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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
| − | |name = Max Manus: Man of War | + | |name=''Max Manus: Man of War'' |
| − | |picture = MaxM_poster1.jpg | + | |picture=MaxM_poster1.jpg |
| − | |caption = ''Film | + | |caption=''Film Poster'' |
| − | |country = [[Image:NOR.jpg|25px]] Norway< | + | |country=[[Image:NOR.jpg|25px]] Norway<br>[[Image:DEN.jpg|25px]] Denmark<br>[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany |
| − | |director = Joachim Rønning< | + | |director=Joachim Rønning<br>Espen Sandberg |
| − | |date= 2008 | + | |date=DEcember 19, 2008 |
| − | |language = Norwegian< | + | |language=Norwegian<br>German<br>English<br>Russian<br>Finnish |
| − | |studio= Norsk Filminstitutt< | + | |studio=Norsk Filminstitutt<br>Det Danske Filminstitut |
| − | |distributor= | + | |distributor=Norsk Filmdistribusjon |
|character1=Max Manus | |character1=Max Manus | ||
|actor1=[[Aksel Hennie]] | |actor1=[[Aksel Hennie]] | ||
|character2=Gregers Gram | |character2=Gregers Gram | ||
|actor2=[[Nicolai Cleve Broch]] | |actor2=[[Nicolai Cleve Broch]] | ||
| − | |character3= | + | |character3=Kolbein Lauring |
| − | |actor3=[ | + | |actor3=[[Christian Rubeck]] |
| − | |character4= | + | |character4=Sigfried Fehmer |
| − | |actor4=[[ | + | |actor4=[[Ken Duken]] |
| − | |character5= | + | |character5=Lars Emil Erichsen |
| − | |actor5=[[ | + | |actor5=[[Jakob Oftebro]] |
| − | |character6= | + | |character6=Gunnar Sønsteby |
| − | |actor6=[[ | + | |actor6=[[Knut Joner]] |
| − | |character7= | + | |character7=Edvard Tallaksen |
| − | |actor7= | + | |actor7=[[Mats Eldøen]] |
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| − | '''''Max Manus: Man of War''''' ('''''Max Manus''''') is a 2008 Norwegian war film directed by the directing team of Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg starring [[Aksel Hennie]], Agnes Kittelsen, and [[Nicolai Cleve Broch]]. It is about the exploits of celebrated Norwegian resistance fighter Max Manus, based on his own memoirs. At the time of filming, it was the most expensive entirely Norwegian film of all time. | + | '''''Max Manus: Man of War''''' ('''''Max Manus''''') is a 2008 Norwegian war film directed by the directing team of Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg starring [[Aksel Hennie]], Agnes Kittelsen, and [[Nicolai Cleve Broch]]. It is about the exploits of celebrated Norwegian resistance fighter Max Manus, based on his own memoirs. At the time of filming, it was the most expensive entirely Norwegian film of all time. |
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| + | {{spoiler|Important plot points may be in the subtitles!}} | ||
=Handguns= | =Handguns= | ||
| − | ==Colt Model 1903 | + | ==Colt Model 1903== |
Max Manus ([[Aksel Hennie]]) and Kolbein Lauring ([[Christian Rubeck]]) carry [[Colt Model 1903/1908 Pocket Hammerless]] pistols. Gregers Gram's ([[Nicolai Cleve Broch]]) [[Walther PP]] turns into a Pocket Hammerless in a continuity error. | Max Manus ([[Aksel Hennie]]) and Kolbein Lauring ([[Christian Rubeck]]) carry [[Colt Model 1903/1908 Pocket Hammerless]] pistols. Gregers Gram's ([[Nicolai Cleve Broch]]) [[Walther PP]] turns into a Pocket Hammerless in a continuity error. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:ColtM1903HammerlessWoodGrips.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless - .32 ACP]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_PHL_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max holds his Pocket Hammerless.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_PHL_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A pistol on the floor.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_PHL_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gregers and Edvard fire at Gestapo agents and German troops.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_PHL_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max with his Pocket Hammerless.]] |
==FN Browning M1903== | ==FN Browning M1903== | ||
Max and Lars Emil Erichsen ([[Jakob Oftebro]]) are seen with [[FN Browning 1903]] pistols. | Max and Lars Emil Erichsen ([[Jakob Oftebro]]) are seen with [[FN Browning 1903]] pistols. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Browning 1903.jpg|thumb|none|300px|FN Browning Model 1903 Pocket - 9x20mm Browning Long]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_FNB_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lars Emil (left) with his FN Browning 1903.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_FNB_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max turns over his sidearm before he visits Siegfried Fehmer in his cell.]] |
==Walther PP== | ==Walther PP== | ||
Gregers and SS officer Höhler ([[Oliver Stokowski]]) are seen with [[Walther PP]] pistols. | Gregers and SS officer Höhler ([[Oliver Stokowski]]) are seen with [[Walther PP]] pistols. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Walther_PP.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther PP - .32 ACP]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_PP_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Walther PP is seen.]] |
==FN Model 1910== | ==FN Model 1910== | ||
