Legenda o živých mrtvých
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Country
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Czechoslovakia
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Language
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Czech
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Channel
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Československá televize
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Creator
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Petr Tucek
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Genre
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War
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Broadcast
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1971
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No. of Seasons
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1
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No. of Episodes
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4
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Main Cast
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Character
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Actor
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Legend of the Living Dead (Legenda o živých mrtvých) is a 1971 Czech four-part TV movie about the partisan movement in Moravia at the end of WWII. Partisans gained the cooperation of the local Schupo (Local police) commander, who is a friend of the Gestapo cheif, hopefully helping them discover a traitor in their ranks.
The following weapons can be seen in the TV series Legenda o živých mrtvých:
Handguns
Walther P38
German officers and resistance fighters carry Walther P38s.
Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm.
The
Schupo commander Major Lenz (
Jirí Dušek) holds his gun.
A young resistance fighter Standa (
Miroslav Streda) aims a pistol from the window.
Conflict between chauffeurs - Willy Kraus (
Václav Kyzlink) (right) aims his P38 at Tony Adler.
Steyr 1912 pistol
Chief of the Gestapo Kurt Klein (Rudolf Jurda) used a Steyr 1912 pistol.
Steyr Hahn Model 1912 (1913 mfg) - 9x23mm
ms at Mjr. Lenz his pistol.
Walther PPK
Countess Eva (Vlasta Fialová) fires a Walther PPK at Major Lenz.
Walther PPK - 9mm Kurz aka .380 ACP
Baby Browning
Countess Eva (Vlasta Fialová) aims her Baby Browning at Mjr. Lenz.
Astra-Unceta Victoria 1911 Model
MUDr. Vinkler (Bohumil Slezácek) carries a Astra-Unceta Victoria 1911 Model pocket pistol.
Unceta Victoria 1911 Model - .25 ACP
Nagant M1895
Some Soviet partisans carry the Nagant M1895 revolver
Nagant M1895 Pistol - 7.62x38N cartridge (aka 7.62 Nagant ammo). This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a War time Issued weapon.
Partisans commander Vasil (Ladislav Vecera) in the final battle with Klein.
Submachine guns
MP38/40
The Germans and partisans forces heavily use MP38 and MP40 submachine guns.
The MP38. The sub-machine gun of the German Military Before 1940. It was still used in small quantities in 1941 and 1942.
MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm
German soldier with his
MP38 submachine gun hanging around his neck.
Ludwig Schrott (
Milan Holubár) prepares a pitfall for Major Lenz in the castle.
Beretta Model 38/42
Beretta Model 38/42s mocked as MP41 submachine guns are sporadicly by all factions
Beretta Model 38/42 - 9x19mm
The MP41. It was produced and used in small quantities in 1941 to 1942.
German soldier (left) armed with a Beretta Model 38/42 as MP41 submachine gun.
Russian
ROA soldier (left) fires her "MP41" submachine gun.
PPSh-41
The main weapon of partisan troops in Czechoslovak was a Soviet PPSh-41 submachine gun.
Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
The trapped female radio operators fire at attackers.
Rifles
VZ-24 Czech Mauser
German soldiers and partisans also carry VZ-24 Czech Mauser rifles.
Czech VZ-24 Mauser rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser
A German soldier carries a VZ-24 Czech Mauser.
Detail of his VZ-24 Czech Mauser.
Mosin Nagant Rifle
German and ROA (Russian Liberation Army) soldiers are equipped with Mosin Nagant sniper rifles.
Full-length, Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle with Russian PU 3.5x sniper scope and down turned bolt handle - 7.62x54mm R
German soldier shoots at a fleeing resistance fighter.
The
ROA sniper fires at Lenz´s car.
Machine guns
MG42
Partisans frequently use captured German MG42 machine guns.
MG42 with bipod extended - 7.92mm Mauser
Fleeing partisan with a
MG42 machine gun on his back.
A Partisan machine gunner sits behind traitor Felix (
Ivan Palúch).
Unknown machine gun
An unknown machine gun is used in a German ambush. It is not an MG30, as the Mg30 is magazine-fed and the weapon in the movie is belt-fed.
Hand grenades
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
Model 39 Eihandgranate
Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm
F-1 hand grenade
F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.
The partisan marched through the woods with a
F1 hand grenade hanging on his back.
Commander Vasil (
Ladislav Vecera) in addition to the revolver has also a several hand grenades.