Hitler: The Rise of Evil is a 2003 Canadian historical drama that focuses on Adolf Hitler's early life, war career, and his rise to power. The series originally aired in two parts and stars Robert Carlyle as Adolf Hitler. The cast also includes Stockard Channing, Julianna Margulies, Peter O'Toole, Peter Stormare, Thomas Sangster, Matthew Modine and Liev Schreiber. This miniseries was directed by Christian Duguay and produced by John Ryan, Ed Gernon, and Peter Sussman of the (now defunct) Alliance Atlantis company.
The Karabiner 98k rifle is seen in several scenes. German soldiers (including Hitler himself), and later the SS, are seen with this weapon. This is anachronistic as this rifle did not become active until June 1935. The Karabiner 98k may be standing in for the Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine in the World War I scenes.
The Germans in the trenches are seen using a Czechoslovakian ZB-53 which has been modified to look like a historically accurate Maxim MG08.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingZB-53 / Vz.37 - 7.92x57mm MauserError creating thumbnail: File missingMaxim MG 08 - 7.92x57mm Mauser; for comparisonError creating thumbnail: File missingThe "MG08" in action. It differs from an actual Maxim by a few key points. The most noticeable is the portruding barrel from the water jacket: It is too high compared to the original which had the barrel portrude from the near bottom of the water jacket. (see above image of original Maxim)
Vickers Mk. I
During the 1919 German Revolution, the anti-communist Freikorps used a Vickers Mk1 against the communist "Spartacists" during the "Spartacist Uprising" in 1919.
