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[[Image:Bren mk1-2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Bren Mk1 - .303 British]] | [[Image:Bren mk1-2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Bren Mk1 - .303 British]] | ||
[[Image:Bren gun.JPG|thumb|right|400px|Bren Mk1 (M) - .303 British. Simplified version with no grip on the stock and with dovetail mount on the left side of the receiver deleted]] | [[Image:Bren gun.JPG|thumb|right|400px|Bren Mk1 (M) - .303 British. Simplified version with no grip on the stock and with dovetail mount on the left side of the receiver deleted]] | ||
| − | [[Image:Bren_mk2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Bren Mk2 - .303 British. Even more simplified wartime production variant: note the lack of the Mk1's expensive stainless steel flash hider and the simplified rear sight without the adjustment drum of the Mk1]] | + | [[Image:Bren_mk2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Bren Mk2 - .303 British. Even more simplified wartime production variant: note the lack of the Mk1's expensive stainless steel flash hider, non-extending bipod legs, and the simplified rear sight without the adjustment drum of the Mk1]] |
[[Image:Bren_l4a4.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Bren L4A4 - 7.62x51mm NATO. Note the straight magazine (due to the rimless 7.62 NATO rounds) and the slotted flash hider.]] | [[Image:Bren_l4a4.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Bren L4A4 - 7.62x51mm NATO. Note the straight magazine (due to the rimless 7.62 NATO rounds) and the slotted flash hider.]] | ||
Revision as of 23:06, 19 September 2017
The Bren has been used in the following films
Info
An evolution of the Czech designed ZB26 the Bren gun became one of the most successful British small arms designs of the 20th century, its use lasting well into the 1980's (albeit in 7.62mm NATO). Noted for its side mounted sights and relatively low rate of fire (500 rpm average) the Bren gun was manufactured, and used, worldwide.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkirk | British soldiers | Mk1 | 2017 | |
| The Siege of Jadotville | Irish soldiers | 2016 | ||
| Cockneys vs. Zombies | 2012 | |||
| The Flowers of War | Nationalist Chinese Soldiers | 7.92x57mm Mauser variant | 2011 | |
| Shaolin | Nicholas Tse | Cao Man | 7.92x57mm Mauser variant | 2011 |
| Shaolin | Cao Man's soldiers | 7.92x57mm Mauser variant | 2011 | |
| New Kids Turbo | Flip van der Kuil | Barry | 2010 | |
| Red and White (Merah Putih) | Dutch soldier | 2009 | ||
| Tobruk | 2008 | |||
| Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, The | John Hannah | Jonathan | 2008 | |
| Frontier(s) | Samuel Le Bihan | Goetz | 2007 | |
| Black Book | 2006 | |||
| Lakshya | Indian and Pakistani soldiers | Indian 1B version | 2004 | |
| LOC Kargil | Suniel Shetty | Sepoy Sanjay Kumar | Indian 1B version | 2003 |
| Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | Huggy Leaver | Paul | 1998 | |
| Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | Suzy Ratner | Gloria | 1998 | |
| Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | Ronnie Fox | Mickey | 1998 | |
| An Ungentlemanly Act | British and Argentinian soldiers | L4A4 Bren | 1992 | |
| Hell Raiders (1985) | Dutch Soldiers | 1985 | ||
| Death Raiders | 1984 | |||
| Les Morfalous | Jean-Paul Belmondo | Sergeant Pierre Augagneur | 1984 | |
| The Africain (L'Africain) | The poacher | L4 | 1983 | |
| Bukit Kepong | Bukit Kepong police officers | Mk I | 1982 | |
| Police Jungle Squad | ||||
