Is Paris Burning?
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Is Paris Burning? Paris brûle-t-il? ) is a 1966 French World War II epic that focuses on the events surrounding the liberation of Paris in August 1944. The movie was directed by René Clément and featured an all-star cast of both French and American actors who appear in the roles of historical figures involved in the event.
The following weapons were used in the film Is Paris Burning? :
Handguns Luger P08 Luger P08 pistols are widely used by German officers and French Resistance fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Resistance fighter examines his newly acquired Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Resistance fighter with a Luger on the barricade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the same character and his pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A burned German tanker officer (Christian Rode ) holds a P08. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Resistance fighter (Jean Valmont ) at the left holds a Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same character. Mle 1892 Revolver In one scene a Resistance fighter is seen with a Mle 1892 Revolver .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver - 8 x 27mm SR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser HSc A Mauser HSc pistol is a personal firearm of Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz (Gert Fröbe ). Several of von Choltitz's adjutants also carry HSc pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Nazi Germany Mauser HSc World War 2 Production - .32 ACP (7.65x17mm) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Von Choltitz's pistol is seen in the drawer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Von Choltitz's adjutant surrenders his pistol in the final scene. M1911A1 M1911A1 pistols are carried by nearly all US Army and Free French Forces officers and generals. Gen. George Patton (Kirk Douglas ), Gen. Omar Bradley (Glenn Ford ), Gen. Edwin Sibert (Robert Stack ) carry M1911A1s in holsters. The pistols are seen in action in hands of junior officers and NCOs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP. This was an issued U.S. Army pistol with parkerized finish, thus the official designation of M1911A1 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of Lt. Pierre de la Fouchardière's (Claude Rich ) pistol. Note: Claude Rich appears in two roles, Gen. Leclerc and Lt. de la Fouchardière. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Marcel Bizien (Yves Montand ) captures a German tank with a pistol in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A high rank German officer surrenders to Lt. Henri Karcher (Jean-Pierre Cassel ) in the final scene. FN Model 1910/22 Some French Resistance fighters are seen with FN Model 1910/22 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN Model 1922 - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Resistance fighter at the right holds an FN Model 10/22. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Resistance fighter holds a German POW at gunpoint. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another fighter with Model 10/22 pistol in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pierre Georges aka "Colonel Fabien" (Serge Rousseau ), one of the leaders of the uprising, holds a Model 10/22. Unique Model 17 Some French Resistance fighters are seen with Unique Model 17 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Unique Model 17 - 7.65x17mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A young Resistance fighter holds a Unique Model 17 when he and his comrade attack a German tank with incendiary bottles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the pistol. Unidentified pistol In one scene a pistol is seen in hands of a Resistance fighter. It resembles an FN Model 1903 thought it's hard to say for sure.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN Browning Model 1903 - 9 x 20mm Browning Long Error creating thumbnail: File missing Submachine Guns MP40 MP40 SMGs are widely used by German soldiers. Some Resistance fighters use captured MP40s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers guard Hitler's headquarters. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier guards the train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MP40 is seen in hands of a soldier when the car of Sweden Consul Raoul Nordling (Orson Welles ) passes by. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pile of MP40s, taken by Resistance fighters from Germans. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier defends Gen. von Choltitz's headquarters. Sten Mk II Many French Resistance fighters are armed with Sten Mk II SMGs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sten Mk II (Canadian) - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Resistance fighter takes a Sten from a car. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Resistance fighter with Sten raises a French banner over Paris. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Resistance fighters guard a building. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reloading of a Sten. M3 "Grease Gun" In one scene a Resistance fighter is seen with an M3 "Grease Gun" .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M3 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1A1 Thompson Many Free French Forces soldiers carry M1A1 Thompson SMGs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers are greeted by Parisians. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Thompson is seen behing a young officer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Karcher's soldiers with M1 Carbines and Thompson SMGs in attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier with Thompson is seen next to Lt. Karcher in the final scene. Rifles Mauser Karabiner 98k German soldiers carry Karabiner 98k rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier in battle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires from a rooftop. Mauser Gewehr 1898M German soldiers also carry Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898M - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier carries a 98 rifle. Note the shape of the rear sight, it matches the 1920s version. Mauser vz. 16/33 Rifles German soldiers also carry Mauser carbines that appear to be Czech vz. 16/33 (German index Gewehr 33/40 (t)).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Czech vz. 16/33 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers escort arrested Resistance fighters. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with short Mauser rifles. Unidentified Mauser Rifles Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mauser with a straight bolt handle is seen at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers carry rifles with straight and turned down bolt handles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Resistance fighters take rifles from slain German soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with rifles and MP40s. MAS-36 Many French Resistance fighters are armed with MAS-36 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Resistance fighter fires his MAS-36 from the window. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Resistance fighter with MAS-36 on the barricade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Resistance fighter fires his MAS-36. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing French guards of government building greet Yvon Morandat (Jean-Paul Belmondo ), one of the leaders of the Resistance. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several MAS-36s are seen when Resistance fighters greet Allied planes over Paris. Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* rifles are also seen in hands of Resistance fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vetterli Model 1869/70 In one scene a French veteran (Roland Armontel ) fires an antique Vetterli Model 1869/70 rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vetterli Model 1869/70 - 10.4mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Garand M1 Garand rifles are widely used by US Army and Free French Forces soldiers. They are also seen in hands of Resistance fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A US Army soldier with M1 rifle meets Maj. Roger Gallois (Pierre Vaneck) who managed to cross the frontline. