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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
| − | |name = The Other Side <br> Die andere Seite | + | |name = The Other Side<br>Die andere Seite |
|picture = OtherSide31.jpg | |picture = OtherSide31.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | ||
| − | |country = | + | |country = [[File:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany<br />(Weimar Republic) |
| − | [[ | ||
|director = Heinz Paul | |director = Heinz Paul | ||
| − | |date=October 29, 1931 | + | |date= October 29, 1931 |
| − | |language = German | + | |language = German |
| − | | | + | |studio=Cando-Film |
| + | |distributor=Cando-Film<br />Richard Goldstaub Tonfilmverleih | ||
|character1=Capt. Stanhope | |character1=Capt. Stanhope | ||
| + | |actor1=[[Conrad Veidt]] | ||
|character2=Lt. Osborne | |character2=Lt. Osborne | ||
| + | |actor2=[[Theodor Loos]] | ||
|character3=2nd Lt. Raleigh | |character3=2nd Lt. Raleigh | ||
| + | |actor3=[[Wolfgang Liebeneiner]] | ||
|character4=2nd Lt. Hibbert | |character4=2nd Lt. Hibbert | ||
| + | |actor4=[[Viktor de Kowa]] | ||
|character5=Capt. Hardy | |character5=Capt. Hardy | ||
| + | |actor5=[[Friedrich Ettel]] | ||
|character6=Mason | |character6=Mason | ||
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|actor6=[[William Trenk]] | |actor6=[[William Trenk]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''''The Other Side''''' | + | '''''The Other Side''''' is a 1931 German War movie directed by Heinz Paul. The young Lieutenant Raleigh is transferred to the company of the disillusioned Captain Stanhope. Stanhope is secretly engaged with Raleigh's sister and versed in the image of the model officer. An advance against the German lines, in which also Raleigh participates, becomes a bloody fiasco. Raleigh now recognizes the horrors of war, which have also worn down Stanhope. |
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| + | This is the second adaption of R. C. Sherriff's novel of the same name after the [[Journey's End (1930)|British-American film]] the previous year. The film was then compared to ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)|All Quiet on the Western Front]]'' as Germans acting British soldiers and received positive reviews. Nazi film censors banned the production on April 28, 1933. | ||
{{Film Title|The Other Side}} | {{Film Title|The Other Side}} | ||
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==Nagant M1878== | ==Nagant M1878== | ||
| − | Captain Denis Stanhope ([[Conrad Veidt]]) uses a Belgian [[Nagant M1878]] revolver during the scene with Lt. Hibbert. Later 2nd Lt. Raleigh ([[Wolfgang Liebeneiner]]) is seen with this revolver during the trench raid, as well. | + | Captain Denis Stanhope ([[Conrad Veidt]]) uses a Belgian [[Nagant M1878]] revolver during the scene with Lt. Hibbert. Later 2nd Lt. Raleigh ([[Wolfgang Liebeneiner]]) is seen with this revolver during the trench raid, as well. The Nagant stands in for correct British [[Webley Mk VI]] revolvers. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:1878Nagant.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Nagant M1878 - 9.4mm Nagant]] |
| − | [[File:AndereSeite_nagant_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Stanhope | + | [[File:AndereSeite_nagant_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Stanhope looks at his drawn revolver.]] |
[[File:AndereSeite_nagant_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He blocks Hibbert the way.]] | [[File:AndereSeite_nagant_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He blocks Hibbert the way.]] | ||
[[File:AndereSeite_nagant_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He readies his revolver to shoot Hibbert for desertion.]] | [[File:AndereSeite_nagant_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He readies his revolver to shoot Hibbert for desertion.]] | ||
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==Reichsrevolver M1883== | ==Reichsrevolver M1883== | ||
| − | Lt. Osborne ([[Theodor Loos]]) | + | Lt. Osborne ([[Theodor Loos]]) is briefly seen carrying a [[Reichsrevolver M1883]] during the trench raid. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:1883 ReichsRevolver.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Reichsrevolver Modell 1883 - 10.6x25R]] |
[[File:AndereSeite_reichsre_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Osborne holds his revolver and waiting for a sign from Raleigh.]] | [[File:AndereSeite_reichsre_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Osborne holds his revolver and waiting for a sign from Raleigh.]] | ||
[[File:AndereSeite_reichsre_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|After the sign is given, he and his soldiers attack the German trench.]] | [[File:AndereSeite_reichsre_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|After the sign is given, he and his soldiers attack the German trench.]] | ||
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=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
| − | ==Mauser Gewehr 1871 | + | ==Mauser Gewehr 1871== |
