Outside the Law
Theatrical Poster
Country
File:FR.jpg France
Directed by
Rachid Bouchareb
Release Date
2010
Language
French, Arabic
Studio
Tessalit Productions
Distributor
StudioCanal
Outside the Law is a 2010 French-Algerian film and the follow-up to Days of Glory , set between 1945 and 1962. Three Algerian brothers are separated after their father is killed in the 1945 Sétif massacre (the film's depiction of it caused some controversy). Abdelkadar is jailed in France for participating in demonstrations, Messaoud enlists in the French Army as a paratrooper and is sent to Indochina, and Saïd moves with his elderly mother to Paris, where he makes his fortune in the shady underground of Pigalle. Eventually the three brothers are reunited, where they get involved in the struggle for Algerian independence.
It should be noted that, despite sharing the same character names and actors as Days of Glory , the movie should be considered a standalone, rather then direct, sequel.
The following weapons appear in the film Outside the Law :
Sidearms
Browning Hi-Power
Colonel Faivre (Bernard Blancan ) and his fellow Gendarmerie inspectors carry the Browning Hi-Power .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Messaoud (Roschdy Zem ) takes Colonel Faivre's Browning Hi-Power. Messaoud is armed with a Colt M1911A1.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Gendarmerie fires his Hi-Power at the FLN in a shootout.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colonel Faivre (Bernard Blancan ) fires a Browning Hi-Power.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Faivre loads a new magazine into his sidearm.
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Colt M1911A1
Messaoud (Roschdy Zem ) and Ali (Assaad Bouab ) use the Colt M1911A1 .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ali (Assaad Bouab ) fires a Colt M1911A1 at a truck driver.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Messaoud fires his .45 at the Gendarmerie.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Messaoud's sidearm is illuminated by the burning car. Note that slide has drawn back, meaning the magazine has expended.
MAB Model D Type II
A French Gendarmerie uses the MAB Model D Type II during the Sétif massacre.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Gendarmerie draws his MAB Model D Type II.
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Mle 1892 Revolver
The French police inspector that Abdelkadar assassinates is armed with an Mle 1892 Revolver in a shoulder holster. After he is killed, Messaoud (Roschdy Zem ) takes it and uses it during the escape.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Mle 1892 Revolver can be seen in a shoulder holster.
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Walther P38
Saïd (Jamel Debbouze ) carries a Walther P38 . This might be a nod to his role in Days of Glory , where his character also carried a P38.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saïd (Jamel Debbouze ) fires a Walther P38 at the Gendarmerie.
Walther PPK
Abdelkadar (Sami Bouajila ) uses a Walther PPK to kill a French police inspector.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Messaoud (Roschdy Zem ) shows the Walther PPK to Abdelkadar (Sami Bouajila ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Abdelkadar (Sami Bouajila ) with the PPK.
Submachine Guns
M1A1 Thompson
FLN guerrillas use the M1A1 Thompson .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The FLN guerrilla on the left fires an M1A1 Thompson.
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MAT-49
French Gendarmerie and FLN guerrillas use the MAT-49 .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French policeman covers Abdelkadar with the MAT-49.
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MP40
FLN guerrillas, including Messaoud (Roschdy Zem ) use the MP40 during a firefight with the Gendarmerie.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing An FLN guerrilla on watch with the MP40.
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PPS-43
Messaoud (Roschdy Zem ) uses the PPS-43 when the FLN ambush a convoy of Harki's.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Messaoud (Roschdy Zem ) fires a PPS-43 at the Harki convoy.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Messaoud tells the guerrillas to cease firing. He has the expended magazine in his hand.
Sten Mk II
FLN guerrillas use the Sten Mk II .
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Shotguns
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
French shopkeepers in Algeria shoot at protesters with the 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French shopkeeper and his son fire 12 Gauge Doubled Barreled Shotguns at Algerian demonstrators in Sétif. Note that the father is starting to reload.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the protestors turns a shotgun against it's user.
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Rifles
Fusil Modèle 1916 Carabine
A French shopkeeper shoots at demonstrators with a Fusil Modèle 1916 Carabine . French riot police carry them at the end of the movie.
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MAS-36
French Army troops and Algerian Gendarmerie are armed with the MAS-36 rifle.
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Norinco Type 56
Vietminh troops are armed with the Norinco Type 56 . This is an error, as the Type 56 wasn't developed until after the battle of Dien Bien Phu, and because there is no evidence that the Vietminh used any AK pattern rifles during the Indochina wars.
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Machine Guns
Browning M1919A4
French soldiers use a jeep-mounted Browning M1919A4 during the Sétif massacre.
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