Sun Alley

Sun Alley Sonnenallee Movie Poster Country Germany Directed by Leander Haußmann Release Date October 7, 1999 Language German Distributor Delph Filmverleih Main Cast Character Actor Michael „Micha“ Ehrenreich Alexander Scheer Mario Alexander Beyer Wuschel Robert Stadlober Miriam Sommer Teresa Weißbach ABV Obermeister Horkefeld Detlev Buck Samson Waldemar Kobus

Sun Alley (Sonnenallee) or Sun Avenue is a 1999 German comedy movie directed by Leander Haußmann. Micha Ehrenreich and his friends live in the GDR of the 70s, in a street that begins in the west and ends in the east - the Berliner Sonnenallee. The apartment is tight, the neighbor in the Stasi. The West-uncle smuggles nylons and a green passport lets Micha's mother age for years. East, west: The most important thing for Micha is Miriam, who in turn wants a Wessi. Nevertheless, Micha lays her life at her feet and learns to take it into her own hands.

The following weapons were used in the film Sun Alley:

Handguns

Makarov PM

The standard sidearm for the Volkspolizei including Obermeister Horkefeld (Detlev Buck, who was also involved in the direction) and the Grenztruppen is the Soviet Makarov PM pistol.

Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov

Obermeister Horkefeld with drawed pistol during the power failure.

A border guard officer on the left points his Makarov at the "Sheikh" of Berlin.

Rifles

MPi-KM-72

East German border guards are armed with MPi-KM-72 rifles at the border crossing.

MPi-KM-72 - 7.62x39mm

A border guard with his MPi-KM-72 at the border crossing looking at Doris Ehrenreich (Katharina Thalbach). Note the typical knobs on the stock.

A good full view of the MPi of a Grenzer taking a flare gun.

The MPi aimed by a border guard at the "Sheikh".

PM md. 63

Grenzer Orlowsky (Michael Klobe) can be seen with a Romanian PM md. 63 rifle at the end of the movie trailer. In the movie, however, he is seen with a shouldered AK, that could be possible this variant, too.

PM md. 63 (AIM) - 7.62x39mm

"I'm very pleased!"

AK Variants

Some border guards seem to be using other AK Variants.

Border guards on the tower with their shouldered AKs.

Another AK held by a guard.

The older guard on the tower uses his AK as guitar.

On the right, a border guard with his AK.

Other

LP1 Flare Gun

During the power failure, border guards use LP1 (Leuchtpistole 1) flare guns to detect escape attempts.

The flare gun is handed over. The distributing guard shouldn't smoke near the ammo box.

The gun being fired.

Trunk

The trunk of the "Sheikh" of Berlin's (Andreas Pietschmann) car contains a few weapons.

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• 9 Colt M1911A1 variant (possible Custom Colt Government Model)
  
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Grenzer (Horst Lebinsky) looks at the opened trunk.

Another angle of the trunk. Some grenades can be seen.