Concorde Affaire '79

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Concorde Affaire '79 Poster Country Italy Directed by Ruggero Deodato Release Date 1979 Language Italian Studio Dania Film National Cinematografica Main Cast Character Actor Moses Brody James Franciscus Jean Beneyton Mimsy Farmer Milland Joseph Cotten Forsythe Venantino Venantini Captain Scott Van Johnson

Concorde Affaire '79 (original title Affare Concorde) is a 1979 Italian action thriller directed by Ruggero Deodato. An American reporter Moses Brody (James Franciscus) starts an independent investigation of the crash of supersonic passenger airliner Concorde. He soon finds that it wasn't an accident but a sabotage, and now his life is in danger.

The following weapons are seen in the movie Concorde Affaire '79:

Handguns

MAB PA-15

During the shootout between Forsythe (Venantino Venantini) and his henchmen, and the Martinique local police forces both sides use pistols that can be identified as French MAB PA-15. Moses Brody (James Franciscus) takes the same pistol from a bank guard but doesn't use it in action.

French MAB PA-15 pistol - 9x19mm

Brody disarms a bank guard.

Brody holds the pistol while the bank personnel mistakes him for a robber.

The blonde henchman (Ottaviano Dell'Acqua) holds his pistol.

Another henchman fires at police.

A Martinique police officer fires his pistol at Forsythe's men.

Another police officer holds his pistol.

The same officer fires.

Luger P08

A Luger P08 is briefly seen in hands of Forsythe's blonde henchman (Ottaviano Dell'Acqua).

Luger P08 - 9x19mm. This is blank adapted movie gun.

Rast-Gasser 1898

Forsythe (Venantino Venantini) carries a revolver that is seen very briefly and unclearly. It has an ejector rod positioned at the side of the barrel. Due to this detale and the general outlook this revolver is supposed to be an antique (for 1979) Rast-Gasser 1898.

Austrian Rast-Gasser 1898 - 8 x 27mm Gasser.

Forsythe fires his revolver.

A side positioned ejector rod can be seen.

Unidentified revolver 2

One of Forsythe's henchmen is seen with a snub nose revolver. The shape of the barrel, the ejector rod shroud and the trigger guard resemble Astra revolvers, like the Astra Cadix, but the shape of the frame differs.

Submachine Guns

MP40

During the night scene in Rio de Janeiro airport a police officer holds a submachine gun that mostly resembles an MP40.

MP40 - 9x19mm

The rear sight in the middle on the receiver, the typical 'hook' below the barrel and the stock that seems to be folded below the receiver allows to identify the SMG as MP40.

Shotguns

Over and Under Shotgun

In the opening scene Milland (Joseph Cotten) fires an Over and Under Shotgun on a skeet shooting range.

Browning 5.25 O/U - 12 gauge

Milland aims his shotgun.

Milland's servant loads the shotgun.

Rifles

Winchester Model 1894

In one scene Forsythe's blonde henchman (Ottaviano Dell'Acqua) fires a Winchester Model 1894 at Moses Brody. Later the rifle is seen in hands of another henchman.

Winchester 1894 - .30-30

The blonde henchman fires.

He holds the rifle.

Another henchman fires during the night scene.

Autocannons

Bofors 40mm and Oerlikon 20mm

French Navy patrol boat P659 Canopus (former Sirius class minesweeper) is armed with two single autocannons: a Bofors 40mm and an Oerlikon 20mm.

US Navy Mark 4 single pedestal mount Oerlikon L70 Cannon with early-war eyepiece / ring antiaircraft sight - 20x110mm RB

Bofors 40mm L/60 AA gun in a Boffin mounting - 40x311mmR

The Bofors gun is seen on the bow, and the Oerlikon gun behind the funnel.