MG42 in the movies, great scene!

Post by **Daskraut** » Thu May 12, 2005 2:36 am

Have you seen a german film called "the bridge"?, cool MG42 footage with the correct sound!, and the lamest tanks ever!. good flick.

renae · Post by **renae** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 1:25 am

Looked and couldn't find it!

Post by **Daskraut** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 12:12 pm

it will be in the import section (german film) "die brucke" , made in 1959. It is about a group of youngsters (teens) that get drafted in '45 and are told to guard a bridge in there home town as the americans come.....very primitive compared to hollywood, but the guns and story are very watchable.

Post by **Intruder196** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 12:44 pm

http://www.ihffilm.com/dvd007.html

Here is a link for the DVD. VHS is $10 cheaper if you prefer that format.

renae · Post by **renae** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 1:26 pm

But its not on netflix. . . . Darn

Post by **Daskraut** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 1:47 pm

spend a couple bucks and stimulate your local economy!, but not at wal mart....

36gOPFOR · Post by **36gOPFOR** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 12:16 am

If memory serves me correctly there are beaucoup MP44s and panserfausts also. These kids are heavily armed...

Post by **Daskraut** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 1:27 am

oh my yes!, I just get off on the fact that their MG42 was real and the sound was recorded, not dubbed in like hollywood!. There is nothing worse than the sound of some dippy 30 cal dubbed in for an MG 42!!

Abwehr · Post by **Abwehr** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 8:02 am

Help me out guys; there is a movie about the Russian Front with am American playing the lead role. It is a German movie about this German soldier constantly on the move as the Russian approached. I saw it when I was in Brazil severla years ago and I can't think of the name!!!

If you know the name, does anyone ahve a copy?

sscav · Post by **sscav** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 8:27 am

Are you thinking of "Cross of Iron" with James Coburn? Excellent movie, filmed in Spain I believe. Nice 42 firing sequences scattered throughout.

Abwehr · Post by **Abwehr** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 2:20 pm

Cross of Iron, THATS IT! Thanks a bunch "sscav". Now I just need to find a DVD or a VHS tape so I cna get me a copy. If my memory serves me correct, this was one of the best films I have ever seen. Any of you guys got a copy????

Post by **Intruder196** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:54 pm

Actually there was only one MP44 in Die Brucke. One of the kids was carrying it when they arrived at the bridge. When the action starts, look closer at this "MP44". It mutates from the real one he was carrying earlier into some sort of MP40/MP44 hybrid. The barrel and mag look MP40-ish while the back half still look MP44-ish.

The gun soon jams or runs empty, then the kid pulls out his pistol he brought from home and fires it. Soon after that he gets taken out by a sniper and we see no more of the MP44.

Lots of good action with the pair of MG42s the kids use in this movie. And there was some panzerfaust use as well. I really like this movie.

BTW Cross of Iron can be found on Ebay, but is usually no cheaper than buying it direct from IHF.

Post by **Daskraut** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:40 am

picky picky picky!! :twisted:

Abwehr · Post by **Abwehr** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:29 am

I found a copy of Cross of Iron on Overstock.com and made the purchase last night! Thanks for the help with the name guys, now after about 5 years I can watch this movie once again, over and over and over.........

Post by **glassmountains** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:56 pm

There was a film made in Yugoslavia starring Yul Brynner as a partisan fighting the Germans. LOTS of MG42/MG53 action in this one. It was foreign made. I've got the VHS somewhere packed away. I believe it was called Bridge at Nevetra, or something like that.

www.MG42.us

MG42 in the movies, great scene!

MG42 in the movies, great scene!

Hey where is this on netflix?

thanks

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Cross of Iron

MG 42 in the movies