State of Siege: Difference between revisions
State of Siege: Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
State of Siege: Difference between revisions
[[File:Etat de siege-Thompson-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A policeman holds a Thompson during the arrest of several suspected guerrillas.]]
[[File:Etat de siege-Thompson-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A policeman holds a Thompson during the arrest of several suspected guerrillas.]]
[[File:Etat de siege-Rifle-10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two Thompsons are seen in the scene of the night execution.]]
[[File:Etat de siege-Rifle-10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two Thompsons are seen in the scene of the night execution.]]
== Thompson SMG (Replica) ==
In one scene a policeman carries an SMG. Most likely, this is one of those movie prop Thompsons with imitation of shooting that were used in some European films, such as [[Cuba]] and [[Hell of the Living Dead]], and, apparently, adapted for launching some blanks (like a flash papier).
[[File:Etat de siege-SMG-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Etat de siege-SMG-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|This one prop appears to have the stock removed, and the shoulder strap is attached instead.]]
== Walther MPL ==
== Walther MPL ==
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[[File:Etat de siege-SMG-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The general shape of the SMG resembles Walther.]]
[[File:Etat de siege-SMG-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The general shape of the SMG resembles Walther.]]
[[File:Etat de siege-SMG-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The folding stock is seen.]]
[[File:Etat de siege-SMG-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The folding stock is seen.]]
== Unidentified SMG ==
In one scene a policeman carries an unidentified SMG. It bears some resemblance to [[MAS-38]] but the buttstock and handguard differ.
[[File:Etat de siege-SMG-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Etat de siege-SMG-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
State of Siege (original title État de Siège) is a 1972 French-Italian-West German political thriller directed by Costa-Gavras. The film follows the story of Philip Michael Santore (Yves Montand), a US advisor in Uruguay, who is kidnapped by the Tupamaros, a local leftist urban guerrilla group. The film is an exploration of the real-life kidnapping and execution of Dan Mitrione, a US advisor in Latin America who taught and perfected advanced interrogation torture techniques during the US-backed wave of right-wing military dictatorships in Latin America during the Cold War, known as "Operation Condor."
The following weapons were used in the film State of Siege:
In one scene a policeman carries an SMG. Most likely, this is one of those movie prop Thompsons with imitation of shooting that were used in some European films, such as Cuba and Hell of the Living Dead, and, apparently, adapted for launching some blanks (like a flash papier).