| Communist terrorists | ||||
| The Wild Geese | Various mercenaries | 1978 | ||
| A Bridge Too Far | British soldiers | 1977 | ||
| Paper Tiger | British soldiers | 1975 | ||
| The Last Grenade | British soldier | On Jeep mounted | 1970 | |
| Too Late the Hero | Sean MacDuff | Private Rogers | 1970 | |
| Kill Rommel! | Anton Diffring | Captain Richard Howell | 1969 | |
| Kill Rommel! | Carl Parker | Lieutenant George Morris | 1969 | |
| Kill Rommel! | Renato Romano | Sergeant Atwell | 1969 | |
| If... | Malcolm McDowell | Mick Travis | 1968 | |
| How I Won the War | Michael Crawford | Lt. Goodbody | 1967 | |
| How I Won the War | Lee Montague | Sgt. Transom | 1967 | |
| How I Won the War | Musketeers (British soldiers) | Mounted on Dodge M-37, Daimler Dingo, Ford F-60 | 1967 | |
| Cast a Giant Shadow | Stathis Giallelis | Ram Oren | 1966 | |
| Judith | Peter Finch | Aaron Stein | 1966 | |
| Judith | Shraga Friedman | Nathan | 1966 | |
| Judith | Haganah fighters | 1966 | ||
| So Darling So Deadly | Seen in Golden Dragon's lair | 1966 | ||
| Death is Nimble, Death is Quick | Joe Abey | Inspector Khamar | 1966 | |
| The Unvanquished (L'Insoumis) | French legionnaires and Algerian insurgents | 1964 | ||
| The Longest Day | Sean Connery | Private Flanagan | 1963 | |
| From Russia With Love | 1963 | |||
| Dr. No | Crab Key guard | 1962 | ||
| Escape from Zahrain | Police | 1962 | ||
| Konga | British soldier | 1961 | ||
| The Guns of Navarone | James Darren | Private Spiros Pappadimos | 1961 | |
| The Giant Behemoth | British soldiers | 1959 | ||
| Yesterday's Enemy | British soldiers | Mk 1 | 1959 | |
| Dunkirk | British soldiers | Mk 1 | 1958 | |
| The Young Lions | British soldiers | 1958 | ||
| Desert Rats, The | Australian commandos | 1953 | ||
| Paratrooper | British paratroopers | 1953 | ||
| Went the Day Well? | German Paratroopers | 1942 | ||
| Somewhere in France | 1942 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Prisoner | Patrick McGoohan | No. 6 | 1968 | |
| Sahara (1995) | Alan David Lee | Bates | 1995 | |
| Foyle's War - Season 1 | British soldiers | "The White Feather" (S1E2) | 2002 | |
| Foyle's War - Season 2 | British soldiers | "Fifty Ships" (S2E1) | 2003 | |
| Atonement | British soldiers | Mk1 | 2007 | |
| Kokoda | Australian soldiers | 2010 | ||
| The Promise | British paratroopers | Mk1 | 2011 | |
| Parer's War | Australian Commandos | 2014 |
Videogames
| Game Title | Modifications | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| World War II Online: Battleground Europe | Bren Mk2 | 2001 | |
| Battlefield: 1942 | Secret Weapons of WWII Expansion pack | 2002 | |
| Forgotten Hope | Man-portable, mounted in machine gun nests and bunkers and on the Universal Carrier and M3A1 Halftrack | 2003 | |
| Call of Duty | 2003 | ||
| Hidden & Dangerous 2 | 2003 | ||
| Call of Duty 2 | 2005 | ||
| Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 | With deployable bipod | Mounted on Bren Carrier | 2006 |
| Call of Duty 3 | 2006 | ||
| Clive Barker's Jericho | w/ bayonet | unusable | 2007 |
| The Royal Marines Commando | Bren Mk2 | 2008 | |
| Mare Nostrum | 2008 | ||
| Karma Online | 2011 | ||
| Ghost Recon: Wildlands | Veteran Bren | Bren Mk2, heavily customized, fitted with a wooden vertical grip | 2017 |
Anime
| Film Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strike Witches | Perrine Clostermann | 2008-present | |
| Girl Und Panzer | Mounting on a APC | 2012 |
See Also
- Royal Small Arms Factory - A list of weapons produced by RSAF Enfield