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Carillons Sans Joie
Movie Poster
Carillons Sans Joie is a 1962 French World War II movie taking place in 1942 during operation Torch and directed by Charles Brabant. A Vichy French Army unit is sent to keep a bridge and deny access to Allied and Axis troops. Lead by the Captain de Lambérieux, he has to earn time when a German armored unit want to take the position from the French soldiers.
The following weapons were used in the film Carillons Sans Joie :
Rifles & Carbines
MAS-36
The MAS-36 is used by almost all Vichy French soldiers. The hooded front sight indicate that's second type rifles produced after the WWII.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Line of hidden MAS-36 in church at the beginning of the movie.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing French soldiers facing Germans soldiers with Chatellerault M1924/29 and MAS-36 at ready. When German ultimatum comes to the end.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing French soldier shooting his MAS-36 at Germans.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French soldier shot a German before getting stabbed by an another rushing ennemy soldier.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French soldier tries to wake up his fallen comrade.
A anachronistic Mas36/51 can be seen in the movie.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The muzzle of an anachronistic Mas36/51 can briefly seen when French soldiers take rifles from hidding places.
Karabiner 98k
Very few German soldiers are seen holding rifles. No clearly shot allow a real identification of the rifle, it could be a Mauser Gewehr 1898 , but the profile could let think it is a Kar98.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Germans soldiers are towing artillery with rifles in back.
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M1 Carbine
US scout soldiers whose arriving at the French camp are armed with post-War M1 Carbine with bayonet lug.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing US scout soldiers are seen with post war M1 Carbine with bayonet lug.
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Submachine Guns
MAS-38
French Army is equiped with MAS-38 submachine guns. But it never seen fired during battle.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAS-38 are seen in church hidding place.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French sergeant is seen with a MAS-38 when patrolling.
MP40
The MP40 is massively used by German troops through all the movie and during the final battle it's the only one weapons see fired by the soldiers.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing German officer saluate the French flag. The soldier on the left is armed with a MP40 without blank adaptator.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldier shooting at the French with his MP40
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A fallen German with MP40 on his chest
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German stand at ready, while the French Captain riding a white horse through the battlefield. Note the grenade in his boot.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldier aim his MP40 at the French captain. The blank adaptator is clearly visible.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers guarding French POWs. Note the blank adaptator.
Machine Guns & Automatic Rifles
FM 24/29
The FM 24/29 is the principal support weapon used by French troops, principaly the NCOs are seen using the FM. The Vichy French Army wasn't allowed by armistice convention to have heavy machine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chatellerault M1924/29 Light Machine Gun - 7.5x54mm R
Error creating thumbnail: File missing French soldiers facing Germans soldiers with Chatellerault M1924/29 and MAS-36 at ready. When German ultimatum comes to the end.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing French soldier shooting Chatellerault M1924/29 from a nest.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing French soldiers firing at approching Germans.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heavy combat with Chatellerault M1924/29.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French soldier gun down a German soldier with his 24/29.
MG34
A side-car look like equiped with a MG34 when the French company cross a German soldiers near the beginning of the movie. But the shot is not very clean to be sure.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers saluate the French officer. Probably a MG34 mounted on the side-car.
MG42
When the German ultimatum comes to end, both sides stand ready to fight. A MG42 in nest can be seen in German side.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG42 in a German nest.
Browning M2 Heavy Barrel
The US Half-Track is equiped by Browning M2 Heavy Barrel Quadmount mounted. At the end of the movie, a French and a US soldier try to shot down a German plane, thus provoking the battle.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HBs in M45 Quadmount mounted on M51 Multiple Machine Gun Carriage - .50 BMG
Error creating thumbnail: File missing US scout soldiers drive a half-track with Browning M2 Quadmount mounted.
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Unknow MachineGun
During the final battle, Germans are seen in a conquered French position manning an unknow machine gun.
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Pistols and Revolvers
Mle 1892 Revolver
Some Mle 1892 Revolver are seen but never used.
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Walther P38
The Maréchal des Logis (sergeant) Charles Bourgeon (Raymond Pellegrin ), carry as his sidearm a Walther P38 and use it to kill a german soldier.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing French soldier gun down an ennemy soldier with a Walther P38 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The gun jams after he killed the German.
Ruby
Captain de Lambérieux (Paul Meurisse ), look carrying a Ruby pistol as his personnal handgun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Captain de Lambérieux saluate the Nazi flag, to give back the respect when Germans saluted the French flag. The French NCOs refuse to do it. At his belt a Ruby pistol probably holstered.
Genades and Explosives
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
During the final battle, Germans are seen using Model 24 Stielhandgranate against the French troops.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing When ultimatum comes to the end Germans soldiers facing French lines with MG42 at ready. Few Model 24 Stielhandgranate can be seen in the nest.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French throw back a German Model 24 Stielhandgranate .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same French soldier protect him from an another grenade behind a dead German soldier he shot with his P38.
DF 37 hand grenade
At the end of the film, a French soldier whose successfully escaped, ambush a German car with a young civilian by throwing DF 37 hand grenade .
DF 37/46 hand grenade with Mle 1935 fuse.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing French soldier and a young civilian prepare to ambush a German car with DF 37 hand grenade at the end of the movie.
Mortar Mle 27/31
What look like Mortier de 81 mm Mle 27/31 are seen in French army. But never used, cause in the movie, a soldier tell to his sergeant they got the wrong shells.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the dispatching of the weapons on the perimeter, a soldier is seen with a Mortier de 81 mm Mle 27/31 on his shoulder
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Over the revolvers we can see mortars. Under the revolvers the plate bases.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier show a wrong mortar shell they can't use. While it look 81mm shell that it could fit with mortar Mle 27/31.
Fake Mines
In the objectif to deter and make waste of time to ennemy vehicles to cross the bridge, French soldiers lay fake mines made from kind of plates.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing French soldiers lay "mines".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing German delegation walking through the "minefield".
Artillery and Armored Vehicle
Artillery
German troops use artillery against the French position.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The armored vehicle which killed Captain de Lambérieux when he stand in front of.