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The Big Runaround
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The Big Runaround (original title La grande vadrouille and released in the UK as Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!) is a 1966 French comedy film. Set in 1940's Nazi-occupied France, it follows the misadventures of a French painter and an orchestra conductor who find themselves unwittingly getting caught up in the efforts of a group of RAF pilots to escape the Germans.
The following weapons were used in the film The Big Runaround:
Webley Mk VI
RAF pilots Sir Reginald Brook (Terry-Thomas), Peter Cunningham (Claudio Brook) and Alan McIntosh (Mike Marshall) as well as their less fortunate comrades Harry (George Birt) and John (Nicholas Bang) carry Webley Mk VI revolvers as sidearms. They're never used and in fact the pilots discard them quickly after landing along with their uniforms. Only Cunningham's is seen clearly in Juliette's apartment.
Luger P08
A German sergeant (Reinhard Kolldehoff) is seen carrying a Luger P08. Other Germans use them, usually in holsters.
Unidentified Handgun
Throughout the film, Major Achbach (Benno Sterzenbach) is seen carrying a small handgun in a holster, although he never takes it out. DID gives him a Walther PPK, but there's no evidence for this in the film.
MP40
The MP40 is seen used by German troops throughout the film.
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k in the hands of numerous German soldiers. Augustin Bouvet (Bourvil) and Stanislas Lefort (Louis de Funès) also carry them when disguised as German soldiers.
MG42
The Germans attempt to prevent the heroes from escaping in a pair of gliders using an MG42 mounted in a halftrack. However, the gunner (Michel Modo) is cross-eyed and misses and accidentally shoots down a German fighter plane instead.
Flakvierling 38
A Flakvierling 38 is used by the Germans in Paris to shoot down Sir Reginald Brook's (Terry-Thomas) bomber.
