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Joyeux Noël
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Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas) is a 2005 anti-war film directed by Christian Carion.The plot of the film focuses on the Christmas Truce of 1914 between French, German and Scottish soldiers. This fictionalized account based on true events of this time period. Most of the plot is inspired by event of the German tenor Walter Kirchhoff.
The singing voices for Benno Fürmann and Diane Kruger are Rolando Villazón and Natalie Dessay.
The following weapons were used in the film Joyeux Noël:
Handguns
Mle 1892 Revolver
French Lieutenant Audebert (Guillaume Canet) uses a Mle 1892 Revolver during the attack on German lines.
Luger P08
Two Luger P08s can briefly seen as Leutnant Horstmayer (Daniel Brühl) dischargeds arms.
Rifles
Fusil Modèle 1907-15
French soldiers use Fusil Modèle 1907-15 Rifles. It's right for the French using this rifle but the Fusil Mle 1907/15 was established in early 1915. So the French should use Lebel 1886 rifles.
Lee-Enfield No. I Mk III*
Scottish soldiers use Lee-Enfield No. I Mk III* rifles. Note that the Mk III* was established in 1915 so the Mk III with the magazine cutoff is more accurate.
Czech Mauser 98/22
Some German soldiers can be seen with VZ-98/22 Czech Mausers. They are Identifiable because they have flat tangent sights instead of "Lange Visiers".
Mauser Gewehr 1898
German Soldiers including Nikolaus Sprink (Benno Fürmann) also use Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles. Leutnant Horstmayer (Daniel Brühl) discharges various Gewehr 98s during the burying of the dead.
Machine Guns
FN MAG 58
A FN MAG 58 mocked up as a MG08/15 is used by German soldiers. Identifiable that the barrel is at the center of the water jacket and that the bullets be introduced from the left.
Hotchkiss M1914
French soldiers are briefly seen transporting a Hotchkiss M1914.
Grenades
Citron Foug modèle 1916
French soldier Gueusselin (Lucas Belvaux) takes two Citron Foug modèle 1916 grenades before he goes over the top. It's an anachronism, because the grenade was introduced 2 years later.
