| Carillons Sans Joie
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Movie Poster
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| Country
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 France
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| Directed by
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Charles Brabant
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| Release Date
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1962
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| Language
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French
German
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| Studio
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Régis Films
Unidex
Lisa Films
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| Distributor
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Unidex
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Carillons Sans Joie is a 1962 French World War II movie taking place in 1942 during operation Torch and directed by Charles Brabant. A Vichy French Army unit is sent to keep a bridge and deny access to Allied and Axis troops. Lead by the Captain de Lambérieux, he has to earn time when a German armored unit want to take the position from the French soldiers.
The following weapons were used in the film Carillons Sans Joie:
Rifles & Carbines
MAS-36
The MAS-36 is used by almost all Vichy French soldiers. The hooded front sight indicate that's second type rifles produced after the WWII.
Line of hidden MAS-36 in church at the beginning of the movie.
French soldiers facing Germans soldiers with Chatellerault M1924/29 and MAS-36 at ready. When German ultimatum comes to the end.
French soldier shooting his MAS-36 at Germans.
A French soldier shot a German before getting stabbed by an another rushing ennemy soldier.
A French soldier tries to wake up his fallen comrade.
A anachronistic Mas36/51 can be seen in the movie.
MAS-36/51 - 7.5x54mm French
The muzzle of an anachronistic Mas36/51 can briefly seen when French soldiers take rifles from hidding places.
Karabiner 98k
Very few German soldiers are seen holding rifles. No clearly shot allow a real identification of the rifle, it could be a Mauser Gewehr 1898, but the profile could let think it is a Kar98.
Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Germans soldiers are towing artillery with rifles in back.
German soldier is attacking with a Karabiner 98k.
M1 Carbine
US scout soldiers whose arriving at the French camp are armed with post-War M1 Carbine with bayonet lug.
US scout soldiers are seen with post war M1 Carbine with bayonet lug.
US Soldiers arriving at the French camp.
Submachine Guns
MAS-38
French Army is equiped with MAS-38 submachine guns. But it never seen fired during battle.
MAS-38 - 7.65x20mm Longue
MAS-38 are seen in church hidding place.
A French sergeant is seen with a MAS-38 when patrolling.
MP40
The MP40 is massively used by German troops through all the movie and during the final battle it's the only one weapons see fired by the soldiers.
German officer saluate the French flag. The soldier on the left is armed with a MP40 without blank adaptator.
German soldier shooting at the French with his MP40
A fallen German with MP40 on his chest
A German stand at ready, while the French Captain riding a white horse through the battlefield. Note the grenade in his boot.
German soldier aim his MP40 at the French captain. The blank adaptator is clearly visible.
German soldiers guarding French POWs. Note the blank adaptator.
Machine Guns & Automatic Rifles
FM 24/29
The FM 24/29 is the principal support weapon used by French troops, principaly the NCOs are seen using the FM. The Vichy French Army wasn't allowed by armistice convention to have heavy machine guns.
Chatellerault M1924/29 Light Machine Gun - 7.5x54mm R
French soldiers facing Germans soldiers with Chatellerault M1924/29 and MAS-36 at ready. When German ultimatum comes to the end.
French soldier shooting Chatellerault M1924/29 from a nest.
French soldiers firing at approching Germans.
Heavy combat with Chatellerault M1924/29.
A French soldier gun down a German soldier with his 24/29.
MG34
A side-car look like equiped with a MG34 when the French company cross a German soldiers near the beginning of the movie. But the shot is not very clean to be sure.
MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser
German soldiers saluate the French officer. Probably a
MG34 mounted on the side-car.
MG42
When the German ultimatum comes to end, both sides stand ready to fight. A MG42 in nest can be seen in German side.
Browning M2 Heavy Barrel
The US Half-Track is equiped by Browning M2 Heavy Barrel Quadmount mounted. At the end of the movie, a French and a US soldier try to shot down a German plane, thus provoking the battle.
Browning M2HBs in M45 Quadmount mounted on M51 Multiple Machine Gun Carriage - .50 BMG
US scout soldiers drive a half-track with
Browning M2 Quadmount mounted.
US soldier shoot at a German plane.
Unknow MachineGun
During the final battle, Germans are seen in a conquered French position manning an unknow machine gun.
Unknow MG used by Germans.
Pistols and Revolvers
Mle 1892 Revolver
Some Mle 1892 Revolver are seen but never used.
Modèle d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver - 8x27mm SR
Walther P38
The Maréchal des Logis (sergeant) Charles Bourgeon (Raymond Pellegrin), carry as his sidearm a Walther P38 and use it to kill a german soldier.
French soldier gun down an ennemy soldier with a
Walther P38.
The gun jams after he killed the German.
Ruby
Captain de Lambérieux (Paul Meurisse), look carrying a Ruby pistol as his personnal handgun.
Captain de Lambérieux saluate the Nazi flag, to give back the respect when Germans saluted the French flag. The French NCOs refuse to do it. At his belt a Ruby pistol probably holstered.
Genades and Explosives
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
During the final battle, Germans are seen using Model 24 Stielhandgranate against the French troops.
Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade
When ultimatum comes to the end Germans soldiers facing French lines with MG42 at ready. Few
Model 24 Stielhandgranate can be seen in the nest.
The same French soldier protect him from an another grenade behind a dead German soldier he shot with his P38.
DF 37 hand grenade
At the end of the film, a French soldier whose successfully escaped, ambush a German car with a young civilian by throwing DF 37 hand grenade.
DF 37/46 hand grenade with Mle 1935 fuse.
French soldier and a young civilian prepare to ambush a German car with
DF 37 hand grenade at the end of the movie.
Mortar Mle 27/31
What look like Mortier de 81 mm Mle 27/31 are seen in French army. But never used, cause in the movie, a soldier tell to his sergeant they got the wrong shells.
Mortier de 81 mm Mle 27/31
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Over the revolvers we can see mortars. Under the revolvers the plate bases.
The soldier show a wrong mortar shell they can't use. While it look 81mm shell that it could fit with mortar Mle 27/31.
Fake Mines
In the objectif to deter and make waste of time to ennemy vehicles to cross the bridge, French soldiers lay fake mines made from kind of plates.
French soldiers lay "mines".
German delegation walking through the "minefield".
Artillery and Armored Vehicle
Artillery
German troops use artillery against the French position.
The armored vehicle which killed Captain de Lambérieux when he stand in front of.
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