Edvard Tallaksen ([[Mats Eldøen]]) carries a [[FN Model 1910]] throughout the film. | Edvard Tallaksen ([[Mats Eldøen]]) carries a [[FN Model 1910]] throughout the film. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:FN_Model_1910_1616.jpg|thumb|none|300px|FN Model 1910 - .380 ACP]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_FN_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Edvard holds his pistol.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_FN_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Edvard takes cover with his pistol.]] |
==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
| − | Norwegian police are seen with [[Luger P08]] pistols. | + | Norwegian police officers are seen with [[Luger P08]] pistols. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm Parabellum]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_P08_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A police officer pulls a Luger on Max.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_P08_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Same officer.]] |
| − | == | + | ==Kongsberg M/1914== |
| − | A Norwegian policeman pistol-whips Max with a [[Colt M1911]]. | + | A Norwegian policeman pistol-whips Max with a Kongsberg M1914, the Norwegian copy of the [[Colt M1911]]. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Kongsberg_M1914.JPG|thumb|300px|none|Kongsberg M/1914 - .45 ACP]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_M1911_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A policeman holds an M1911.]] |
==Mauser C96== | ==Mauser C96== | ||
A German officer is administers a coup de grâce to executed suspects with a [[Mauser C96]]. | A German officer is administers a coup de grâce to executed suspects with a [[Mauser C96]]. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Pre-War Mauser C96 - 7.63x25mm Mauser]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_C96_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German officer with his C96. However, his holster appears to be for a different pistol.]] |
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
==Sten Mk II== | ==Sten Mk II== | ||
| − | The [[Sten Mk II]] is the most common | + | The [[Sten Mk II]] is the most common submachine gun in the film, with both types of stocks. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sten.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_Sten_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max with his Sten after parachuting back into Norway.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_Sten_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Sten as part of the supply drop.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_Sten_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gregers with his Sten during the first raid on the shipyard.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_Sten_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max with a stockless Sten in a shoulder rig.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_Sten_05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max fires at pursuers thanks to his shoulder rig.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_Sten_06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max with a Sten while acting as the King's bodyguard during the victory parade.]] |
| − | ==Sten Mk | + | ==Sten Mk III== |
| − | Max and Kolbein are both seen with [[Sten Mk | + | Max and Kolbein are both seen with [[Sten Mk III]]s. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sten MkIII.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sten Mk III - 9x19mm]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_StenI_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kolbein cleaning his Sten.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_StenI_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max with his Sten during the crackdown.]] |
| − | == | + | ==MP 40== |
German troops are armed with [[MP40]]s. | German troops are armed with [[MP40]]s. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MP 40 - 9x19mm Parabellum]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_MP40_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier holds his MP40 on Max.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_MP40_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two German officers fire MP40s.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_MP40_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier with his MP40.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_MP40_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The MP40 is seen.]] |
==Suomi KP/-31== | ==Suomi KP/-31== | ||
Max is armed with a [[Suomi KP/-31]] during his flashbacks to his time fighting for Finland in the Winter War. | Max is armed with a [[Suomi KP/-31]] during his flashbacks to his time fighting for Finland in the Winter War. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Suomi KP-31 stick.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Suomi-konepistooli m/31 - 9x19mm Parabellum]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_Suomi_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max with his Suomi.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_Suomi_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max holds his Suomi.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_Suomi_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The shell casings appear to be 7.62x25mm Tokarev shell casings. This would be a goof, as his Suomi is chambered in 9mm Parabellum.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_Suomi_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|His Suomi appears to be equipped with a 50-round "coffin" magazine.]] |
