Sorcerer is a 1977 thriller directed by William Friedkin(The French Connection). The film is ostensibly a remake of the 1953 French film Le Salaire de la peur (The Wages of Fear), however director Friedkin maintains that he wrote a new story utilizing the names of the characters. The film follows four men, each on the run from the law, who embark on a dangerous mission to extinguish a fire at a Venezuelan oil well by delivering a cargo of unstable explosives. The film was a box office disappointment upon its initial theatrical release, which unfortunately coincided with the release of the original Star Wars.
The following weapons were used in the film Sorcerer:
Victor Manzo (Bruno Cremer) is seen finding his business partner having killed himself with a MAC Mle 1950 in order to avoid an impending police investigation in France during the prologue.
One of the robbers draws a Star Model B pistol during an argument after the robbery, distracting Jackie Scanlon (Roy Scheider) and causing him to crash the getaway car.
Nilo (Francisco Rabal), an assassin, uses what appears to be a Smith & Wesson Model M&P revolver throughout the film, firing it several times while the cargo trucks are stuck in the jungle.
Policemen on horseback are seen with what resemble Mossberg 500 shotguns when they confront a crowd of angry protesters. These don't have the ejection ports,
making it likely these are prop versions.
A Palestinian terrorist working with Waheeb is briefly seen with a Smith & Wesson 76 before being shot. One of the Venezuelan guerrillas who attempts to steal the dynamite from Scanlon's truck also carries a S&W 76.
Oil company guards carry the Cristobal M2. The Cristobal M2 is a assault rifle/carbine hybrid that was designed and manufactured in the Dominican Republic, where the film was shot.
Most of the soldiers are armed with early-pattern G3 rifles, which are most prominently seen when they confront a mob angered by the deaths caused by the oil well fire.
