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[[File:Cadaveri eccellenti-Beretta3844-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers guard the airfield.]]
[[File:Cadaveri eccellenti-Beretta3844-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers guard the airfield.]]


= Rifles and Assault Rifles =
= Rifles =
== Carcano M91TS ==
== Carcano M91TS ==
During the street unrest carabiniers carry rifles that appear to be [[Carcano M91TS]].
During the street unrest carabiniers carry rifles that appear to be [[Carcano M91TS]].
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[[File:Cadaveri eccellenti-Carcano-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Carabiniers with Carcano rifles in the car.]]
[[File:Cadaveri eccellenti-Carcano-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Carabiniers with Carcano rifles in the car.]]
[[File:Cadaveri eccellenti-Carcano-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The shape of the bolt handle (seen at the right bottom) allows to identify the rifle as M91TS rather than very similar M91/24.]]
[[File:Cadaveri eccellenti-Carcano-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The shape of the bolt handle (seen at the right bottom) allows to identify the rifle as M91TS rather than very similar M91/24.]]
== Beretta SC-70/223 ==
In the final scene Italian army paratroopers carry [[Beretta SC-70/223]] assault rifles.
[[Image:SC223.jpg‎|thumb|400px|none|Beretta SC-70/223 - 5.56x45mm NATO]]
[[File:Cadaveri eccellenti-BerettaAR-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Paratroopers patrol the street. They carry assault rifles with folded stocks.]]


== Beretta BM59 ==
== Beretta BM59 ==
In the final scene Italian soldiers carry rifles. They are seen only partially but the shape of the stock and rear sight allows to identify them as [[Beretta BM59]].
In the final scene Italian soldiers carry rifles. They are seen only partially but the shape of the stock and rear sight allows to identify them as [[Beretta BM59]]. In the same scene paratroopers carry BM59 with folding stock.
[[Image:BerettaBM59Civilian.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta BM-59 Civilian Model - 7.62x51mm]]
[[Image:BerettaBM59Civilian.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta BM-59 Civilian Model - 7.62x51mm]]
[[File:Cadaveri eccellenti-Rifle-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[File:Cadaveri eccellenti-Rifle-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BM59A.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta BM59 "Truppe Alpine" - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
[[File:Cadaveri eccellenti-BerettaAR-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Paratroopers patrol the street. They carry rifles with folded stocks.]]


= Machine Guns =
= Machine Guns =

Revision as of 13:08, 14 January 2015


Illustrious Corpses
(Cadaveri eccellenti)
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US Theatrical Release Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing Italy
Error creating thumbnail: File missing France
Directed by Francesco Rosi
Release Date 1976
Language Italian
Studio Produzioni Europee Associati
Les Productions Artistes Associés
Main Cast
Character Actor
Inspector Amerigo Rogas Lino Ventura
The Chief of Police Tino Carraro
"The Lazy" Marcel Bozzuffi
Cusan Luigi Pistilli
Judge Rasto Alain Cuny


Illustrious Corpses (original title Cadaveri eccellenti) is a 1976 Italian-French detective thriller directed by Francesco Rosi and starring Lino Ventura as Italian police detective Amerigo Rogas who investigates the consistent assassinations of several attorneys and judges. The investigation leads him to the political conspiracy.


The following weapons were used in the film Illustrious Corpses (Cadaveri eccellenti):


Pistols

Beretta Model 70

A Beretta Model 70 is Inspector Rogas' (Lino Ventura) personal firearm.

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Beretta Model 70 - .32 ACP
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Rogas cocks his pistol.
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A typical trigger guard allows to identify the pistol as Model 70.

Submachine Guns

Beretta Model 38/44

In several scenes carabiniers and soldiers carry Beretta Model 38/44 submachine guns.

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Beretta Model 38/44 - 9x19mm
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A carabinier with Beretta 38/44 on a railway station.
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Soldiers guard the airfield.

Rifles

Carcano M91TS

During the street unrest carabiniers carry rifles that appear to be Carcano M91TS.

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Carcano M91 TS Modificato - 6.5x52 mm
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Carabiniers with Carcano rifles in the car.
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The shape of the bolt handle (seen at the right bottom) allows to identify the rifle as M91TS rather than very similar M91/24.

Beretta BM59

In the final scene Italian soldiers carry rifles. They are seen only partially but the shape of the stock and rear sight allows to identify them as Beretta BM59. In the same scene paratroopers carry BM59 with folding stock.

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Beretta BM-59 Civilian Model - 7.62x51mm
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Beretta BM59 "Truppe Alpine" - 7.62x51mm NATO
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Paratroopers patrol the street. They carry rifles with folded stocks.

Machine Guns

Browning M2HB

In the final scene Browning M2HB heavy machine guns are seen mounted on Italian army tanks and APCs.

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Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG
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An M2 is mounted on the tank turret.

M85

An M85 heavy machine gun is mounted on M60 tank.

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M85 heavy machine gun - .50 BMG
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A barrel of M85 is seen on M60 (the third in the column).

MG3

In the final scene a hull-mounted machine gun is seen on the Bergepanzer 2 ARV. It appears to be an MG3 or its Italian version Beretta MG42/59.

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MG3 Machine Gun - 7.62x51mm NATO
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A hull-mounted machine gun in armored cover is seen.
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A close view of the machine gun.

Trivia

Numerous armored vehicles are seen in the final scene when the army counters the civil unrest.

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A column of armored vehicles contains Leopard 1 tank, Bergepanzer 2 ARV, M60 tank, and an M109 155-mm self-propelled artillery.
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A closer view of the Leopard 1.