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Les Morfalous (1984)

Les Morfalous (literally The Greedy-Guts, in French argot) is a 1984 French action-comedy movie by Henri Verneuil starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, featuring the French Foreign Legion during the Second World War.

The following guns were used in the movie Les Morfalous

Pistols

Luger P08

Sgt. Pierre Augagneur (Jean-Paul Belmondo) several times took Luger P08 from captured German officers.

Luger P08 9x19mm. This is a 1917 dated handgun, thus it is a World War One firearm.

Sgt. Pierre Augagneur (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is disarming German officer.

Luger on the table.

Sgt. Augagneur is again disarming German officer.

M1911A1 (?)

The illegal gold trader has a pistol tucked into pants. Only grip can be seen but it looks like M1911.

SMGs

Sten Mark II

Several French legionaires including Sgt. Pierre Augagneur (Jean-Paul Belmondo) can be seen with Sten Mark II submachine gun.

Sten Mk II Submachine gun - 9x19mm

Production still: Beral (Jacques Villeret), Boissier (Michel Creton), Augagneur (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and Mahuzard (Michel Constantin) with Sten guns.

Legionaire with Sten in night scene.

Augagneur with his Sten.

MP40

German soldiers are armed with MP40 submachine guns. After legionaires killed two of them they took German uniform and MP40s.

MP40 - 9x9mm

German soldier with MP40.

Another German soldier with MP40.

Augagneur (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and Beral (Jacques Villeret) in German uniform with MP40.

MP40 is seen near the body of German soldier.

MAT-49

MAT-49 is seen in hands of several French soldiers in the final scene.

MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm

Several MAT-49 SMGs can be seen.

Rifles

MAS-36

French legionaires in the opening scene and French soldiers in the final scene are mostly armed with MAS-36 rifles.

MAS-36 7.5x54mm French

Barrels of MAS-36 rifles are seen near the dead legionaire.

French soldiers with MAS-36 rifles.

Karabiner 98k

Several German soldiers are seen with Karabiner 98k rifles.

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser.

Several 98k are seen at the background.

Machine Guns

Bren MG

Boissier (Michel Creton) and Augagneur (Jean-Paul Belmondo) used a Bren MG in the opening scene.

Bren Mk1 - .303 caliber

Production still: legionaires with Bren.

Production still: Sgt. Pierre Augagneur (Jean-Paul Belmondo) with Bren.

Boissier (Michel Creton) with Bren.

MG34

When the German soldiers attacked the French legionaires, they are using MG34 machine guns.

MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum

Browning M1919

Browning M1919 machine guns are seen mounted on the trucks in the opening scene. The exact model is hard to identify: this machine gun is similar to M1919A6 lacking buttstock but the holes in the barrel cover are elongated, not round.

M1919A6 .30 Machine Gun, Post-WWII manufacture.

M1919 machine gun is mounted in the truck.

M1919 is seen near the dead legionaire.

The gunner was shot before he could open fire.

Other

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

When legionaires dress German uniform, Sgt. Pierre Augagneur (Jean-Paul Belmondo) took Model 24 Stielhandgranate but never used it.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade

Augagneur (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and Beral (Jacques Villeret) in German uniform. Model 24 grenade is tucked at Augagner's belt.

Flare Pistol

A flare pistol is used by Germans.

A German soldier is firing flare pistol during the night scene.

Rocket Launcher

A rocker launcher is seen in hands of French soldiers in the final scene. It is a little blurry and hard to identify. Due to its size it can be M20 "Super Bazooka" or RL-83 Blindicide or some other launcher.

Trivia

SK-105 Kürassier Light Tank

Austrian SK-105 Kürassier light tank (produced in 1970s) acts as a German tank.

Panhard AML 90 Armoured Car

French Panhard AML 90 armoured car (produced in 1960s) acts as a German armoured car.

Howitzer 105 mm M2

Augagneur (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and Beral (Jacques Villeret) used 105mm M2 howitzer to destroy the German stronghold.