| − | The [[ | + | The [[Mauser Gewehr 1871]] with ''Seitengewehr'' 71/84 bayonets is used by British soldiers standing in for correct [[Lee-Enfield]] rifles. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Mauser71.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1871 - 11x60mmR]] |
| − | [[File:AndereSeite_Mauser_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British soldier | + | [[File:AndereSeite_Mauser_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A British soldier with his Gewehr walks through the trench.]] |
| − | [[File:AndereSeite_Mauser_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Trench Raiders holding their Gew. 1871 | + | [[File:AndereSeite_Mauser_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Trench Raiders holding their Gew. 1871 with fixed ''SG'' 71/84 bayonets.]] |
| − | [[File:AndereSeite_Mauser_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldiers going over the top. | + | [[File:AndereSeite_Mauser_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldiers going over the top. The receiver of one rifle is perfectly seen on the left.]] |
[[File:AndereSeite_Mauser_4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier getting back to the British lines with the Gewehr in his hand.]] | [[File:AndereSeite_Mauser_4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier getting back to the British lines with the Gewehr in his hand.]] | ||
[[File:AndereSeite_Mauser_5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British soldiers awaiting the German attack on March 21, 1918.]] | [[File:AndereSeite_Mauser_5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British soldiers awaiting the German attack on March 21, 1918.]] | ||
| − | ==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III== | + | ==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III== |
| − | Mason ([[William Trenk]]), the cook, is briefly seen with a [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III]] rifle at the beginning during the muster of Stanehope's unit on March 18, 1918. At the end he is seen with a Gewehr 1871 | + | Mason ([[William Trenk]]), the cook, is briefly seen with a [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III]] rifle at the beginning during the muster of Stanehope's unit on March 18, 1918. At the end he is seen with a Gewehr 1871 like the other soldiers. |
| − | [[File:SMLE Mark III.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No.1 | + | [[File:SMLE Mark III.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mark III - .303 British. Introduced in 1907, this was the official battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War.]] |
[[File:AndereSeite_smle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mason with his SMLE after collecting his equipment.]] | [[File:AndereSeite_smle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mason with his SMLE after collecting his equipment.]] | ||
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==Lewis Gun== | ==Lewis Gun== | ||
Some British soldiers are seen with [[Lewis Gun]]s produced by Savage Arms Company with Light Ground Mount three-leg support. | Some British soldiers are seen with [[Lewis Gun]]s produced by Savage Arms Company with Light Ground Mount three-leg support. | ||
| − | [[File:Lewis-Savage.jpg|thumb| | + | [[File:Lewis-Savage.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Lewis Gun, produced by Savage Arms Company - .30-06]] |
| − | [[File:AndereSeite_lewis1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier of Stanhope's unit carries the Lewis Gun.]] | + | [[File:AndereSeite_lewis1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier of Stanhope's unit carries the Lewis Gun through the trench.]] |
[[File:AndereSeite_lewis2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier deploys a Lewis in a foxhole.]] | [[File:AndereSeite_lewis2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier deploys a Lewis in a foxhole.]] | ||
[[File:AndereSeite_lewis3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Lewis in the foxhole after the gunner is killed.]] | [[File:AndereSeite_lewis3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Lewis in the foxhole after the gunner is killed.]] | ||
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==Maxim MG 08== | ==Maxim MG 08== | ||
A [[Maxim MG08]] is also briefly seen fired by German soldiers as Osborne's squad falling back. | A [[Maxim MG08]] is also briefly seen fired by German soldiers as Osborne's squad falling back. | ||
| − | [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 | + | [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
[[File:AndereSeite_maxim_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up of the MG 08. Note the ''Zielfernrohr'' ZF12 scope next to the rear sight.]] | [[File:AndereSeite_maxim_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up of the MG 08. Note the ''Zielfernrohr'' ZF12 scope next to the rear sight.]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
| − | ==Hebel | + | ==Hebel Model 1894== |
2nd Lt. Hibbert ([[Viktor de Kowa]]) carries a [[Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894|Hebel Flare Gun]] during his guard duty. During the changing of the guard, he gives the Flare pistol to Capt. Hardy ([[Friedrich Ettel]]) and Lt. Raleigh. | 2nd Lt. Hibbert ([[Viktor de Kowa]]) carries a [[Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894|Hebel Flare Gun]] during his guard duty. During the changing of the guard, he gives the Flare pistol to Capt. Hardy ([[Friedrich Ettel]]) and Lt. Raleigh. | ||
