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The Conspiracy (Le complot)
Theatrical Release Poster
The Conspiracy Le complot ) is a 1973 French-Italian-Spanish action thriller directed by Rene Gainville. The movie is set in France in early 1960s when OAS paramilitary organization made last attempts in the war against General de Gaulle. Maj. Clavet (Jean Rochefort ) prepares for a raid on the prison where one of the leaders of OAS is kept. Meanwhile Commissioneer Lelong (Michel Bouquet ), assisted by the chief of secret police Paraux (Raymond Pellegrin ), investigates the activities of Clavet's group.
The following weapons were used in the film The Conspiracy (Le complot) :
Revolvers Smith & Wesson Model 36 What appears to be a Smith & Wesson Model 36 is a personal handgun of Paraux (Raymond Pellegrin ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special - 5 shot. First pattern with flat latch cylinder release. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Paraux holds his revolver in the final scene. Unidentified revolver A bank security guard holds a revolver. The gun is seen very unclear.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pistols Walther PPK A Walther PPK is Commissioneer Lelong's (Michel Bouquet ) personal handgun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther PPK - 9mm Kurz aka .380 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lelong's pistol is seen at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lelong holds his pistol during the siege of Leblanc's apartments. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of Lelong's pistol is seen in bottom center. M1911A1 M1911A1 pistols are seen in hands of police detectives and OAS fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing World War II Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP. This was an issued U.S. Army pistol with parkerized finish, thus the official designation of M1911A1 Error creating thumbnail: File missing What appears to be a 1911 is hold by an OAS fighter, disguised as gendarme. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Clave (Jean Rochefort ) inspects an M1911. MAB Model D MAB Model D pistols are used by police. Leblanc (Michel Duchaussoy ) takes a MAB from a guard during his prison break.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAB Model D Type I - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Leblanc takes the guard as hostage. Error creating thumbnail: File missing What appears to be MAB Model D pistols is seen in hands of police inspectors in the final scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Clave (Jean Rochefort ) holds a MAB in the final scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A police inspector at the left holds a MAB while arresting Clave. Walther P38 Police detectives widely use Walther P38 pistols. Leblanc (Michel Duchaussoy ) carries a P38 in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Leblanc draws a P38 when somebody knocks at the door. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An inspector at the right holds a P38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An inspector at the left holds a P38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A police inspector fires from behind the door. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A police inspector in white coat holds a P38 in the final scene. Luger P08 A Luger P08 is briefly seen in hands of a police detective in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta M1934 In one scene an OAS fighter, disguised as a gendarme, holds a Beretta M1934 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta Model 1934 - .380 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A fake gendarme pistol-whips a guard in prison hospital. SACM M1935A SACM M1935A pistols are also used by police and OAS fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing French SACM M1935A Pistol - 7.65 MAS/7.65 x 22mm Longue Error creating thumbnail: File missing Leblanc (Michel Duchaussoy ) holds what appears to be an M1935A. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A detective at the left holds an M1935A. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Inspector Moret (Gabriele Tinti ) holds an M1935A while arresting Clave. Unidentified pistols Error creating thumbnail: File missing An OAS fighter carries a pistol in back pocket. Only the grip can be seen. Submachine Guns MAT-49 MAT-49 SMGs are widely used by gendarmes and OAS fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAT-49 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gendarmes with MAT-49 SMGs guard the cash truck. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Leblanc (Michel Duchaussoy ) holds a MAT-49. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hans (Dominique Zardi ) fires a MAT-49. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saporo (Robert Castel ) inspects MAT-49s, stolen from the military arsenal. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Leblanc surrenders his MAT-49 to police. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gendarmes carry MAT-49s in the final scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Baudry (Simón Andreu ) at the left and another OAS fighter at the right hold MAT-49s in the final scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saporo with Chatellerault M1924/29 machine gun and Abdur (El Kebir ) with MAT-49 in the final scene. Unidentified SMG Unidentified SMG is seen in hands of a gendarme in the night scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A gendarme at the left holds an SMG. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The gendarme fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel is seen at the left. MP40 Saporo (Robert Castel ) holds a MP40 when performing the massacre in bistro.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saporo fires from the car. Rifles MAS-36 MAS-36 and MAS-36/51 rifles are seen in hands of French soldiers in documentary footage.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAS-36/51 - 7.5x54mm French Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Machine Guns Chatellerault M1924/29 A Chatellerault M1924/29 light machine gun is used by Clave's group.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chatellerault M1924/29 - 7.5x54mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Baudry (Simón Andreu ) holds a Chatellerault machine gun at the left during the inspection of guns, stolen from the military arsenal. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saporo (Robert Castel ) holds the machine gun in the final scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saporo with M24/29 machine gun and Abdur (El Kebir ) with MAT-49 in the final scene. Other Weapons M20 "Super Bazooka" In several scenes OAS fighters use a M20 "Super Bazooka" launcher, stolen from the military arsenal.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M20 "Super Bazooka" with rocket - 3.5" Error creating thumbnail: File missing An OAS fighter fires the bazooka during the attack on the base of secret police. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Baudry (Simón Andreu ) inspects the bazooka when the group prepares for the raid. OF 37 hand grenade OF 37 hand grenades are used by OAS fighters. They are mostly painted in blue which indicates the training version of OF 37.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing OF 37 hand grenade with Mle 1935 fuze Error creating thumbnail: File missing Clave (Jean Rochefort ) holds an OF 37 with blue-colored body. Error creating thumbnail: File missing In the same scene Clave takes another grenade, this one is with yellow-colored body. Sand yellow was used for live grenades, but this one is too bright. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Clave's men prepares a crate of grenades. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same scene. F1 hand grenade In the final scene Paraux (Raymond Pellegrin ) uses an F1 hand grenade .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing F1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade with Mle1935 fuse. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trivia Error creating thumbnail: File missing M8 Greyhound armored cars are seen in documentary footage. Error creating thumbnail: File missing M4A1(76) Sherman tanks are seen in documentary footage. 
