The Great War (La grande guerra)

La grande guerra

Movie poster

Country	Italy France
Directed by	Mario Monicelli
Release Date	1959
Language	Italian German
Studio	Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica Gray-Film

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Oreste Jacovacci	Alberto Sordi
Giovanni Busacca	Vittorio Gassman
Silvia Modena	Costantina
Silvana Mangano	Bernard Blier

The Great War (Original title: La grande guerra) is a 1959 Italian war drama film set during WWI. Directed Mario Monicelli, starring Alberto Sordi and Vittorio Gassman. This film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and received Academy Award nominee as Best Foreign Film.

The following guns were used in film The Great War (La grande guerra):

Carcano M91 Rifle

The Italian soldiers include Oreste Jacovacci (Alberto Sordi) and Giovanni Busacca (Vittorio Gassman) use Carcano M91 Rifles.

Carcano M91 Long Rifle - 6.5mm

Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine

The Carabinieri patrolmen can be seen with Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbines slung over their shoulders.

Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine with folded bayonet - 6.5mm.

Steyr Mannlicher M1895

A standard weapon of the Austro-Hungarian soldier was a Steyr Mannlicher M1895 rifle.

Steyr M1895 Short Rifle (M1930 Conversion) - 8x56R

A clear identifying feature of the Steyr M1895 rifle series is the stacking pin that protrudes forward on the left side of the rifle, originally used to stand rifle up against each other in the field - 8x56R