| − | ==Thompson | + | ==M1928 Thompson== |
| − | Gunnar Sønsteby ([[Knut Joner]]) is armed with | + | Gunnar Sønsteby ([[Knut Joner]]) is armed with an [[M1928 Thompson]] during the victory parade. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:M1928.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1928 Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_M1928_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gunnar Sønsteby ([[Knut Joner]]) holds a Thompson.]] |
=Shotguns= | =Shotguns= | ||
==Double Barreled Shotgun== | ==Double Barreled Shotgun== | ||
| − | Max is seen with [[Double Barreled Shotgun]]s during scenes in both Norway and | + | Max is seen with [[Double Barreled Shotgun]]s during scenes in both Norway and Scotland. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Stevens12GaugeShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|J. Stevens and Company Side by Side Shotgun (Circa 1878) - 12 Gauge]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_DBS_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max holds the shotgun.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_DBS_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max with the shotgun.]] |
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Karabiner 98k== | ==Karabiner 98k== | ||
German troops are armed with [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles. | German troops are armed with [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98 kurz - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_K98k_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German firing squad shoots suspected resistance fighters.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_K98k_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers fire their rifles.]] |
| − | ==Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk | + | ==Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I== |
| − | Gregers and other Norwegian resistance fighters carry [[Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk | + | Gregers and other Norwegian resistance fighters carry [[Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I]] rifles when they are decorated by King Haakon VII. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mark I - .303 British]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_SMLE_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Norwegian resistance fighters are armed with Lee-Enfield rifles.]] |
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
| − | == | + | ==MG 34== |
| − | German troops are armed with [[ | + | German troops are armed with [[MG 34]] machine guns. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG 34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser. Belt-fed.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_MG34_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The MG 34 on the truck.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_MG34_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The barrel is seen.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_MG34_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mounted on a German motorcycle.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Mg-34man-portable.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG 34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser. With Gurtrommel 34 - 50 round belt drum magazine.]] |
| + | [[File:MaxM_MG34_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mounted on a German motorcycle.]] | ||
==Maxim M/09-21== | ==Maxim M/09-21== | ||
| − | Soviet troops are seen using a [[ | + | Soviet troops are seen using a [[Maxim M/09-21]] in Max's Winter War flashbacks. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:FinnMaximM21.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Maxim M/09-21 - 7.62x54mmR]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_MG_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet soldiers fire the Maxim.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_MG_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet soldiers fire the Maxim.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_MG_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The barrel is seen.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_MG_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Soviets stop firing to reload, giving Max an opportunity.]] |
| + | [[File:MaxM_MG_05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Maxim on the right.]] | ||
| − | = | + | =Others= |
==StuG III Ausf. G== | ==StuG III Ausf. G== | ||
A StuG III Ausf. G is seen at the shipyard. This may be the same StuG III Ausf. G seen in ''[[Band of Brothers]]'' and ''[[Mr. Bean's Holiday]]''. | A StuG III Ausf. G is seen at the shipyard. This may be the same StuG III Ausf. G seen in ''[[Band of Brothers]]'' and ''[[Mr. Bean's Holiday]]''. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_StugIII_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The StuG III Ausf. G is seen.]] |
