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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
− | |name = ''Joyeux Noël''<br>''Merry Christmas'' | + | |name=''Joyeux Noël''<br>''Merry Christmas'' |
− | |picture = Joyeux noel cover.jpg | + | |picture=Joyeux noel cover.jpg |
− | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | + | |caption=''Movie Poster'' |
− | |country = [[Image:BEL.jpg|25px]] Belgium<br>[[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France<br>[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany<br>[[Image:ROM.jpg|25px]] Romania<br>[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom | + | |country=[[Image:BEL.jpg|25px]] Belgium<br>[[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France<br>[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany<br>[[Image:ROM.jpg|25px]] Romania<br>[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom |
− | |director = Christian Carion | + | |director=Christian Carion |
− | |date= November 9, 2005 | + | |date=November 9, 2005 |
− | |language = English<br>French<br>German | + | |language=English<br>French<br>German |
|studio=Nord-Ouest Films | |studio=Nord-Ouest Films | ||
|distributor=UGC Fox Distribution (France)<br>GSenator Film (Germany)<br>Sony Pictures Classics (U.S.A.) | |distributor=UGC Fox Distribution (France)<br>GSenator Film (Germany)<br>Sony Pictures Classics (U.S.A.) | ||
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==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
Two [[Luger P08]]s can briefly be seen as ''Oberleutnant'' (1st Lt.) Horstmayer ([[Daniel Brühl]]) unloads various arms. | Two [[Luger P08]]s can briefly be seen as ''Oberleutnant'' (1st Lt.) Horstmayer ([[Daniel Brühl]]) unloads various arms. | ||
− | [[File:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | + | [[File:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm Parabellum]] |
[[File:JN_Luger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He takes one of them to remove the magazine.]] | [[File:JN_Luger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He takes one of them to remove the magazine.]] | ||
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=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Berthier Mle. 1907/15== | ==Berthier Mle. 1907/15== | ||
− | French soldiers including Ponchel ([[Dany Boon]]), Le couturier ([[Mickey Dedaj]]), Gueusselin ([[Lucas Belvaux]]), and Morallec ([[Philippe Beautier]]) use [[Berthier Mle 1907 | + | French soldiers including Ponchel ([[Dany Boon]]), Le couturier ([[Mickey Dedaj]]), Gueusselin ([[Lucas Belvaux]]), and Morallec ([[Philippe Beautier]]) use [[Berthier Mle. 1907/15]] rifles. The appearance of this rifle in 1914 is an anachronism in two ways, first, the Mle. 1907/15 was introduced in early 1915 to colonial troops and the French Foreign Legion and second, regular French infantrymen were not equipped with these rifles until 1916 due to the shortage of [[Lebel 1886]] rifles that should be used instead in this movie set in 1914. Some captured Berthier rifles are carried by German soldiers after the attack. |
[[File:Fusil Mle 1907-15.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Berthier Fusil Modèle 1907/15 - 8x50mmR Lebel]] | [[File:Fusil Mle 1907-15.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Berthier Fusil Modèle 1907/15 - 8x50mmR Lebel]] | ||
[[File:jn_berthier.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ponchel awaits his ''mon lieutenant'' outside the shelter.]] | [[File:jn_berthier.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ponchel awaits his ''mon lieutenant'' outside the shelter.]] | ||
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=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
− | ==FN MAG 58 (Maxim | + | ==FN MAG 58 (Maxim MG 08/15 mockup)== |
An anachronistic [[FN MAG 58]] mocked up as a [[Maxim MG08/15]] is used by German soldiers. It is identifiable by the barrel at the center of the water jacket and the bullets feed from the left. This mock-up, however, is still incorrect for Winter 1914, where the original [[Maxim MG08]] would be more accurate. | An anachronistic [[FN MAG 58]] mocked up as a [[Maxim MG08/15]] is used by German soldiers. It is identifiable by the barrel at the center of the water jacket and the bullets feed from the left. This mock-up, however, is still incorrect for Winter 1914, where the original [[Maxim MG08]] would be more accurate. | ||
[[File:FNMAG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[File:FNMAG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
− | [[File:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim | + | [[File:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG 08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser, for comparison]] |
[[File:jn_mg.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers repel the Franco-Scottish attack with the mockup MG08/15 - the different position of the muzzle in the water jacket and different front sight can be seen here.]] | [[File:jn_mg.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers repel the Franco-Scottish attack with the mockup MG08/15 - the different position of the muzzle in the water jacket and different front sight can be seen here.]] | ||
[[File:JoyeuxNoel-FNMG1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The left receiver is visible as Sprink picks up his gear.]] | [[File:JoyeuxNoel-FNMG1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The left receiver is visible as Sprink picks up his gear.]] | ||
