The Escape (La carapate)
Original French Poster
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Jean-Philippe Duroc
Pierre Richard
Martial Gaulard
Victor Lanoux
Marcel Duroc
Raymond Bussières
Bach-Yen
Claire Richard
Jacques Panivaux
Jean-Pierre Darras
Gisèle Panivaux
Yvonne Gaudeau
The Escape La carapate ) is a 1978 French crime comedy directed by Gérard Oury. Jean-Philippe Duroc (Pierre Richard ), an attorney, visits his client Martial Gaulard (Victor Lanoux ) in prison. Suddenly a prison riot erupts, Gaulard escapes, and the police is convinced that Duroc helped him, so now they both are wanted.
The following weapons were used in the film The Escape (La carapate) :
Handguns Unidentified pistol During the prison riot one of the convicts fires a pistol taken from an incapacitated warden. The pistol is seen only through the thick smoke so it's hard to identify it. Its general shape resembles M1911 -style pistol, especially Colt Commander as the pistol seems to have a shorter barrel and a ring hammer spur.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Combat Commander - 9mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A convict fires his pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pistol seems to have ring hammer spur. Unidentified revolver When Gaulard robs a bank, a bank cashier fires a revolver. It is seen only from the muzzle. The revolver appears to be 5-shot so it can be Smith & Wesson Model 36 or some similar compact revolver.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Submachine Guns MAT-49 MAT-49 SMGs are carried by gendarmes in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several gendarmes carry MAT-49s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAT-49 is seen at the right. Shotguns Double Barreled Shotgun A double barreled shotgun is seen in a locker on Gustave's farm.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The shotgun is seen on top. Rifles MAS-36 Most gendarmes are armed with MAS-36 and MAS-36/51 rifles. Some of them are fitted with Tromblon Mle F3 muzzle grenade launchers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAS-36/51 - 7.5x54mm French Error creating thumbnail: File missing A barrel of MAS-36 is seen at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gendarmes fire MAS-36s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gendarmes with MAS-36s patrol Paris during May 1968 civil unrest. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gendarmes with MAS-36s guard the entrance on the helipad. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A gendarme fires a muzzle grenade launcher during the street riot. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gendarmes hold MAS-36s in the same scene. Berthier Mle 1916 Carbine Berthier Mle 1916 carbines are also used by gendarmes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Berthier Model 1916 Carabine Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of Berthier carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A little blurry but still identifiable view of Berthier. MAS-49/56 During the prison riot a guard is seen with a rifle that appears to be a MAS-49/56 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAS-49/56 - 7.5x54mm French Error creating thumbnail: File missing The general shape of the rifle, especially the position of the front sight, matches MAS-49. Berthier Mle 1907-15 M34 Some gendarmes carry rifles with straight bolt handles that appear to be Berthier Mle 1907-15 M34 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Berthier Mle 1907-15 M34 - 7.5x54 mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A straight bolt handle can be seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same rifle. Unidentified hunting rifle During the scene on the farm a bolt action hunting rifle is used by Gustave (Claude Brosset ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rifle is seen on the bottom. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gustave holds his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He aims. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jean-Philippe Duroc (Pierre Richard ) holds the rifle. Other Weapons OFX 37 Grenade During the prison riot gendarmes use tear gas grenades. They appear to be the training version of the OF 37 hand grenade , the OFX 37, with a Mle 1935 fuze. However, the spoon of the fuze is atypical being straight rather than contoured to the body of the grenade, possibly indicating that it is a mock up.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing OFX 37 hand grenade with Mle 1935 fuze Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grenade emits thick smoke. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grenade is seen on the floor. Toy Luger pistol Martial Gaulard (Victor Lanoux ) uses two toy Lugers to commit the bank heist.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gaulard loans the toys from two boys. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gaulard threatens the bank personnel and clients. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Gaulard's pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the toy gun. 
