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| + | '''''Journey's End''''' is a 1930 British-American World War I film directed by James Whale based on the novel of the same name by R. C. Sherriff. The movie shows the everyday life of a British squad under the command of Capt. Denis Stanhope ([[Colin Clive]]) in 1918, 3 days before the German Spring Offensive ("''Operation Michael''"). On this eve of battle the young Lt. Raleigh ([[David Manners]]), an old school friend, is assigned to his company. Stanehope is engaged to his sister and is afraid that he will tell her his broken state. Then Raleigh is send to a trench raiding mission and meets the horrors of war. | ||
| − | + | The movie has been filmed several times again: A German version from 1931 under the title "''[[Other Side, The|The Other Side]]''", the 1976 British-French | |
| − | + | war film ''[[Aces High]]'' directed by Jack Gold based on the plot and the [[Journey's End (1988)|television film adaptation of 1988]]. In 2018 a new [[Journey's End (2018)|cinema adaptation]] was released. | |
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| − | The movie has been filmed several times again: A German version from 1931 under the title "''The Other Side''", the 1976 British-French | ||
| − | war film ''[[Aces High]]'' directed by Jack Gold based on the plot and the [[Journey's End (1988)|television film adaptation of 1988]]. | ||
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Capt. Denis Stanhope ([[Colin Clive]]) threatens 2nd Lt. Hibbert (Anthony Bushell) for desertion with a [[Webley Mk VI]]. | Capt. Denis Stanhope ([[Colin Clive]]) threatens 2nd Lt. Hibbert (Anthony Bushell) for desertion with a [[Webley Mk VI]]. | ||
[[File:Webley Mk VI.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley]] | [[File:Webley Mk VI.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley]] | ||
| − | [[File:je30_webley_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Capt. | + | [[File:je30_webley_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Capt. Stanhope draws his [[Webley Mk VI|Webley]].]] |
| − | [[File:je30_webley_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Promotional picture]] | + | [[File:je30_webley_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Promotional picture of the scene.]] |
| − | [[File:je30_webley_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | + | [[File:je30_webley_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Stanhope holds the revolver on 2nd Lt. Hibbert (Anthony Bushell).]] |
==M1917 Revolver== | ==M1917 Revolver== | ||
| − | + | 2nd Lt. Raleigh ([[David Manners]]) and Lt. Osborne (Ian Maclaren) are seen with [[M1917 Revolver|Colt M1917 Revolver]]s before going over the top. For better view [http://c8.alamy.com/comp/EE5466/david-manners-ian-maclaren-on-set-of-the-film-journeys-end-1930-EE5466.jpg click here] | |
| − | going over the top. For better view [http://c8.alamy.com/comp/EE5466/david-manners-ian-maclaren-on-set-of-the-film-journeys-end-1930-EE5466.jpg click here] | ||
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[[Image:ColtModel1917ArmyEx.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt M1917 Revolver - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:ColtModel1917ArmyEx.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt M1917 Revolver - .45 ACP]] | ||
| − | [[File:je30_m1917_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:je30_m1917_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Osborne explains Raleigh what they're going to do.]] |
| − | [[File:je30_m1917_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:je30_m1917_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Osborne holds the revolver before he going over the top.]] |
==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
| − | A German soldier is seen with a [[Luger P08]] near the end of the movie. | + | A German soldier is briefly seen with a [[Luger P08]] during the beginning of the ''Kaiserschlacht'' on March 21, 1918 near the end of the movie. |
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:je30_luger.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldier on the left.]] | [[File:je30_luger.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldier on the left.]] | ||
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British soldiers use [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]] rifles. | British soldiers use [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]] rifles. | ||
[[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British. This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War.]] | [[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British. This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War.]] | ||
| − | [[File:Je30 lee 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | + | [[File:Je30 lee 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|George's rifle next to Lt. Raleigh ([[David Manners]]).]] |
| − | [[File:je30_lee_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:je30_lee_1_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Closer view on the SMLE.]] |
| + | [[File:je30_lee_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Trench raider holds his SMLE.]] | ||
==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ||
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[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:je30_g98_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers fire their [[Mauser Gewehr 1898|Gewehr 98]]s from a trench.]] | [[File:je30_g98_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers fire their [[Mauser Gewehr 1898|Gewehr 98]]s from a trench.]] | ||
| + | [[File:je30_g98_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German reloads his Gewehr. The ''Lange Visier'' rear sight is visible.]] | ||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
