Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful (1997)

Life Is Beautiful (Italian: La vita è bella) is a very touching 1997 film about a writer named Guido Orefice (Roberto Benigni) and his family being sent to a concentration camp during last years of the war (1944-1945). Some of the film was based on Benigni's own family during the war where his father had survived three years in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in modern day Lower Saxony. However Bergen-Belsen was liberated by the British 11th Armored Division while the camp in the film was liberated by Americans. The film was well received, was a financial success, and won the Best Music, Original Dramatic Score, Best Foreign Language Film, Directing, Film Editing, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Picture awards at the 71st Academy Awards. The film has also received some criticism for what some call "misplaced humor".
The following weapons were used in the film Life Is Beautiful:

Sub Machine Guns

MP38

What appears to be a MP38 is seen with some German soldiers.

MP38 - 9x19mm

A German Soldier with a MP38 as he directs Jews into the train car.

MP40

The MP40 is seen with some of the guards.

MP40 - 9x19mm

A German soldier with an MP40.

A German soldier aims his MP40.

Rifles

Carcano M91

The Carcano M91 is seen with soldiers of the Royal Italian Army.

Carcano M91 - 6.5mm.

Royal Italian Army soldiers march down a street with their Carcano M91 rifles slung.

Karabiner 98k

German Wehrmacht soldiers carry Karabiner 98ks.

Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser

German soldiers in the back of a truck with their Karabiner 98k rifles.

M1 Garand

US Soldiers liberating the camp carry M1 Garands.

M1 Garand - .30-06

American soldiers in the background with M1 Garand rifles.

Unknown Rifle

A camp guard uses an unknown rifle.

A guard keeps Guido away from his wife by blocking him in with his Rifle.

Machine Guns

Browning M2

An American M4 Sherman tank part of the liberation force has a Browning M2 mounted on it.

Browning M2 on vehicle mount - .50 BMG

A M4 Sherman tank rides up to Joshua with its mounted M2 Browning.

A look at the Browning as a crewman opens up the hatch.

A look at the M2 from Joshua's POV (a bit of a brick joke here as Joshua's father said he would "win" a real tank. Though the crewmen allowed him to ride after the camp's liberation). Note the artillery piece up front.

A final look at the .50 Cal as Joshua scans the crowd of saved prisoners for his mother.

Trivia

Joshua's Toy Tank

Joshua's (Giorgio Cantarini) toy tank is ironically modeled after a Panzer IV.

Joshua's toy Panzer IV.