Mortar

German soldiers used mortars during the ambush scene.

Cinema poster.

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 [[File:Les Morfalous DVD.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Les Morfalous'' (1984)]]
 '''''Les Morfalous''''' (literally ''The Greedy-Guts'', in French argot) is a 1984 French action-comedy movie by Henri Verneuil starring [[Jean-Paul Belmondo]], featuring the French Foreign Legion during the Second World War.
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 [[File:Les Morfalous MP40-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Augagneur ([[Jean-Paul Belmondo]]) and Beral ([[Jacques Villeret]]) in German uniform with MP40.]]
 [[File:Les Morfalous MP40-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MP40 is seen near the body of German soldier.]]
+=== MAT-49 ===
+[[MAT-49]] is seen in hands of several French soldiers in the final scene.
+[[File:MAT-49.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm]]
+[[File:Les Morfalous MAT-49.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Several MAT-49 SMGs can be seen.]]
 == Rifles ==
 === MAS-36 ===
-[[File:Les Morfalous M1919-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+French legionaires in the opening scene and French soldiers in the final scene are mostly armed with [[MAS-36]] rifles.
-[[File:Les Morfalous MAS36-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[File:MAS36.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAS-36 7.5x54mm French]]
-[[File:Les Morfalous MAS36-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[File:Les Morfalous M1919-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Barrels of MAS-36 rifles are seen near the dead legionaire.]]
+[[File:Les Morfalous MAS36-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French soldiers with MAS-36 rifles.]]
-=== Mauser 98 ===
+=== Karabiner 98k ===
-[[File:Les Morfalous Mauser-98-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+Several German soldiers are seen with [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles.
+[[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]]
+[[File:Les Morfalous Mauser-98-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Several 98k are seen at the background.]]
 == Machine Guns ==
 === Bren MG ===
-Sgt. Pierre Augagneur ([[Jean-Paul Belmondo]]) takes a [[Bren gun|Bren MG]] when he is running into the building near the bank. Later he uses the [[Bren gun|Bren MG]] to attack the germans.
+Boissier ([[Michel Creton]]) and Augagneur ([[Jean-Paul Belmondo]]) used a [[Bren gun|Bren MG]] in the opening scene.
 [[File:Bren_gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Bren Mk1 - .303 caliber]]
-[[File:Les Morfalous-Bren-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[File:Les Morfalous-Bren-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Production still: legionaires with Bren.]]
-[[File:Les Morfalous-Bren-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[File:Les Morfalous-Bren-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Production still: Sgt. Pierre Augagneur ([[Jean-Paul Belmondo]]) with Bren.]]
-[[File:Les Morfalous Bren-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[File:Les Morfalous Bren-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Boissier ([[Michel Creton]]) with Bren.]]
 === MG34 ===
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 [[File:Les Morfalous MG34-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-=== M1919 ===
+=== Browning M1919 ===
-[[File:Les Morfalous M1919-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[Browning M1919]] machine guns are seen mounted on the trucks in the opening scene. The exact model is hard to identify: this machine gun is similar to M1919A6 lacking buttstock but the holes in the barrel cover are elongated, not round.
-[[File:Les Morfalous M1919-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[File:1919A6_postWW2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1919A6 .30 Machine Gun, Post-WWII manufacture.]]
-[[File:Les Morfalous M1919-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[File:Les Morfalous M1919-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1919 machine gun is mounted in the truck.]]
+[[File:Les Morfalous M1919-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1919 is seen near the dead legionaire.]]
+[[File:Les Morfalous M1919-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The gunner was shot before he could open fire.]]
 == Other ==
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 === Rocket Launcher ===
+A rocker launcher is seen in hands of French soldiers in the final scene. It is a little blurry and hard to identify. Due to its size it can be M20 "Super Bazooka" or RL-83 Blindicide or some other launcher.
 [[File:Les Morfalous Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]