Follow Me, Scoundrels!
Mir nach, Canaillen!

Movie Poster

Country	East Germany
Directed by	Ralf Kirsten
Release Date	July 31, 1964
Language	German
Studio	Defa Gruppe 60 Deutsche Film (DEFA)
Distributor	VEB Progress Film-Vertrieb

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Alexander	Manfred Krug
Ulrike	Monika Woytowicz
Leutnant Lübbenau	Fred Düren
Countess Lübbenau	Carola Braunbock
Lord of the court	Norbert Christian
Denhoff	Marion Van de Kamp
Kronenberg	Harald Halgardt
Freiin von Lübbenau	Helga Göring

Follow Me, Scoundrels! is a 1964 East German swashbuckler film directed by Ralf Kirsten. Prussia 1730: The king sends his men in search of new recruits. The "Hanoverian peasant canaille" Alexander (Manfred Krug) meets all the requirements. The rascal begs the recruiting officer until he is accepted into his "royal" family and presented with ducats. The enchanting little daughter is also to become his property.

It was DEFA's first and extremely successful swashbuckler film in 1964. Together with director Ralf Kirsten and screenwriters Joachim Kupsch and Ulrich Plenzdorf, the then newly crowned audience favorite Manfred Krug took on the idea of inventing an adventure film like Fanfan la Tulipe.

The following weapons were used in the film Follow Me, Scoundrels!:

Pistols

Chatellerault Gendarmerie

Alexander (Manfred Krug) takes two Chatellerault Gendarmerie‎ pistols from the Lübbenau's arsenal. The use of percussion weapons in 1730 is an anachronism.

Pistolet Chatellerault Gendarmerie - .58 cal

Alexander moves both hammers of the acquired pistols.

He fires one while on a burning hay wagon.

Placing a percussion primer cap on the hammer.

Alexander stands with his two pistol next to Augustus II the Strong (Erik S. Klein).

He ignites the fuse of a grenade with his Chatellerault.

Chatellerault Mle. 1822T

The Chatellerault Cavalry Model 1822 is the most used sidearm throughout the movie. It is used by Leutnant Lübbenau (Fred Düren) and the second coachman (Joachim Bober).

Pistolet Chatellerault Modèle 1822T - .69 cal

Alexander and Lübbenau fight each other which offers a view of the left side of the pistol.

Leutnant Lübbenau fires at his servant (Friedrich Teitge).

Cocking the hammer...

...to take a shot at Alexander.

The coachman points his pistol at the Minister of Finance (Helmut Schreiber). Note it has the ramrod.

Flintlock Pistol

The first coachman (Willi Neuenhahn) is seen with a Flintlock Pistol which switches to a Chatellerault pistol in the next scene. This pistol has similarities with a Russian Cavalry Pistol M1809.