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Max Manus: Man of War
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Max Manus: Man of War (Max Manus) is a 2008 Norwegian war film directed by the directing team of Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg starring Aksel Hennie, Agnes Kittelsen, and Nicolai Cleve Broch. It is about the exploits of celebrated Norwegian resistance fighter Max Manus, based on his own memoirs. At the time of filming, it was the most expensive entirely Norwegian film of all time.
WARNING! Important plot points may be in the subtitles!
The following guns were used in the film Max Manus: Man of War (2008):
Handguns
Colt Model 1903/1908 Pocket Hammerless
Max Manus (Aksel Hennie) and Kolbein Lauring (Christian Rubeck) carry Colt Model 1903/1908 Pocket Hammerless pistols. Gregers Gram's (Nicolai Cleve Broch) Walther PP turns into a Pocket Hammerless in a continuity error.
FN Browning M1903
Max and Lars Emil Erichsen (Jakob Oftebro) are seen with FN Browning 1903 pistols.
Walther PP
Gregers and SS officer Höhler (Oliver Stokowski) are seen with Walther PP pistols.
FN Model 1910
Edvard Tallaksen (Mats Eldøen) carries a FN Model 1910 throughout the film.
Luger P08
Norwegian police are seen with Luger P08 pistols.
Colt M1911
A Norwegian policeman pistol-whips Max with a Colt M1911.
Mauser C96
A German officer is administers a coup de grâce to executed suspects with a Mauser C96.
Submachine Guns
Sten Mk II
The Sten Mk II is the most common SMG in the film, with both types of stocks.
Sten Mk III
Max and Kolbein are both seen with Sten Mk IIIs.
MP40
German troops are armed with MP40s.
Suomi KP/-31
Max is armed with a Suomi KP/-31 during his flashbacks to his time fighting for Finland in the Winter War.
Thompson M1928
Gunnar Sønsteby (Knut Joner) is armed with a Thompson M1928 during the victory parade.
Shotguns
Double Barreled Shotgun
Max is seen with Double Barreled Shotguns during scenes in both Norway and in Scotland.
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
German troops are armed with Karabiner 98k rifles.
Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I
Gregers and other Norwegian resistance fighters carry Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I rifles when they are decorated by King Haakon VII.
Machine Guns
MG34
German troops are armed with MG34 machine guns.
Maxim M/09-21
Soviet troops are seen using a Maxim M/09-21 in Max's Winter War flashbacks.
Other
StuG III Ausf. G
A StuG III Ausf. G is seen at the shipyard. This may be the same StuG III Ausf. G seen in Band of Brothers and Mr. Bean's Holiday.
Hotchkiss H39
A Hotchkiss H39 is seen at the shipyard. These French tanks were appropriated by the Germans after the fall of France.
Rigid Limpet Mines
Max and his cell are seen training with, and then using British issued rigid limpet mines.
Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife
In an effort to avoid reprisals against the civilian population, Max and his cell try to disguise their work as the work of British Commandos. They attach a note with a Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife.
Dart pistol
Max and his cell goof off with a break action dart pistol.
