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= Pistols =
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==Beretta 418==
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Lieutenant General Wilhelm Tanz ([[Peter O'Toole]]) uses what appears to be a [[Beretta 418]] in one scene in Paris.
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[[File:Beretta 418 right side.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 418 - .25 ACP]]
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[[Image:nog7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tanz with the Beretta.]]
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[[Image:nog8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tanz pointing the Beretta at Corporal Hartmann.]]
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==Walther PPK==
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When in uniform, Tanz's ([[Peter O'Toole]]) sidearm is a [[Walther PPK]]. He uses it to kill Colonel Grau ([[Omar Sharif]]).
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[[Image:WaltherPPK.jpg‎|thumb|300px|none|Walther PPK - 9mm Kurz aka .380 ACP.]]
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[[Image:nog9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tanz pulls his Walther PPK on Grau.]]
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==Walther PP==
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When the German police come for him, Tanz ([[Peter O'Toole]]) requests the sidearm of a subordinate. He uses it to commit suicide. The gun, seen briefly, appears to be a [[Walther PP]].
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[[Image:Walther_PP.jpg‎|thumb|300px|none|War Time Walther PP Pistol.]]
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[[Image:nog10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tanz's subordinate hands the Walther over.]]
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= Submachine Guns =
 
==MP40==
 
==MP40==
 
German soldiers in Warsaw and Paris are seen with the [[MP40]].
 
German soldiers in Warsaw and Paris are seen with the [[MP40]].
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[[Image:nog6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier stands to the right with his MP40.]]
 
[[Image:nog6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier stands to the right with his MP40.]]
  
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= Rifles =
 
==Karabiner 98k==
 
==Karabiner 98k==
 
A few German soldiers are seen with the [[Karabiner 98k]].
 
A few German soldiers are seen with the [[Karabiner 98k]].
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[[Image:nog5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier with his Karabiner 98k slung.]]
 
[[Image:nog5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier with his Karabiner 98k slung.]]
  
==Beretta 418==
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= Other Weapons =
General Wilhelm Tanz ([[Peter O'Toole]]) uses what appears to be a [[Beretta 418]] in one scene in Paris.
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== 7.5 cm Pak 40 ==
[[Image:Ber418fj8.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 418 - .25 ACP]]
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A [[7.5 cm Pak 40|Pak 40]] AT gun is seen on Warsaw street.
[[Image:nog7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tanz with the Beretta.]]
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[[Image:7,5 cm-Pak 40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun - 75x714mm R]]
[[Image:nog8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tanz pointing the Beretta at Corporal Hartmann.]]
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[[File:The Night of the Generals-Tank-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
==Walther PPK==
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= Trivia =
When in uniform, Tanz's ([[Peter O'Toole]]) sidearm is a [[Walther PPK]]. He uses it to kill Colonel Grau ([[Omar Sharif]]).
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German ''Tiger'' tanks are visually modified T-34s. The scene was filmed in Warsaw, Poland, and the props are the same, seen in ''[[Four Tankers and A Dog (Czterej pancerni i pies)#Tiger I|Four Tankers and A Dog]]''.
[[Image:WaltherPPK.jpg‎|thumb|300px|none|Walther PPK - 9mm Kurz aka .380 ACP.]]
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[[File:The Night of the Generals-Tank-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:nog9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tanz pulls his Walther PPK on Grau.]]
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[[File:The Night of the Generals-Tank-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:The Night of the Generals-Tank-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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German ''Panther'' tank is visually modified M24 Chaffee. The scene was filmed in France. The prop appears to be the same, seen in ''[[Is_Paris_Burning%3F#M24_Chaffee_Tank_.28visually_modified.29|Is Paris Burning?]]'' (1966).
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[[File:The Night of the Generals-Tank-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
==Walther PP==
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When the German police come for him, Tanz ([[Peter O'Toole]]) requests the sidearm of a subordinate. He uses it to commit suicide. The gun, seen briefly, appears to be a [[Walther PP]].
 
[[Image:Walther_PP.jpg‎|thumb|300px|none|War Time Walther PP Pistol.]]
 
[[Image:nog10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tanz's subordinate hands the Walther over.]]
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:13, 29 July 2023


The Night of the Generals
Poster 04.jpg
Cinema poster
Country UKD.jpg UK
FRA.jpg France
Directed by Anatole Litvak
Release Date 1967
Language English
Studio Horizon Pictures
Filmsonor
Distributor Columbia Pictures
Main Cast
Character Actor
Gen. Wilhelm Tanz Peter O'Toole
Lt Col. Grau Omar Sharif
LCpl. Hartmann Tom Courtenay
Gen. Kahlenberge Donald Pleasence
Ulrike von Seydlitz-Gabler Joanna Pettet
Inspector Morand Philippe Noiret



The following weapons were used in the film The Night of the Generals:



Pistols

Beretta 418

Lieutenant General Wilhelm Tanz (Peter O'Toole) uses what appears to be a Beretta 418 in one scene in Paris.

Beretta 418 - .25 ACP
Tanz with the Beretta.
Tanz pointing the Beretta at Corporal Hartmann.

Walther PPK

When in uniform, Tanz's (Peter O'Toole) sidearm is a Walther PPK. He uses it to kill Colonel Grau (Omar Sharif).

Walther PPK - 9mm Kurz aka .380 ACP.
Tanz pulls his Walther PPK on Grau.

Walther PP

When the German police come for him, Tanz (Peter O'Toole) requests the sidearm of a subordinate. He uses it to commit suicide. The gun, seen briefly, appears to be a Walther PP.

War Time Walther PP Pistol.
Tanz's subordinate hands the Walther over.

Submachine Guns

MP40

German soldiers in Warsaw and Paris are seen with the MP40.

MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm
A German soldier firing his MP40 during a confrontation with Polish partisans.
A German soldier stands to the right with his MP40.

Rifles

Karabiner 98k

A few German soldiers are seen with the Karabiner 98k.

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser
A German soldier with his Karabiner 98k slung.

Other Weapons

7.5 cm Pak 40

A Pak 40 AT gun is seen on Warsaw street.

7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun - 75x714mm R
The Night of the Generals-Tank-4.jpg

Trivia

German Tiger tanks are visually modified T-34s. The scene was filmed in Warsaw, Poland, and the props are the same, seen in Four Tankers and A Dog.

The Night of the Generals-Tank-1.jpg
The Night of the Generals-Tank-4.jpg
The Night of the Generals-Tank-5.jpg

German Panther tank is visually modified M24 Chaffee. The scene was filmed in France. The prop appears to be the same, seen in Is Paris Burning? (1966).

The Night of the Generals-Tank-6.jpg

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