Angel and Sinner
Boule de Suif

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Country	France
Directed by	Christian-Jaque
Release Date	October 13, 1945
Language	French German
Studio	Artès Films
Distributor	Consortium du Film

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Élisabeth Rousset (Boule-de-suif)	Micheline Presle
Madame Bonnet	Berthe Bovy
La comtesse de Bréville	Louise Conte
Le lieutenant prussien	Louis Salou
Cornudet	Alfred Adam

Angel and Sinner is a 1945 movie directed by Christian-Jaque and based on the 1880 short story by Guy de Maupassant. Normandy, 1870. Prostitute Élisabeth decides to leave France, occupied by the Prussian army. She leaves Rouen and heads for Le Havre in a stagecoach with a group of aristocrats. When the carriage stops at an inn, a Prussian officer forbids the passengers to continue their journey until Élisabeth spends the night with him. At first, she refuses to submit to the enemy, but out of pity for her fellow passengers, she relents. And still, the stagecoach did not get far - it is captured by Prussian soldiers. And all the women are taken to the sadistic lieutenant's castle.

The following weapons were used in the film Angel and Sinner:

Handguns

Smith & Wesson Model 10

A Prussian officer is seen with what appears to be a Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver.

Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver with 5" Barrel - .38 Special

The officer holds his revolver after firing.

Shortly after, he approaches the passengers of the carriage.

He shots at Cornudet (Alfred Adam).

Rifles

Chassepot Mle. 1866

French and Prussian soldiers are armed with Chassepot 1866 rifles. Actually, the main weapon of the Prussians at that time was the Dreyse Needle Gun.

Fusil Modèle 1866 Chassepot - 11mm

Le chef des francs-tireurs Henri (Georges Tourreil) hides with his Chassepot from a Prussian cavalry patrol in Rouen.

The smooth receiver is seen what distinguish it from the Gras Model 1874.

He walks up the stairs which offers a detailed view of the rifle.

A French soldier stands guard at a checkpoint.

Prussian soldiers hijack the carriage.

Two more Prussians searching for Élisabeth.

Unknown Percussion Rifle

Some franc-tireurs (free shooters) are equipped with unknown muzzleloading rifles which could be some type of Minié rifle. A possible guess is the Chasseur de Vincennes Rifle but the screen used rifles lack the rear sights and have different front barrel bands.