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Garand is seen when Resistance fighters greet Allied planes over Paris. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French soldier with M1 rifle is seen behind Lt. Henri Karcher (Jean-Pierre Cassel ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing French soldiers with M1 Garand rifles and M1 Carbines escort German POWs in the final scene. M1 Carbine M1 Carbines are used by US Army and Free French Forces soldiers and officers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Carbine (Post-War) - .30 Carbine Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French soldier of marine unit holds an M1 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Warren (Anthony Perkins ) and Pvt. Charlie (Skip Ward ) with M1 Carbines on the bridge across Seine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Charlie with M1 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Henri Karcher (Jean-Pierre Cassel ) with M1 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Karcher's soldiers with M1 Carbines and Thompson SMGs in attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Karcher enters the German headquarters. Error creating thumbnail: File missing French soldiers with M1 Garand rifles and M1 Carbines escort German POWs in the final scene. Machine Guns Chatellerault M1924/29 Chatellerault M1924/29 light machine guns are used by Resistance fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chatellerault M1924/29 - 7.5x54mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Resistance fighter readies to open fire from the window. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German car under the fire of the machine gun in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Resistance fighter fires his machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Resistance fighter together with Free French Forces soldiers in attack. Browning Automatic Rifle Free French Forces soldiers use Browning Automatic Rifles during the battle of Paris streets.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier of Lt. de la Fouchardière's unit holds a BAR with folded bipod. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier of Lt. Karcher's unit fires a BAR. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A BAR is seen at the background in the same scene. MG42 MG42 machine guns are used by German soldiers. MG42s are also mounted on M24 Chaffee light tanks that are disguised as German tanks.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG42 Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German tanker fires an MG42, mounted on the turret of a fake Panther tank. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He leaves his machine gun when the tank is under fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG42 in ambush. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG42 in pillbox. Error creating thumbnail: File missing It fires... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...until runs dry. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier (Georg Lehn ) fires an MG42 in the final scene. Browning M1919A4 Browning M1919A4 machine guns are used on both tripods and vehicle mounts.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1919A4E1 - .30-06 Springfield Error creating thumbnail: File missing A front M1919 of visually modified Chaffee opens fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of front M1919 of "fake Panther". Error creating thumbnail: File missing A barrel of front M1919 of a Sherman is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A coaxial M1919 is seen inside Sgt. Marcel Bizien's (Yves Montand ) M4 tank. Browning M2HB Browning M2HB heavy machine guns are mounted on M4 Sherman tanks and other armoured vehicles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M2HB is mounted on M3 Scout Car. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view on the machine gun from the back. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M2HB is mounted on Sherman tank. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Marcel Bizien (Yves Montand ) fires the M2HB. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M2HB is seen mounted on Sherman tank while the G.I. (George Chakiris ) on the tank announce via radio about the liberation of Paris. Hotchkiss M1914 A Hotchkiss M1914 is seen in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with Tripod - 8x50mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Hotchkiss Mle 1914 is used by the Resistance fighters. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the barrel. Maxim MG08 A Maxim MG08 is seen on German positions in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG08 is placed in the attic of the farm building. Unidentitifed AA Automatic Gun An automatic anti-aircraft gun is seen mounted atop of a German train. Only a thin barrel can be seen. It can be a 2cm FlaK 38 or some other small caliber AAA, like Oerlikon 20mm Cannon .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bofors 40mm A Bofors 40mm AA gun is seen guarding the Free French Forces airfield in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bofors 40mm L/60 AA gun in a wheeled trailer mounting - 40x311mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Bofors is seen at the left. Other Weapons M9 "Bazooka" An M9 "Bazooka" rocket launcher is used by US Army soldiers Sgt. Warren (Anthony Perkins ), Pvt. Charlie (Skip Ward ), and a French Resistance fighter (Jean Valmont ) who assists them.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M9 "Bazooka" - 2.36 inch Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bazooka is seen in the jeep while Warren and Charlie discuss about France. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Charlie holds a bazooka. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Warren fires a bazooka at a German tank. The Frenchman acts as a loader. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Frenchman holds a spare rocket for bazooka and his Luger P08 . Panzerschreck In one scene a German soldier fires a Panzerschreck . It appears to be a mockup rather than the original weapon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RPzB 54 "Panzerschreck" rocket launcher - 88mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate Numerous German soldiers and French Resistance fighters use Model 24 Stielhandgranate hand grenades during the battle on Paris streets.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing A burned German tanker officer (Christian Rode ) holds a Luger P08 and an M24 grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pierre Georges aka "Colonel Fabien" (Serge Rousseau ), one of the leaders of the uprising, carries an M24 grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier throws a grenade from the rooftop. Unidentified hand grenade In one scene Sgt. Marcel Bizien (Yves Montand ) uses a hand grenade. It appears to be some "Pineapple"-style grenade but it isn't seen clear enough to be identified.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bizien readies a grenade, pulling the pin with his teeth (a classic cinema feat!). 7.5 cm Pak 40 German 7.5 cm Pak 40 AT guns are seen in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun - 75x714mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Pak 40 is seen on a street. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pak 40 in action against M4 Sherman tanks. Trivia M4 Sherman Tank M4 Sherman tanks of several models are used by Gen. Leclerc's troops.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two M8s follow an M4 Sherman tank when Leclerc's troops advance to Paris. M3 Halftrack APC M3 Halftrack APCs are used by Gen. Leclerc's troops.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing An APC on Paris street. M24 Chaffee Tank (visually modified) Visually modified M24 Chaffee light tanks appear as German tanks.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A "fake Panther". Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two tanks in front of Notre-Dame de Paris. Renault R35 An old Renault R35 tank is used by German troops in one scene.
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