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Straight Shooter
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Poster
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Country
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Germany
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Directed by
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Thomas Bohn
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Release Date
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1999
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Language
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English German
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Main Cast
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Character
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Actor
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Frank Hector
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Dennis Hopper
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Volker Bretz
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Heino Ferch
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Regina Toelle
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Katja Flint
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Markus Paufler
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Ulrich Mühe
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Andreas Berndt
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Jürgen Schornagel
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Lena Hoelldobler
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Hannelore Hoger
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Straight Shooter is a 1999 German action thriller. A German who is a former French Foreign Legion sniper starts terror against politicians and industrialists whom he blames for the death of his daughter after the nuclear power station incident. Now the only man who can stop the Straight Shooter is his former instructor and commander.
The following weapons are seen in the movie Straight Shooter:
Handguns
Walther P99
A suppressed Walther P99 is used by Volker Bretz (Heino Ferch) in several scenes.
Walther P99 - 9x19mm. Note the ramped trigger guard, small slide serrations, closed and proprietary accessory rail, short magazine release and slightly more curved 'tail' of the pre-2004 models.
A view at the sound suppressor.
A close view at the pistol.
Bretz holds Attorney General Regina Toelle (
Katja Flint) as a hostage.
Walther PPK
Attorney General Regina Toelle (Katja Flint) carries a stainless steel Walther PPK as a self-defence weapon.
Walther PPK stainless - 9mm Kurz aka .380 ACP
Regina Toelle's bodyguard hands her a Walther PPK.
Regina Toelle aims her pistol at Volker Bretz (
Heino Ferch).
Bretz disarms Regina Toelle.
He tries to fire her pistol only to find that it isn't loaded.
M1911-style pistol
In the flashback scene Frank Hector (Dennis Hopper) fires an M1911-style pistol at an African rebel.
Pre-War Colt M1911A1 Pistol - Commercial Model known as the "Colt Government Model" - .45 ACP. This has a deep Colt factory blued finish, common for commercial variants before and after the war.
SIG-Sauer P225
Several members of a counter-terrorism unit are armed with SIG-Sauer P225 (or SIG P6, if real German police helped to film the movie) pistols.
SIG-Sauer P6 - 9x19mm - note the cutaway hammer, this was used to allow West German police to know whether or not a gun was dropped on its hammer.
A member of a counter-terrorism unit holds a pistol fitted with some device, supposedly a laser sight.
A member of a counter-terrorism unit aims his pistol.
A member of a counter-terrorism unit holds his pistol at the background.
A police detective holds a pistol.
Various handguns
Various characters are seen with pistols.
A pistol is seen in the holster of a bodyguard. The shape of the grip matches
Beretta 92F but but it's not enough to identify the pistol for sure.
A member of a counter-terrorism unit holds a revolver. It is seen very blurry.
Submachine Guns
MAT-49
In the flashback scene most of French Foreign Legion carry MAT-49 SMGs.
MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm
A legionnaire fires his MAT-49.
Three legionnaires with MAT-49s.
Heckler & Koch MP5
In the final scene several members of a counter-terrorism unit are armed with Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine guns. The stock is never seen so it's hard to identify if it is A1 or A3.
Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with original "slimline" forearm - 9x19mm
The MP5 is fitted with some device, supposedly a laser sight.
Unidentified SMG
A member of a counter-terrorism unit on the top of the stairs holds some compact SMG with a front grip (maybe a
Steyr TMP). The weapon is fitted with some device, supposedly a laser sight.
Shotguns
Winchester 1300
Winchester 1300 shotguns are used by a counter-terrorism unit in the final scene.
Winchester Model 1300 with extended tube and pistol grip - 12 Gauge
A member of a counter-terrorism unit holds a shotgun with long magazine tube at the background. The pump is fitted with a loop.
A police detective aims a shotgun. Another detective holds his shotgun of the same model at the background.
A shotgun is seen at the left.
Mossberg 500
Mossberg 500 shotguns are used by a counter-terrorism unit in the final scene.
Mossberg 500 with high-capacity magazine tube - 12 Gauge
A member of a counter-terrorism unit fires a shotgun to breach the door.
Unidentified shotgun
A shotgun is seen at the foreground.
Rifles
AKS-47
An AKS-47-style assault rifle is seen in hands of an African rebel in the flashback scene.
Type I AKS-47 - 7.62x39mm
MAS-49/56
A MAS-49/56 rifle is seen in the flashback scene.
MAS-49/56 - 7.5x54mm French
A legionnaire with MAS-49/56 is seen at the left.
Hunting Rifle
In the opening scene a hunter aims at a deer with an ornamented rifle.
Sniper Rifles
Customized FR F2
The first weapon used by Volker Bretz (Heino Ferch) is a sniper rifle. In the movie it is called an FR F2 in 7.5 mm caliber (which is is incorrect because FR F2 was chambered for 7.62x51 mm while a 7.5x54 mm rifle was MAS FR F1). The rifle looks like a heavily customized FR F2 (or maybe F1).
FR F2 with magazine removed - 7.62x51mm NATO
A pistol grip, a part of receiver and a sniper scope can be seen.
A close view at the trigger and the trigger guard.
GOL sniper rifle
In the final scene Frank Hector (Dennis Hopper) is armed with a GOL sniper rifle.
GOL Sniper Magnum - .308 Winchester
Frank Hector holds the rifle.
Various sniper rifles
In the final scene a lot of various sniper rifles are seen in hands of snipers of the counter-terrorism unit.
Two snipers with different rifles on the rooftop.
Two more snipers with their rifles. The rifle with a bright wooden stock resembles Anschütz models like Models 1903 or 1913.
Two more snipers at the right run with their rifles in hands.
Machine Guns
Unidentified Machine Gun
An unidentified machine gun is seen in the flashback scene.
Other Weapons
Unidentified weapon
In one scene Volker Bretz (Heino Ferch) is seen with a weapon that is supposed to be a bolt-action, magazine-fed 40 mm grenade launcher of unidentified model, fitted with sniper scope.
Bretz loads his weapon with box magazine.
The safety and the bolt handle.
Another side view at the weapon.
RGD-5 hand grenade
Volker Bretz (Heino Ferch) uses a bundle of three RGD-5 hand grenades during the attack at Markus Paufler's house.
RGD-5 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
Bretz readies to throw the grenades.
Unidentified Rocket Launcher
During the shootout on the abandoned factory Volker Bretz (Heino Ferch) destroyes a police car with a single shot rocket launcher.
Bretz holds a folded launcher.
Flamethrower
A flamethrower is used by French Foreign Legion in the flashback scene.
A legionnaire carries two cylinders at his back.