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Between Heaven and Hell

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Between Heaven and Hell
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Film Poster
Country Flag of the United States.jpg USA
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Release Date 1956
Studio Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Distributor Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Main Cast
Character Actor
Sfc. Pvt. Sam Francis Gifford Robert Wagner
Capt. 'Waco' Grimes, CO Co.G Broderick Crawford
Pvt. Willie Crawford Buddy Ebsen
Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson Brad Dexter
Pvt. Bernard «Bernie» Meleski (Co. G) Harvey Lembeck



The following weapons were used in the film Between Heaven and Hell:


Handguns

M1911A1 pistol

American officers and some soldiers can be seen armed with holstered M1911A1 pistols.

World War II issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP
Col. Miles (Frank Gerstle) armed with the holstered Colt M1911A1

M8 flare pistol

Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson used the M8 flare pistol during the night fight.

M8 Flare Pistol - 40mm
Lt. Johnson loads the M8 flare pistol. He also armed with the Browning Automatic Rifle
Lt. Johnson ready to open fire with his M8

Submachine Gun

M1928A1 Thompson

Some National Guards can be seen armed with the M1928A1 Thompson submachine guns. Most notably can be seen in hands of Pvt. Millard (Frank Gorshin) and Pvt. Swanson (Skip Homeier)

M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP.
Pvt. Swanson aims his M1928A1 Thompson at Sam Gifford
Pvt. Millard holds his M1928A1 Thompson
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Rifles

M1 Garand

The M1 Garand semiautomatic rifles are the most common weapon of American National Guards in this movie

M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06
US National guards holds the M1 Garand rifles
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Sam Gifford holds his M1 Garand
Sam Gifford and Pvt. Willie Crawford fire their M1 Garand rifles

Mauser Gewehr 1898

Japanese soldiers can be seen armed with the Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles. Some rifles are equipped with the bayonets

Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Japanese soldier hols the Mauser Gewehr 1898
Japanese soldiers fire their Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles. One soldier can be seen armed with the Gewehr 43
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Japanese soldier fires his Mauser Gewehr 1898 at Sam

Gewehr 43

One Japanese soldier can be seen armed with the Gewehr 43

Gewehr 43 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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M1 Carbine

The M1 Carbine can be seen in the hands of Lt. Ray Mosby (Tod Andrews)

Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine
Lt. Ray Mosby armed with the M1 Carbine

Machine Guns

M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle

M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifles with the bipods and carry handles removed are used by the National Guardsmen.

Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06
American soldier fires his Browning Automatic Rifle
Lt. Johnson fires the Browning Automatic Rifle
Willie Crawford armed with the Browning Automatic Rifle
Sam Gifford fires the Browning Automatic Rifle
Wounded Sam Gifford holds the Browning Automatic Rifle

Browning M1919A4

National Guardsmen use Browning M1919A4 machine guns mounted on tripods, Jeeps and LVT-3 Bushmasters.

Browning M1919A4 on an M2 tripod, pre 1943 model with bolt latch - .30-06 Springfield
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National Guardsmen fire a Browning M1919A4 at a Japanese sniper
The Browning M1919A4 is mounted on a Jeep
Lt. Ray Mosby ready to open fire with the Browning M1919A4
Several LVT-3 Bushmasters appear, armed with a Browning M2HB on the forward mount above the cab and a Browning M1919A4 on top of each of the two side sponsons.

Browning M2HB

Browning M2HBs can be seen mounted on M3 Half-tracks and LVT-3 Bushmasters.

Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG
Several LVT-3 Bushmasters appear, armed with a Browning M2HB on the forward mount above the cab and a Browning M1919A4 on top of each of the two side sponsons.
The M3 Half-track armed with the pair of Browning M2 machine guns

Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun

The Imperial Japanese Soldiers use Type 92 Heavy Machine Guns

Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun 7.7x58mm SR
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Hand Grenades

Mk 2 hand grenade

National Guards widely use the Mk 2 hand grenades

Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
Lt. Ray Mosby and Sam Gifford carry the Mk 2 hand grenades on their chests
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Willie Crawford carries the Mk 2 hand grenade on his shest

Mortars

M1 Mortar

The M1 Mortars are seen used by Japanese soldiers

M1 Mortar - 81mm
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