The Female Executioner
Original Theatrical Poster
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Martine Savignac
Brigitte Lahaie
The Commissioner
Michel Modo
Inspector Valmont
Pierre Oudrey
Antoine Wenders
Michel Godin
Bleck
Betty Champeval
Madame Wenders
Dominique Erlanger
Inspector Legrand
Jean-Hugues Lime
Joelle
Dominique LeMonier
The Female Executioner L'exécutrice ) is a 1986 French action movie directed by Michel Caputo. Martine Savignac (Brigitte Lahaie), an inspector at the Brigade des moeurs (vice squad) in Paris, investigates the trafficking of teenage girls by a certain Madame Wenders. The investigation leads Martine to conclusion that Wenders is close to the police commissioner in charge of the vice squad and gets the protection. When Martine's sister is kidnapped and killed, she turns into a vengeful vigilante.
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The following weapons were used in the film The Female Executioner (L'exécutrice) :
Revolvers Smith & Wesson Model 29 A Smith & Wesson Model 29 with 6" barrel is a personal handgun of Inspector Valmont (Pierre Oudrey). After Valmont's death Martine (Brigitte Lahaie) takes the revolver and uses it. In the final scene the gun briefly falls in hands of Antoine (Michel Godin).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 29 with 6" barrel - .44 Magnum Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tough cop Valmont shows his revolver to Martine, mocking her tiny snub nose gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Valmont shows Martine how he disassembles and assembles back his gun with a blindfold on his eyes. It's worth noting that the cartridges definitly aren't .44 Magnum, more resembling 9 mm Par pistol ammo. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Valmont fires at Luigi. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Martine brings the revolver to the gun store in order to replace the grips to fit her hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Martine cleans and loads the revolver. Againt the ammo is not .44 Magnum. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Martine fires at criminals who break in her house. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The revolver in hands of Antoine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Antoine throws away the revolver. Smith & Wesson Model 36 A nickel plated Smith & Wesson Model 36 (too bright for a stainless steel Smith & Wesson Model 60 ) is Martine's (Brigitte Lahaie) sidearm until she replaces it with Valmont's S&W 29.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nickel Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Martine arrests a pornography courier in the opening scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Inspector Valmont (Pierre Oudrey) examines Martine's revolver in the same scene. The square butt can be seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Martine's revolver in Valmont's hands. Error creating thumbnail: File missing To his surprise, Valmont finds out that Martine goes to mission with unloaded gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the raid on an illegal brothel, performed by Martine and Legrand, a pimp disarms Martine and holds her at gunpoint with her own revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Martine holds her revolver during the attempt to save her sister. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Martine fires at Madame Wenders' henchmen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing She watches hopelessly as events unfold tragically. Smith & Wesson Model 36 during the shootout with Martine and Valmont.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Unnamed henchman (at the background) fires a blued S&W 36 revolver. Manurhin MR-73 Defense Martine's partner Inspector Legrand (Jean-Hugues Lime) carries a Manurhin MR-73 Defense revolver.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Manurhin MR-73 Defense with 3" barrel and duty sights - .357 Magnum Error creating thumbnail: File missing Legrand carries his revolver in holster during the raid on the illegal brothel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The typically placed logo on the grip is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Legrand holds the revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Legrand screws up, and his revolver is in hands of a pimp. Arminius HW-38 Madame Wenders (Dominique Erlanger) uses a nickel plated Arminius HW-38 to kill the exposed police informer.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arminius HW-38 - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Madame Wenders fires the revolver. Colt Python One of the duo of criminals, hunting for Martine, carries a Colt Python .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Python with 4" Barrel and factory wood grips - .357 Magnum Error creating thumbnail: File missing A criminal holds his revolver during the visit to the corrupt police commissioner. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The criminal holds the revolver when the duo breaks in Martine's house. Unidentified revolvers Luigi (David Vergnes), one of Madame Wenders' henchmen, carries a snub nose revolver during the kidnapping of a schoolgirl. In another scene, when Luigi is arrested by Inspector Valmont, the latter takes a different revolver from Luigi.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luigi holds a bright snub nose revolver. It may be the nickel plated S&W Model 36, like the one used by Martine, but it's hard to say for sure. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luigi loads his revolver. In this and following scenes he has a revolver that may be an MR-73 with duty sights, like the one, used by Legrand, but again it's hard to say for sure. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luigi holds the revolver while opening the door. