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FN FAL
Also called the FN LAR (Light Automatic Rifle), a name ascribed to the FN FAL in Europe. The fact that there are so many variants, made by different countries and different names for the same models, causes a lot of confusion regarding what particular FAL is in what movie. For the most part, only the major variants of the gun will have been seen in movies with wide distribution, (the original Belgian version, U.S. versions, the Israeli Versions and British/Commonwealth Version).
Specifications
(1953 - Present)
Type: Battle Rifle, Assault Rifle
Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO, 5.56x45mm NATO (Argentine FALMP III and Brazilian IMBEL variants)
Capacity: 20, 30-round box magazine. (Argentine FALMP III Type 2 variant uses Steyr AUG magazines)
Fire Modes: Safe/Semi-Auto/Full-Auto; Safe/Semi-Auto on inch-pattern FALs.
The FN FAL and variants are used by the following actors in the following movies:
FN LAR
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wild Geese | Richard Burton | Col. Allen Faulkner | 1978 | |
| The Wild Geese | Mercenaries | 1978 | ||
| The Kingdom | Saudi police officers | 2007 | ||
| Munich | IDF soldiers | 2005 | ||
| Varg Veum, begravde hunder(buried dogs) | Gangster | 2008 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Force | Columbian soldier | With telescopic sight and FN FAL flash-hider | 2006 | |
| The Unit | Dennis Haysbert | CSM Jonas Blane | 2006 - 2009 |
FN FAL
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Postman | Holnist soldier | With M203 grenade launcher | 1997 | |
| When Eight Bells Toll | Anthony Hopkins | Philip Calvert | With bayonet and L1A1 muzzle brake | 1971 |
| When Eight Bells Toll | Hijacker | With L1A1 muzzle brake | 1971 | |
| The Man on the Roof | Ingvar Hirdwall | Gunman | Mocked up as M1941 Johnson machine gun | 1976 |
| District 9 | Mercenaries | 50.00 and 50.61 models, with & without scope | 2009 | |
| Blessed by Fire | Pablo Riva | Pvt. Vargas | 2005 | |
| Blessed by Fire | Gastón Pauls | Pvt. Leguizamón | 2005 | |
| Blessed by Fire | Argentinian soldiers | 2005 | ||
| A Man Apart | Mercenaries | 50.63 Paratrooper | 2003 | |
| The Replacement Killers | Danny Trejo | Collins | 50.61 Paratrooper with laser sight | 1998 |
| The Replacement Killers | Michael Rooker | Stan "Zeedo" Zedkov | 50.61 Paratrooper | 1998 |
| Escape from L.A. | United States Police Force guards | With Cobray 37mm launchers | 1996 | |
| Heat | Tom Sizemore | Michael Cheritto | 50.61 Paratrooper | 1995 |
| Congo | Ernie Hudson | Cpt. Munro Kelly | 50.61 Paratrooper | 1995 |
| Red Scorpion | Dolph Lundgren | Nikolai Rachenko | Mocked up as AO-63 | 1989 |
| Red Scorpion | Carmen Argenziano | Colonel Zayas | Mocked up as AO-63 | 1989 |
| Missing In Action 2: The Beginning | 1985 | |||
| Romancing the Stone | Henchman | 1984 | ||
| Red Dawn | Cuban & Nicaraguan soldiers | 1984 | ||
| Scarface | Hitman | 1983 | ||
| Under Fire | Ed Harris | Oates | 1983 | |
| Under Fire | Nicaraguan soldiers | 50.50 & 50.63 models | 1983 | |
| Under Fire | FSLN rebels | 50.50 & 50.63 models | 1983 | |
| The Gods Must Be Crazy | Soldiers | 1980 | ||
| The Gods Must Be Crazy | Police | 1980 |
Television
- Route 9 (1998)
- Argentine soldiers in Tumbledown (1988)
- Angel in Green {1987)
- Columbian soldiers and rebels in Ultimate Force (2006)
Video Games
- Ghost Recon: Desert Siege (50.63)
- Far Cry 2 (as "FAL Paratrooper" despite not being a Paratrooper model, with a 30-round magazine)
- Timesplitters: Future Perfect (as "Soviet Rifle", with curved Kalashnikov style magazine and stock removed)
- Splinter Cell: Double Agent (unusable)
- Modern Warfare 2 (with top rail and 30-round magazine, has hand-guard and iron-sights from a FN LAR, and the charging-handle from a DSArms SA58)
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spriggan | ARCAM Soldier | 1998 | |
| Flag | 2006 | ||
| Golgo 13 | A Mercenary | 2008 - 2009 |
FN FALO
Films
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Ungentlemanly Act | Argentinian Naval Commandos | With & without AN/PVS-2 Starlight scope | 1992 |
IMI Romat
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Beast of War | Afghan Mujahideen | 1988 | ||
| Red Scorpion | Dolph Lundgren | Nikolai Rachenko | With M203 grenade launcher | 1989 |
| Red Scorpion | Al White | Kallunda Kintash | With M203 grenade launcher | 1989 |