| − | [[Image:Hebel Model 1894 Flare Gun (26.5mm).jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:Hebel Model 1894 Flare Gun (26.5mm).jpg|thumb|none|300px|Leuchtpistole Modell Hebel (M. 1894) - 26.5mm]] |
[[File:AndereSeite_hebel_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hardy opens it to load the flare gun.]] | [[File:AndereSeite_hebel_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hardy opens it to load the flare gun.]] | ||
[[File:AndereSeite_hebel_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He fires the Hebel.]] | [[File:AndereSeite_hebel_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He fires the Hebel.]] | ||
==Model 13 Kugelhandgranate== | ==Model 13 Kugelhandgranate== | ||
| − | The [[Model 13 Kugelhandgranate]] | + | The [[Model 13 Kugelhandgranate]] standing in for British [[Mills Bomb]]s is used by British soldiers including Lt. Raleigh. |
| − | [[File:kugel13.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Model 13 Kugelhandgranate | + | [[File:kugel13.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Model 13 Kugelhandgranate]] |
[[File:AndereSeite_gre_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Raleigh nervously readies a Kugelhandgranate.]] | [[File:AndereSeite_gre_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Raleigh nervously readies a Kugelhandgranate.]] | ||
[[File:AndereSeite_gre_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soldiers throwing the grenades on the Maxim position.]] | [[File:AndereSeite_gre_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soldiers throwing the grenades on the Maxim position.]] | ||
==Albatros Biplane== | ==Albatros Biplane== | ||
| − | An Albatros biplane is shown twice in the film notably before the | + | An Albatros biplane is shown twice in the film notably before the German spring offensive (''Kaiserschlacht''). |
[[File:AndereSeite_plane_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The plane on a reconnaissance mission.]] | [[File:AndereSeite_plane_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The plane on a reconnaissance mission.]] | ||
[[File:AndereSeite_plane_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Albatros flying over the British trench on March 21.]] | [[File:AndereSeite_plane_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Albatros flying over the British trench on March 21.]] | ||
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The Other Side is a 1931 German War movie directed by Heinz Paul. The young Lieutenant Raleigh is transferred to the company of the disillusioned Captain Stanhope. Stanhope is secretly engaged with Raleigh's sister and versed in the image of the model officer. An advance against the German lines, in which also Raleigh participates, becomes a bloody fiasco. Raleigh now recognizes the horrors of war, which have also worn down Stanhope.
This is the second adaption of R. C. Sherriff's novel of the same name after the British-American film the previous year. The film was then compared to All Quiet on the Western Front as Germans acting British soldiers and received positive reviews. Nazi film censors banned the production on April 28, 1933.
The following weapons were used in the film The Other Side:
Revolvers
Nagant M1878
Captain Denis Stanhope (Conrad Veidt) uses a Belgian Nagant M1878 revolver during the scene with Lt. Hibbert. Later 2nd Lt. Raleigh (Wolfgang Liebeneiner) is seen with this revolver during the trench raid, as well. The Nagant stands in for correct British Webley Mk VI revolvers.
Reichsrevolver M1883
Lt. Osborne (Theodor Loos) is briefly seen carrying a Reichsrevolver M1883 during the trench raid.
Rifles
Mauser Gewehr 1871
The Mauser Gewehr 1871 with Seitengewehr 71/84 bayonets is used by British soldiers standing in for correct Lee-Enfield rifles.
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III
Mason (William Trenk), the cook, is briefly seen with a Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifle at the beginning during the muster of Stanehope's unit on March 18, 1918. At the end he is seen with a Gewehr 1871 like the other soldiers.
Machine Guns
Lewis Gun
Some British soldiers are seen with Lewis Guns produced by Savage Arms Company with Light Ground Mount three-leg support.
Maxim MG 08/15
The Trench Raiders encounter a Maxim MG08/15 position. After the Germans fired the gun for a while the Maxim jams giving the British the possibility to storm the trench.
Maxim MG 08
A Maxim MG08 is also briefly seen fired by German soldiers as Osborne's squad falling back.
Other
Hebel Model 1894
2nd Lt. Hibbert (Viktor de Kowa) carries a Hebel Flare Gun during his guard duty. During the changing of the guard, he gives the Flare pistol to Capt. Hardy (Friedrich Ettel) and Lt. Raleigh.
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Model 13 Kugelhandgranate
The Model 13 Kugelhandgranate standing in for British Mills Bombs is used by British soldiers including Lt. Raleigh.
Albatros Biplane
An Albatros biplane is shown twice in the film notably before the German spring offensive (Kaiserschlacht).
