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 10 revolver throughout the film, firing it several times while the cargo trucks are stuck in the jungle.
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.
