15 Minutes of War L'Intervention )
DVD Cover
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Captain André Gerval
Alban Lenoir
Jane Andersen
Olga Kurylenko
Georges Campère
Michael Abiteboul
Pierre Cazeneuve
Sébastien Lalanne
Patrice Lorca
David Murgia
Jean-Luc Larrain
Guillaume Labbé
Philip Shafer
Ben Cura
Barkhad
Kevin Layne
L'Intervention The Intervention, English title: 15 Minutes of War
February, 1976. Militants belonging to the pan-Somali guerilla movement Front de Libération de la Côte des Somalis (FLCS) hijack a bus carrying 31 children of French servicemen deployed to the area. In response, France executes a joint mission between the French Foreign Legion and GIGN, who initiate a daring rescue which begins with a simultaneous sniper shot.
The following weapons were used in the film L'Intervention :
Pistols and Revolvers Manurhin MR-73 French forces, including GIGN members, use the famous Manurhin MR-73 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Manurhin MR-73 Defense with 3" barrel and duty sights - .357 Magnum Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading of the revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lorca (David Murgia) holsters his revolver after shooting a Somalian soldier. Error creating thumbnail: File missing When he runs out of ammo for the FR F1, he uses the revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MR-73's barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gendarme Lorca stays alert after the Somalis retreat. Captain Gerval (Alban Lenoir ) uses a sport version with 5.25 barrel.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Manurhin MR-73 Defense with 5.25" barrel and adjustable sights - .357 Magnum Error creating thumbnail: File missing Captain Gerval (Alban Lenoir ) with his MR-73 during night reconnaissance. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gerval aims the revolver at Jane (Olga Kurylenko ) when she surprises him near the bus. MAC Mle 1950 The leader of the terrorists (Kevin Layne ) uses a MAC Mle 1950 to threaten the teacher and kill a French Gendarme. Later, Jane (Olga Kurylenko ) takes the pistol from the dead terrorist to defend the children. Some uniformed French Gendarmes and soldiers carry the pistol as well.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAS Mle 1950 - 9x19mm Parabellum Error creating thumbnail: File missing Barkhad force the bus driver to drive to the Somalian border. In fact, if the barrel is pressed against something, it would normally be unable to fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nice view of the MAC Mle 1950 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Same scene, but the hammer is now cocked. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Don't force me to shoot! Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jane Olga Kurylenko fires the pistol at approaching Somalian soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The slide locks empty. Luger P08 Gendarme Campère (Michael Abiteboul) uses a Luger P08 Artillery akimbo with his MR-73.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger LP08 "Artillery" model - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Campère firing the Luger akimbo with his MR-73. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same scene from the front. Error creating thumbnail: File missing After the grenade explosion, Campère admits to seeing nothing, but continues shooting. Colt M1911 A Somalian soldier lays an M1911 on a table when French forces attempt to negotiate with the terrorists.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rifles MAS FR F1 The GIGN snipers use the MAS FR F1 as their primary weapon to execute a very efficient coordinated shot. The scopes used seem to be civilian-grade models.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAS FR F1 Sniper Rifle - 7.5x54mm French Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant Cazeneuve (Sébastien Lalanne) and Campère checking the rifles after arriving in Djibouti. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lorca and Larrain (Guillaume Labbé) covering Gerval during night reconnaissance. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant Cazeneuve in observation with the rest of the team. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Campère uses the rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Larrain observing with the rifle breech open. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zéro Alban Lenoir ) gives the signal to engage the terrorists. "Zéro" is less stressful than "fire".Error creating thumbnail: File missing A machine gunner shot in the head by a GIGN sniper. AK-47 AK-47s are used by Somalian troops and terrorists.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type 2 AK-47 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Full stock AK-47. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A retreating Somali soldier carries an AK-47. AKM The AKM is also used by some of the hijackers and Somalian forces.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKM - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the hijacker fire his AKM at pursuing French Army jeeps. Norinco Type 56-1 At least one hijacker is armed with a Norinco Type 56-1 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norinco Type 56-1 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A terrorist shoots at the Gendarmes when the bus cross the border. Note the hooded front sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same terrorist enters the bus with the Type 56-1 in hand. Zastava M70AB2 A Somalian soldier is seen with a Zastava M70AB2 , distinguished from other folding-stock AK models by the three vent holes in the handguard.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zastava M70AB2 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Somalian soldier is shot in the head by Lorca's MR-73 while holding an M70AB2. MAS-49/56 CIA observer Shafer (Ben Cura) joins the GIGN team when they realize they are down a man for the coordinated sniper shot. Captain Gerval gives him a MAS-49/56 for use during the mission.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAS-49/56 - 7.5x54mm French Error creating thumbnail: File missing Captain Gerval holding the MAS-49/56. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Better view of the barrel. We clearly see the grenade ring and the aiming alidade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shafer takes position with the rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nice view of the APX scope. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Five. Ready Modèle 1892 Artillery Carbine The Somalian troops use a large variety of rifles, including the Berthier Mle 1892 Artillery Carbine .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Berthier Mle 1892 Artillery Carbine - 8x50mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Somalian soldier holding a Berthier. Mauser Rifle We can briefly see what appears to be some kind of Mauser rifle , but it is hard to determinate which one exactly.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser rifle. Shotguns 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun At least one Somalian soldier is seen with an old 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Charles Parker 1878 - 12 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Somalian soldier with a shotgun that is rather anachronistic and ill-suited for combat. Submachine Guns MAT-49 French Army soldiers and Legionnaires carry the MAT-49 . They are seen only briefly and never fired.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAT-49 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Legionnaires with MAT-49s after the battle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Machine Guns MG42 Somalian troops use an MG42 against the sniper team.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG42 with sling and bipod collapsed - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG42 mounted on a Range Rover. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldiers search for the snipers' position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The muzzle of a firing MG42. Grenades In the last moment of the gunfight, Somalian soldiers throw OF 37 hand grenades , which are thrown back by Gendarmes and Jane (Olga Kurylenko ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing OF 37 hand grenade with Mle 1935 fuze Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grenade lands in the bus. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another grenade. Trivia Simultaneous Shot Error creating thumbnail: File missing Great view of the team executing the simultaneous shot that dispatches the hijackers in a single volley. Filed-Down Ammunition Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gendarme Larrain is see filing down the bullets of his MR-73's .357 Magnum cartridges. 