==Lewis Gun== | ==Lewis Gun== | ||
| − | [[Lewis Gun]]s used by British soldiers. The | + | [[Lewis Gun]]s used by British soldiers. The Lewis Guns have 97-round magazines. |
[[File:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]] | [[File:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]] | ||
| − | [[File:je30_maxim_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British soldier with the gun.]] | + | [[File:je30_maxim_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British soldier of Stanehope's unit transporting the Lewis.]] |
| − | [[File:je30_lg_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[ | + | [[File:je30_lg_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another Lewis Gunner with the gun.]] |
| + | [[File:je30_lg_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Lewis Gun on the left before the German attack.]] | ||
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| + | ==Vickers Mk1== | ||
| + | A British soldier is briefly seen manning a [[Vickers Mk1]]. | ||
| + | [[File:VickersMk1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun - .303 British]] | ||
| + | [[File:je30_vick1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldier manning the Vickers.]] | ||
==Maxim MG 08== | ==Maxim MG 08== | ||
| − | German soldiers fire a [[Maxim MG08]] from a bunker. | + | German soldiers fire a [[Maxim MG08]] from a bunker at Osborne's squad. As the gun jammed, Raleigh recognized his chance and captured a German soldier [[Werner Klingler]]. |
[[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
| − | [[File:je30_maximg_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:je30_maximg_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Maxim being fired.]] |
| − | [[File:je30_maxim_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:je30_maxim_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German tries to unjam the maxim.]] |
=Hand Grenades= | =Hand Grenades= | ||
==Mills Bomb== | ==Mills Bomb== | ||
| − | British solders use [[Mills Bomb]]s in the movie. | + | British solders including Raleigh use [[Mills Bomb]]s in the movie. |
[[File:Mills Bomb SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|200px|No. 36M Mk.I "Mills Bomb" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.]] | [[File:Mills Bomb SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|200px|No. 36M Mk.I "Mills Bomb" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.]] | ||
| − | [[File:je30_mills_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Promotional picture]] | + | [[File:je30_mills_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Promotional picture.]] |
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| + | =Other= | ||
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| + | ==Stokes Trench Mortar== | ||
| + | Two [[Stokes Trench Mortar]]s are fired by British soldiers one day before the Trench Raiders going into No Man's Land. | ||
| + | [[Image:3inch Stokes Mortar.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Stokes Trench Mortar - 3 inch]] | ||
| + | [[File:je30_sokes_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The mortars being fired by the soldiers.]] | ||
=See Also= | =See Also= | ||
Revision as of 13:07, 21 May 2018
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Journey's End is a 1930 British-American World War I film directed by James Whale based on the novel of the same name by R. C. Sherriff. The movie shows the everyday life of a British squad under the command of Capt. Denis Stanhope (Colin Clive) in 1918, 3 days before the German Spring Offensive ("Operation Michael"). On this eve of battle the young Lt. Raleigh (David Manners), an old school friend, is assigned to his company. Stanehope is engaged to his sister and is afraid that he will tell her his broken state. Then Raleigh is send to a trench raiding mission and meets the horrors of war.
The movie has been filmed several times again: A German version from 1931 under the title "The Other Side", the 1976 British-French war film Aces High directed by Jack Gold based on the plot and the television film adaptation of 1988. In 2018 a new cinema adaptation was released.
The following weapons were used in the film Journey's End (1930):
Handguns
Webley Mk VI
Capt. Denis Stanhope (Colin Clive) threatens 2nd Lt. Hibbert (Anthony Bushell) for desertion with a Webley Mk VI.
Capt. Stanhope draws his Webley.
M1917 Revolver
2nd Lt. Raleigh (David Manners) and Lt. Osborne (Ian Maclaren) are seen with Colt M1917 Revolvers before going over the top. For better view click here
Luger P08
A German soldier is briefly seen with a Luger P08 during the beginning of the Kaiserschlacht on March 21, 1918 near the end of the movie.
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*
British soldiers use Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* rifles.
George's rifle next to Lt. Raleigh (David Manners).
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Several Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles used by German soldiers. For better view click here
German soldiers fire their Gewehr 98s from a trench.
Machine Guns
Lewis Gun
Lewis Guns used by British soldiers. The Lewis Guns have 97-round magazines.
Vickers Mk1
A British soldier is briefly seen manning a Vickers Mk1.
Maxim MG 08
German soldiers fire a Maxim MG08 from a bunker at Osborne's squad. As the gun jammed, Raleigh recognized his chance and captured a German soldier Werner Klingler.
Hand Grenades
Mills Bomb
British solders including Raleigh use Mills Bombs in the movie.
Other
Stokes Trench Mortar
Two Stokes Trench Mortars are fired by British soldiers one day before the Trench Raiders going into No Man's Land.
See Also
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