==Hotchkiss H39== | ==Hotchkiss H39== | ||
A Hotchkiss H39 is seen at the shipyard. These French tanks were appropriated by the Germans after the fall of France. | A Hotchkiss H39 is seen at the shipyard. These French tanks were appropriated by the Germans after the fall of France. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_H39_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Hotchkiss H39 tank is seen.]] |
==Rigid Limpet Mines== | ==Rigid Limpet Mines== | ||
| − | Max and his | + | Max and his friends are seen training with, and then using British-issued rigid limpet mines. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_limpet_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Resistance fighters set a mine under a German ship.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_limpet_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Resistance fighters set a mine under a German ship.]] |
==Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife== | ==Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife== | ||
| − | In an effort to avoid reprisals against the civilian population, Max and his | + | In an effort to avoid reprisals against the civilian population, Max and his friends try to disguise their work as the work of British Commandos. They attach a note with a 3rd pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:FairburnSykesCommandoDagger.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife 3rd pattern]] |
| + | [[File:MaxM_FS_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max and his friends attach a note with a Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife.]] | ||
==Dart pistol== | ==Dart pistol== | ||
| − | Max and his | + | Max and his friends goof off with a break action dart pistol. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MaxM_dart_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Max and his friends goof off with a break action dart pistol.]] |
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Max Manus: Man of War (Max Manus) is a 2008 Norwegian war film directed by the directing team of Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg starring Aksel Hennie, Agnes Kittelsen, and Nicolai Cleve Broch. It is about the exploits of celebrated Norwegian resistance fighter Max Manus, based on his own memoirs. At the time of filming, it was the most expensive entirely Norwegian film of all time.
The following weapons were used in the film Max Manus: Man of War:
WARNING! Important plot points may be in the subtitles!
Handguns
Colt Model 1903
Max Manus (Aksel Hennie) and Kolbein Lauring (Christian Rubeck) carry Colt Model 1903/1908 Pocket Hammerless pistols. Gregers Gram's (Nicolai Cleve Broch) Walther PP turns into a Pocket Hammerless in a continuity error.
FN Browning M1903
Max and Lars Emil Erichsen (Jakob Oftebro) are seen with FN Browning 1903 pistols.
Walther PP
Gregers and SS officer Höhler (Oliver Stokowski) are seen with Walther PP pistols.
FN Model 1910
Edvard Tallaksen (Mats Eldøen) carries a FN Model 1910 throughout the film.
Luger P08
Norwegian police officers are seen with Luger P08 pistols.
Kongsberg M/1914
A Norwegian policeman pistol-whips Max with a Kongsberg M1914, the Norwegian copy of the Colt M1911.
Mauser C96
A German officer is administers a coup de grâce to executed suspects with a Mauser C96.
Submachine Guns
Sten Mk II
The Sten Mk II is the most common submachine gun in the film, with both types of stocks.
Sten Mk III
Max and Kolbein are both seen with Sten Mk IIIs.
MP 40
German troops are armed with MP40s.
Suomi KP/-31
Max is armed with a Suomi KP/-31 during his flashbacks to his time fighting for Finland in the Winter War.
M1928 Thompson
Gunnar Sønsteby (Knut Joner) is armed with an M1928 Thompson during the victory parade.
Gunnar Sønsteby (Knut Joner) holds a Thompson.
Shotguns
Double Barreled Shotgun
Max is seen with Double Barreled Shotguns during scenes in both Norway and Scotland.
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
German troops are armed with Karabiner 98k rifles.
Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I
Gregers and other Norwegian resistance fighters carry Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I rifles when they are decorated by King Haakon VII.
Machine Guns
MG 34
German troops are armed with MG 34 machine guns.
Maxim M/09-21
Soviet troops are seen using a Maxim M/09-21 in Max's Winter War flashbacks.
Others
StuG III Ausf. G
A StuG III Ausf. G is seen at the shipyard. This may be the same StuG III Ausf. G seen in Band of Brothers and Mr. Bean's Holiday.
Hotchkiss H39
A Hotchkiss H39 is seen at the shipyard. These French tanks were appropriated by the Germans after the fall of France.
Rigid Limpet Mines
Max and his friends are seen training with, and then using British-issued rigid limpet mines.
Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife
In an effort to avoid reprisals against the civilian population, Max and his friends try to disguise their work as the work of British Commandos. They attach a note with a 3rd pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife.
Dart pistol
Max and his friends goof off with a break action dart pistol.
