Fort Saganne

Fort Saganne Theatrical Poster Country France Directed by Alain Corneau Release Date 1984 Language French Studio Albina Productions S.a.r.l. Films A2 Société Française de Production Main Cast Character Actor Lt. Charles Saganne Gérard Depardieu Colonel Dubreuilh Philippe Noiret Louise Catherine Deneuve Madeleine Saint-Ilette Sophie Marceau Baculard Michel Duchaussoy Dr. Courette Hippolyte Girardot Hazan Robin Renucci

Fort Saganne is a 1984 French war film directed by Alain Corneau and based a novel of the same name by Louis Gardel. Story of the young officer-volunteer in the Sahara, who in 1911 leads a valiant defense against Sultan Omar. Starring Gérard Depardieu, Philippe Noiret, Catherine Deneuve, and Sophie Marceau.

The following weapons were used in the film Fort Saganne:

Revolvers

MAS Mle 1892

Lt. Charles Saganne (Gérard Depardieu) and other French officers carry a Mle 1892 Revolvers.

Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver

Dr. Courette (Hippolyte Girardot) pulls his revolver at Lt. Saganne.

Rifles

Lebel 1886

French and Arabic soldiers mainly carry Lebel 1886 rifles. Also, Lt. Saganne (Gérard Depardieu) uses this weapon.

Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm

Berthier Mle 1907-16

Arabs and French soldiers are armed with Berthier Mle 1907-16 what didn't enter service five years later. A better choice would be the Modèle 1892 Artillery Carbine or M1902 Colonial rifle.

Berthier Mle 1907-16 Rifle - 8mm Lebel

An abandoned Berthier lies at the edge of the shell hole. In this WWI sequence, these rifles are not anachronistic.

Spanish Mauser M43

Some of the Arabian fighters are also seen with anachronistic M43 Spanish Mausers standing for correct German or Turkish models.

Spanish Mauser M43 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

The attached auxiliary bayonet lug can be seen.

Kabyle Musket

Kabyle Musket are also used by the Arabs.

Kabyle musket