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The following guns were used in the movie '''The Day of the Jackal''': | The following guns were used in the movie '''The Day of the Jackal''': | ||
'''Warning: Some Spoilers Ahead!''' | |||
==Mle 1892 revolver== | ==Mle 1892 revolver== | ||
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==MP40== | ==MP40== | ||
Two of the OAS terrorists who ambush President De Gaulle's motorcade in the introduction use [[MP40]] submachine guns. | |||
[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 9x19mm]] | [[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 9x19mm]] | ||
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[[Image:M1Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Thompson with 30-round magainze - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Thompson with 30-round magainze - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:TDOTJ-Thompson-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The OAS terrorist fires the M1 Thompson at De Gaulle's car.]] | |||
[[Image:TDOTJ-M1Thompson-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The OAS terrorists watch as De Gaulle's convoy speeds away.]] | |||
==Chatellerault M1924/29 light machine gun== | ==Chatellerault M1924/29 light machine gun== | ||
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[[Image:Chatellerault_M1924-29.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Chatellerault M1924/29 - 7.5x54mm French]] | [[Image:Chatellerault_M1924-29.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Chatellerault M1924/29 - 7.5x54mm French]] | ||
[[Image:TDOTJ-FM2429-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An OAS terrorist fires the Chatellerault M1924/29 as De Gaulle's car passes.]] | |||
[[Image:TDOTJ-M1Thompson-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The OAS terrorists watch as De Gaulle's convoy speeds away.]] | |||
==MAS-36== | ==MAS-36== | ||
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[[Image:MAS36.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAS-36 7.5x54mm French]] | [[Image:MAS36.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAS-36 7.5x54mm French]] | ||
[[Image:TDOTJ-MAS36-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The firing squad executes Bastien-Thiry.]] | |||
[[Image:TDOTJ-MAS36-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French soldiers prepare to parade with MAS-36s.]] | |||
==MAS-49/56== | ==MAS-49/56== | ||
French gendarmes are seen with [[MAS-49|MAS-49/56]] rifles when they surround a hotel that | French gendarmes are seen with [[MAS-49|MAS-49/56]] rifles when they surround a hotel that the Jackal is suspected of hiding in. Later, soldiers taking part in the Liberation Day Parade also carry MAS-49/56 rifles. | ||
[[Image:MAS49RifleA.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAS-49 Rifle - 7.5x54mm French]] | [[Image:MAS49RifleA.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAS-49 Rifle - 7.5x54mm French]] | ||
[[Image:TDOTJ-MAS49-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A gendarme waits with a MAS-49/56 in hand.]] | |||
[[Image:TDOTJ-MAS49-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MAS-49/56 rifles lie stacked along the parade route.]] | |||
==Custom-Made Sniper Rifle== | |||
The Jackal ([[Edward Fox]]) uses a [["Day of the Jackal" Sniper Rifle|custom made sniper rifle]] created by an Italian gunsmith as part of his plan to assassinate Charles De Gaulle. The rifle is fitted with a silencer, telescopic sight, and is disguised within a set of crutches. | |||
The Jackal | [[Image:TDOTJ-rifle-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Jackal inspects the rifle with the gunsmith.]] | ||
[[Image:TDOTJ-rifle-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Jackal tests the rifle.]] | |||
[[Image:TDOTJ-rifle-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Jackal adjusts the zero on the telescopic sight.]] | |||
[[Image:TDOTJ-rifle-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The rifle is loaded with an explosive bullet.]] | |||
[[Image:TDOTJ-rifle-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Jackal sets up the firing position before the assassination.]] | |||
==MAT 49 submachine gun== | ==MAT-49 submachine gun== | ||
Various gendarmes throughout the movie are armed with [[MAT-49]] submachine guns. Inspector Claude Lebel ([[Michael Lonsdale]]) uses a MAT-49 during the film's finale when he confronts the Jackal. | Various gendarmes throughout the movie are armed with [[MAT-49]] submachine guns. Inspector Claude Lebel ([[Michael Lonsdale]]) uses a MAT-49 during the film's finale when he confronts the Jackal. | ||
[[Image:MAT-49.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:MAT-49.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:TDOTJ-MAT49-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A gendarme stands guard with a MAT-49 at the train station in Tulle.]] | |||
[[Image:TDOTJ-MAT49-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soldiers stand in formation with MAT-49 submachine guns.]] | |||
[[Image:TDOTJ-MAT49-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A gendarme assisting Inspector Lebel shoots open a locked door with a MAT-49.]] | |||
[[Image:TDOTJ-MAT49-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lebel with a MAT-49 in the film's finale.]] | |||
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Revision as of 03:33, 6 May 2010
The Day of the Jackal is a 1973 thriller/suspense film directed by Frank Zinnemann and based on the 1971 Frederick Forsyth novel of the same name. Starring Edward Fox as a mysterious assassin known only as "The Jackal", it follows his plot to assassinate French President Charles De Gaulle and the efforts of the French authorities to stop him. The film also was a loose inspiration for the 1997 thriller film The Jackal, which shares similar themes and plot elements.
The following guns were used in the movie The Day of the Jackal:
Warning: Some Spoilers Ahead!
Mle 1892 revolver
A Mle 1892 Revolver is used by a French officer to deliver the coup de grâce to Lieutenant Colonel Jean Bastien-Thiry after his execution by firing squad in the film's introduction.
Walther P38
A Walther P38 pistol is used by an Organisation de l'armée secrète (OAS) terrorist during a series of bank robberies that are orchestrated to pay the Jackal's fee.
MP40
Two of the OAS terrorists who ambush President De Gaulle's motorcade in the introduction use MP40 submachine guns.
M1 Thompson
Another OAS terrorist uses a M1 Thompson submachine gun during the ambush of President De Gaulle's motorcade.
Chatellerault M1924/29 light machine gun
A third OAS terrorist uses a Chatellerault M1924/29 machine gun to shoot at De Gaulle's Citroen DS, riddling the car with bullets but failing to prevent its escape.
MAS-36
MAS-36 rifles are used by the firing squad that executes Lieutenant Colonel Jean Bastien-Thiry.
MAS-49/56
French gendarmes are seen with MAS-49/56 rifles when they surround a hotel that the Jackal is suspected of hiding in. Later, soldiers taking part in the Liberation Day Parade also carry MAS-49/56 rifles.
Custom-Made Sniper Rifle
The Jackal (Edward Fox) uses a custom made sniper rifle created by an Italian gunsmith as part of his plan to assassinate Charles De Gaulle. The rifle is fitted with a silencer, telescopic sight, and is disguised within a set of crutches.
MAT-49 submachine gun
Various gendarmes throughout the movie are armed with MAT-49 submachine guns. Inspector Claude Lebel (Michael Lonsdale) uses a MAT-49 during the film's finale when he confronts the Jackal.