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==Hotchkiss Mle. 1914== | ==Hotchkiss Mle. 1914== | ||
− | Also seen very briefly is a [[ | + | Also seen very briefly is a [[Hotchkiss M1914]] transported by two French soldiers. |
[[File:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Hotchkiss Modèle 1914 with tripod - 8x50mmR Lebel]] | [[File:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Hotchkiss Modèle 1914 with tripod - 8x50mmR Lebel]] | ||
[[File:jn_hotch1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier transports the Hotchkiss, which allows a view of the handguard.]] | [[File:jn_hotch1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier transports the Hotchkiss, which allows a view of the handguard.]] | ||
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[[File:jn_unidentified_grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Later, on Christmas Eve, he takes two grenades when he volunteers for a reconnaissance mission.]] | [[File:jn_unidentified_grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Later, on Christmas Eve, he takes two grenades when he volunteers for a reconnaissance mission.]] | ||
− | [[Category: Movie]] | + | [[Category:Movie]] |
− | [[Category: War]] | + | [[Category:War]] |
− | [[Category: Drama]] | + | [[Category:Drama]] |
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Belgian Produced]] |
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] |
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:French Produced/Filmed]] |
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:German Produced/Filmed]] |
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Revision as of 12:22, 14 January 2024
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Joyeux Noël (French for Merry Christmas) is a 2005 anti-war film directed by Christian Carion. France, December 1914. In a comparatively confined space of just a few hundred square meters, Franco-British and German units lie ready to fight in the freezing cold. They all have only one wish, that finally there should be an end to the killing. On Christmas Eve, however, when music resounds from the other trench, the troops on both sides decide to put aside their weapons for a short period and celebrate together. This fictionalized account is based on the true story of the Christmas truce of 1914. Most of the plot is inspired by the actions of the German tenor Walter Kirchhoff, whose singing in December 1914 caused troops in the French trenches to stand up and applaud.
The following weapons were used in the film Joyeux Noël:
Handguns
MAS Mle. 1892
At the beginning of the movie, French Lieutenant Audebert (Guillaume Canet) is seen with an Mle 1892 Revolver during the attack on German lines.
Luger P08
Two Luger P08s can briefly be seen as Oberleutnant (1st Lt.) Horstmayer (Daniel Brühl) unloads various arms.
Webley Mk. VI
Leftenant Gordon (Alex Ferns) keeps a Webley Mk VI revolver in his brown leather holster.
Rifles
Berthier Mle. 1907/15
French soldiers including Ponchel (Dany Boon), Le couturier (Mickey Dedaj), Gueusselin (Lucas Belvaux), and Morallec (Philippe Beautier) use Berthier Mle. 1907/15 rifles. The appearance of this rifle in 1914 is an anachronism in two ways, first, the Mle. 1907/15 was introduced in early 1915 to colonial troops and the French Foreign Legion and second, regular French infantrymen were not equipped with these rifles until 1916 due to the shortage of Lebel 1886 rifles that should be used instead in this movie set in 1914. Some captured Berthier rifles are carried by German soldiers after the attack.
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III*
The Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* is the standard rifle for Scottish soldiers. While the use of the SMLE is correct, it is worth mentioning that the Mk III* variant without the magazine cut-off was introduced one year later. The two brothers Jonathan (Steven Robertson) and William (Robin Laing) wield SMLEs throughout the movie.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Nikolaus Sprink (Benno Fürmann), Oskar (Alexander Wüst), Otto (Otto Beckmann), and other German soldiers are armed with correct Gewehr 98 rifles. Oberleutnant Horstmayer discharges various Gewehrs while burying the dead. The matching Seitengewehr 98/05 bayonets are seen but never fixed to them.
Mauser Puška vz. 98/22
Some post-war Czechoslovak Vz. 98/22 Czech Mausers are also used by German soldiers like Jörg (Frank Witter). These Mausers have flat tangent sights instead of the Lange Visier. It may be an anachronism, but it is a better choice than Turkish models or Karabiner 98ks that have been used several times in WWI films.
Machine Guns
FN MAG 58 (Maxim MG 08/15 mockup)
An anachronistic FN MAG 58 mocked up as a Maxim MG08/15 is used by German soldiers. It is identifiable by the barrel at the center of the water jacket and the bullets feed from the left. This mock-up, however, is still incorrect for Winter 1914, where the original Maxim MG08 would be more accurate.
Vickers Mk. I
The rear part of a Vickers machine gun is briefly seen in the Scottish trench.
Hotchkiss Mle. 1914
Also seen very briefly is a Hotchkiss M1914 transported by two French soldiers.
Grenades
Citron Foug Mle. 1916
The French soldier Gueusselin (Lucas Belvaux) arms himself with several Citron Foug modèle 1916 grenades. This grenade is an anachronism because it was introduced 2 years later.