| Munich | Eric Bana | Avner Kaufman | With scope | 2005 |
| Munich | Daniel Craig | Steve | With scope | 2005 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Force | Ross Kemp | SSgt. Henry "Henno" Garvie | Fitted with FN LAR flash-hider | 2002 - 2006 |
| Matthew Earley | Guggenheim | |||
| Simon Kassianides | Juan |
L1A1
Film
- SAS in The Fourth Protocol (1987)
- A Japanese guard (Tohoru Masamune) in Inception (2010)
- Soldiers of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment in The Bank Job (2008)
- A thug in Max Payne (2008)
- Used by Royal Marines, and the Falkland Islands Defence Force in An Ungentlemanly Act (1992) (Also seen in archival footage in the hands of British soldiers)
- Simon Pegg as Sgt. Nicolas Angel in Hot Fuzz (2007)
- Steve Zahn in Sahara (2005)
- A Cameroon border guard in Tears of the Sun (2003)
- Abraham Benrubi as Dennis in Without a Paddle (2003)
- Reign of Fire (2002)
- Bloody Sunday (2002)
- Colombian mercenaries in Clear and Present Danger (1994)
- British soldiers in Blown Away (1994)
- British Soldiers in In the Name of the Father (1993)
- SAS operatives in The Fourth Protocol (1987)
- British Soldiers in Threads (1984)
- Gus Mercurio as Red and Bill Young as Griff in Turkey Shoot (1982) (With scope, extended magazine, and sawn-off barrel)
- British Police Tactical Response Unit in An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- Australian SAS troopers in The Odd Angry Shot (1979)
- The Wild Geese (1978)
- Power Play (1978)
- Nigel Davenport as John Custance, British Army and police as well as other survivors in No Blade Of Grass (1970)
- British soldiers in Help! (1965)
- A guard in Dr. No (1962)
Television
- A resistance fighter in Falling Skies (2011)
- NSW Police State Protection Group officers in Police Rescue (1991)
- NSW Police State Protection Group officers in Water Rats (1996 to 2001)
- British soldiers in Tumbledown (1988)
- British soldiers in Miami Vice - Season 3 (stock footage)
- Corrupt policeman Kevin Hales in Ashes to Ashes Series 2 Episode 1 (2009)
- UNIT Soldiers and various others in Doctor Who.
- Columbian soldiers and rebels in Ultimate Force (2006)
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Operations | "FAL" | 2002 | |
| Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of Spice | 2006 | ||
| Operation 7 | 2006 | ||
| 7.62 High Calibre | w/ various attachments | 2008 |
1A1 SLR
Film
- Indian Army soldiers in LOC Kargil
- Indian Army soldiers in Lakshya
IMBEL M964 A1 ParaFAL
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Squad 2 | Andre Ramiro | Cpt. Andre Matias | 2010 | |
| Elite Squad 2 | BOPE officers | 2010 | ||
| End of Days | Derrick O'Connor | Thomas Aquinas | With scope | 1999 |
IMBEL MD-2
Video Games
- Boiling Point: Road to Hell (IMBEL MD-3)
IMBEL MD-97
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Squad 2 | BOPE officers | 2010 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sniper: Ghost Warrior | 2010 |
IMBEL IA2
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Squad 2 | Wagner Moura | Colonel Nascimento | Carbine version | 2010 |
DSA SA58 OSW
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Town | Ben Affleck | Doug MacRay | With two magazines taped "jungle-style" | 2010 |
| Terminator Salvation | Terry Crews | Captain Jericho | With Surefire Universal weaponlight | 2009 |
| Terminator Salvation | Resistance fighter | 2009 | ||
| Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia | Yancey Arias | Alvaro Cardona | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope | 2009 |
| Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia | Rogue unit member | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope | 2009 | |
| Rambo | Reynaldo A. Gallegos | Diaz | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope | 2008 |
| Hancock | Criminal | 2008 | ||
| Bad Boys II | Kiko Ellsworth | "Blondie Dreads" | 2003 | |
| Bad Boys II | US Marine | 2003 | ||
| Hollywood Homicide | Drive-by shooter | 2003 | ||
| The Hunted | Black ops commando | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope | 2003 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Six: Lockdown | 2005 | ||
| Operation 7 | 2006 | ||
| 7.62 High Calibre | w/ various attachments | 2008 |
See Also
- FN Herstal - A list of all firearms manufactured by FN Herstal.
- Israel Military Industries - A list of all firearms manufactured by IMI.