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'''''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 an Academy Award nominee as Best Foreign Film.
  
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'''''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.
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'''The following guns were used in film ''The Great War (La grande guerra)'':'''
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== Unidentified Pistol ==
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Italian and Austro-Hungarian officers can be seen with unidentified pistols, which look like a [[Beretta]] variant.
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[[Image:Beretta M1915.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta M1915 - .32 ACP, for comparision.]]
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[[Image:Beretta Model 1934 Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta M1934 - .380 ACP, for comparision.]]
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[[Image:TGW(Lgg)-009.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[Image:TGW(Lgg)-Pistol1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
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=Rifles=
  
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== Carcano M91 Rifle ==
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== Carcano M1891 ==
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The Italian soldiers include Oreste Jacovacci ([[Alberto Sordi]]) and Giovanni Busacca ([[Vittorio Gassman]]) use [[Carcano Rifle Series|Carcano M91 Rifle]]s.
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The Italian soldiers including Oreste Jacovacci ([[Alberto Sordi]]) and Giovanni Busacca ([[Vittorio Gassman]]) are armed with [[Carcano M91]] rifles. During mass scenes, many Austro-Hungarian soldiers are seen with full-length Carcanos, too.
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[[Image:Carcano91.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Carcano M91 Long Rifle - 6.5mm]]
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[[Image:Carcano91.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Carcano M91 Long Rifle - 6.5mm]]
 
[[Image:TGW(Lgg)-001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:TGW(Lgg)-001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:TGW(Lgg)-002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
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== Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine ==
 
== Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine ==
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The Carabinieri patrolmen can be seen with [[Carcano Rifle Series|Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine]]s slung over their shoulders.
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The ''Carabinieri'' patrolmen can be seen with [[Carcano Rifle Series|Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine]]s slung over their shoulders.
 
[[Image:CarcanoM38CavCarbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine with folded bayonet - 6.5mm.]]
 
[[Image:CarcanoM38CavCarbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine with folded bayonet - 6.5mm.]]
 
[[Image:TGW(Lgg)-005.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
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[[Image:TGW(Lgg)-007.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:TGW(Lgg)-007.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
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== Unidentified machine gun ==
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== Mauser Gewehr 1898 ==
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The German [[Gewehr 1898]] is also used by some Austrian soldiers.
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[[Image:MauserGewehr1898EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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[[Image:TGW(Lgg)-Mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
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== Fiat-Revelli M1914/35 ==
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The Italian and also Austro-Hungarian troops use a [[Fiat-Revelli M14/35|Fiat-Revelli M1935]] machine gun mocked up as [[Fiat-Revelli M14/35|Fiat-Revelli M1914]].
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[[Image:Fiat-Revelli Modello 1935.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|Fiat-Revelli M14/35 machine gun - 8×59mm RB Breda]]
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[[Image:Fiat-revelli m1914.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|Fiat-Revelli M14 machine gun - 6.5x52mm Mannlicher-Carcano, for comparision.]]
 
[[Image:TGW(Lgg)-008.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:TGW(Lgg)-008.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:TGW(Lgg)-004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:TGW(Lgg)-004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:TGW(Lgg)-010.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:TGW(Lgg)-010.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
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== Unidentified pistol ==
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== Schwarzlose M.07/12 ==
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[[Image:TGW(Lgg)-009.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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Some period-correct [[Schwarzlose Machine Gun Model 07/12|Schwarzlose M.07/12]] machine guns are used by Austrian and Italian soldiers.
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[[Image:Schwarz 07-12.jpeg|thumb|none|400px|Schwarzlose MG M. 7/12 - 8x50mmR Mannlicher.]]
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[[Image:TGW(Lgg)-Schwarzlose1.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[Image:TGW(Lgg)-Schwarzlose2.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
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= Other =
  
 
== Unidentified hand grenade ==
 
== Unidentified hand grenade ==
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[[Image:TGW(Lgg)-011.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
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= Trivia =
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[[Image:The Great War-poster.jpg|thumb|none|350px|English poster]]
  
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[[Image:The Great War-poster.jpg|thumb|none|400px|English poster]]
 
  
 
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La grande guerra
Lgg-poster.jpg
Movie poster
Country ITA.jpg Italy
FRA.jpg 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
Costantina Silvana Mangano
Bordin Folco Lulli
Captain Castelli 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 an Academy Award nominee as Best Foreign Film.


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


Handguns

Unidentified Pistol

Italian and Austro-Hungarian officers can be seen with unidentified pistols, which look like a Beretta variant.

Beretta M1915 - .32 ACP, for comparision.
Beretta M1934 - .380 ACP, for comparision.
TGW(Lgg)-009.jpg
TGW(Lgg)-Pistol1.jpg

Rifles

Carcano M1891

The Italian soldiers including Oreste Jacovacci (Alberto Sordi) and Giovanni Busacca (Vittorio Gassman) are armed with Carcano M91 rifles. During mass scenes, many Austro-Hungarian soldiers are seen with full-length Carcanos, too.

Carcano M91 Long Rifle - 6.5mm
TGW(Lgg)-001.jpg
TGW(Lgg)-002.jpg
TGW(Lgg)-003.jpg

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.
TGW(Lgg)-005.jpg
TGW(Lgg)-006.jpg

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
TGW(Lgg)-007.jpg

Mauser Gewehr 1898

The German Gewehr 1898 is also used by some Austrian soldiers.

Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
TGW(Lgg)-Mauser1.jpg

Machine Guns

Fiat-Revelli M1914/35

The Italian and also Austro-Hungarian troops use a Fiat-Revelli M1935 machine gun mocked up as Fiat-Revelli M1914.

Fiat-Revelli M14/35 machine gun - 8×59mm RB Breda
Fiat-Revelli M14 machine gun - 6.5x52mm Mannlicher-Carcano, for comparision.
TGW(Lgg)-008.jpg
TGW(Lgg)-004.jpg
TGW(Lgg)-010.jpg

Schwarzlose M.07/12

Some period-correct Schwarzlose M.07/12 machine guns are used by Austrian and Italian soldiers.

Schwarzlose MG M. 7/12 - 8x50mmR Mannlicher.
TGW(Lgg)-Schwarzlose1.jpg
TGW(Lgg)-Schwarzlose2.jpg

Other

Unidentified hand grenade

TGW(Lgg)-011.jpg

Trivia

English poster
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