.

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The rear part is seen as the Hotchkiss clicks out the empty strip.