The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals Cinema poster Country UK 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

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.

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).