The Horse (La horse)

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The Horse (La horse) Original French Poster Country France Italy Germany Directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre Release Date 1970 Language French Studio SNC, P.A.C. Main Cast Character Actor Auguste Maroilleur Jean Gabin Mathilde Eléonore Hirt Louise Danièle Ajoret Léon Christian Barbier Maurice Michel Barbey Bien-Phu André Weber Véronique Orlane Paquin Henri Marc Porel Francis Grutti Armando Francioli

The Horse (La horse, in this case not an animal but a French slang for heroin) is a 1970 French drama movie directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre and starring Jean Gabin as Auguste Maroilleur, an elderly farmer in North France who stands against a gang of drug dealers.

The following weapons were used in the film The Horse (La horse):

Smith & Wesson Model 40

A snub nose hammerless revolver is seen in hands of Marc Grutti (Félix Marten) when he tries to threaten Auguste Maroilleur. This gun resembles Smith & Wesson Model 40. The shape of the grip matches the early version of this revolver.

Smith & Wesson Model 40 "Centennial" with grip safety - 38 Special

Unidentified Pistol

Francis Grutti (Armando Francioli) holds a compact pistol in climactical scene.

Double Barreled Shotgun

Auguste Maroilleur (Jean Gabin) and his sons-in-law Léon (Christian Barbier) and Maurice (Michel Barbey) are seen with double barreled shotguns in several scenes.

Auguste Maroilleur fires his shotgun.

Léon (at the left) and Maurice fire in climactical scene.

Auguste Maroilleur and Maurice with shotguns.

Three shotguns on the table.

Police commisaire (Julien Guiomar) holds one of the shotguns.

He passes the shotgun to his assistant (Henri Poirier).

Unidentified Bolt Action Rifle

The farm employee Bien-Phu (André Weber) carries a bolt action rifle in several scenes.

The rifle on the wall in Bien-Phu's room.

The barrel and front sight can be seen.

F1 Hand Grenade

Bien-Phu (André Weber) owns an inert F1 hand grenade as a remembrance of his participation in Indochina War.

F1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade with Mle1935 fuse

Bien-Phu shows the grenade to Henri (Marc Porel).

Police commisaire (Julien Guiomar) finds the grenade during the search in Maroilleur's estate.