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Valmont disarms Luigi. Pistols Smith & Wesson 39 Madame Wenders' son Antoine (Michel Godin) carries a nickel plated Smith & Wesson 39 with pearl grips in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson 39-2, nickel finish - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Antoine points his pistol at Bleck. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partial view of the slide. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Antoine threatens Bleck. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Antoine with the Smith & Wesson 39 and Walter with the Beretta 93R . Beretta 93R Luigi's elder brother Walter (Richard Allan), also Madame Wenders' henchman, carries a Beretta 93R pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta 93R with wood grips - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Antoine with the Smith & Wesson 39 and Walter with the Beretta 93R. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walter fires at Martine and Valmont. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pistol is seen cycling. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walter is gunned down and drops his pistol. Beretta 92 In the climactic scene Madame Wenders (Dominique Erlanger) takes a Beretta 92 -style pistol from the Commissioner's (Michel Modo ) shoulder holster. What appears to be also a Beretta 92-style pistol is used by one of the duo of criminals when they break in Martine's house. The exact model hardly can be identified but it is definitly a pre-92F model.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: Beretta 92S - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A criminal fires at Martine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He is gunned down. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Madame Wenders takes the pistol from the killed Commissioneer's holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The typical Beretta barrel and the rounded trigger guard are seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing She fires at Martine. After a single shot, the slide locks in the rear position but more gunshot sounds follow. Pocket Pistol An unidentified pocket pistol is seen in the scene in the gun store. It may be not a live gun but a blank- or gas-firing weapon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pocket pistol on the table. The ammo near the pistol seem to be blank or gas. Air Pistol In the scene on the police shooting range an air pistol of unknown model is used by Inspector Legrand (Jean-Hugues Lime) who teaches his girlfriend to shoot.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Legrand teaches his girlfriend to shoot. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the pistol. Submachine Guns Thompson M1921AC or M1928 A hostess in the casino, owned by the Asian crime boss Chang Li, holds a Thompson M1921AC or M1928 with drum magazine.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M1921AC Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1928 Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The hostess shows the Thompson to other girls, calling it "a 1940's brand". Error creating thumbnail: File missing She makes an attempt to fire at Martine. Shotguns SPAS-12 A strange man who names himself Gaston Velin (Bernard Hug, credited as "The shooter") uses a Franchi SPAS-12 with fixed stock in the scene in the parking.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Franchi SPAS-12 with fixed stock - 12 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing The SPAS-12 in Velin's car. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Velin fires at two thugs, assaulting Martine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He holds the shotgun. Savage Model 69RXL A guard in Chang Li's casino holds a Savage Model 69RXL shotgun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Savage Model 69RXL - 12 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The guard shows his shotgun to the hostesses. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Martine guns down the guard. Unidentified shotgun In the opening scene one of the police officers on the helicopter fires an unidentified pump action shotgun. It is seen very briefly and unclear.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A police officer fires from the helicopter. The effect of his shots on the ground looks more like machine gun fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer leaves the landed helicopter with the shotgun in hands. The full buttstock can be seen. Double Barreled Shotgun Several Double Barreled Shotguns are seen in the gun store.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several shotguns are seen at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several long guns are seen in the gun rack in the workshop (at the right). Most seem to be double barreled shotguns. Rifles Unidentified Sporter Rifle Several sporting rifles of unknown models are seen in the scene on the shooting range.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A shooter with a rifle is seen on the range. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another shooter holds a rifle, possibly an air gun. Various rifles A number of rifles is seen in the gun store.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A rifle with sniper scope is seen at the background center. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A gun at the background right seems to be a kind of AR-15 - at least the handguard, the front sight and the position of the sling swivel fit quite well. Trivia Astra 357 On promotional images as well as on movie posters and DVD covers Martine (Brigitte Lahaie) holds a stainless Astra 357 revolver. This revolver isn't used in the movie.
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