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'''''Fort Saganne'''''  is a 1984 French war film directed by Alain Corneau and based a novel of the same name by Louis Gardel. Story of the young officer-volunteer in the Sahara, who in 1911 leads a valiant defense against Sultan Omar. Starring [[Gérard Depardieu]], [[Philippe Noiret]], [[Catherine Deneuve]], and [[Sophie Marceau]].
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'''''Fort Saganne'''''  is a 1984 French war film directed by Alain Corneau and based a novel of the same name by Louis Gardel. It is the story of a young volunteer officer in the Sahara, who in 1911 leads a valiant defense against Sultan Omar. Starring [[Gérard Depardieu]], [[Philippe Noiret]], [[Catherine Deneuve]], and [[Sophie Marceau]].
  
 
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==MAS Mle 1892==
 
==MAS Mle 1892==
Lt. Charles Saganne ([[Gérard Depardieu]]) and other French officers carry a [[Mle 1892 Revolver]]s.
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Lt. Charles Saganne ([[Gérard Depardieu]]) and other French officers carry [[Mle 1892 Revolver]]s.
 
[[Image:Mle 1892.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver]]
 
[[Image:Mle 1892.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver]]
 
[[Image:Fortsaganne-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Fortsaganne-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Fortsaganne-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Fortsaganne-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Fortsaganne-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Fortsaganne-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Fortsaganne-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dr. Courette ([[Hippolyte Girardot]]) pulls his revolver at Lt. Saganne.]]
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[[Image:Fortsaganne-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dr. Courette ([[Hippolyte Girardot]]) pulls his revolver on Lt. Saganne.]]
  
 
=Rifles=
 
=Rifles=
  
 
==Lebel 1886==
 
==Lebel 1886==
French and Arabic soldiers mainly carry [[Lebel 1886]] rifles. Also, Lt. Saganne ([[Gérard Depardieu]]) uses this weapon.
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French and Arabic soldiers mainly carry [[Lebel 1886]] rifles. Lt. Saganne ([[Gérard Depardieu]]) also uses this weapon.
 
[[File:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm]]
 
[[File:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm]]
 
[[Image:Fortsaganne-Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Fortsaganne-Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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==Berthier Mle 1907-16==
 
==Berthier Mle 1907-16==
Arabs and French soldiers are armed with [[Berthier Mle 1907-16]] what didn't enter service five years later. A better choice would be the [[Berthier_Rifles#Mod.C3.A8le_1892_Artillery_Carbine|Modèle 1892 Artillery Carbine]] or [[Berthier_Rifles#Fusil_Mod.C3.A8le_1902_Rifle|M1902 Colonial]] rifle.
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Arabs and French soldiers are armed with [[Berthier Mle 1907-16]] rifles, which did not enter service until five years after the events of the film. A better choice would be the [[Berthier_Rifles#Mod.C3.A8le_1892_Artillery_Carbine|Modèle 1892 Artillery Carbine]] or [[Berthier_Rifles#Fusil_Mod.C3.A8le_1902_Rifle|M1902 Colonial]] rifle.
 
[[Image:FusilM1916.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Berthier Mle 1907-16 Rifle - 8mm Lebel]]
 
[[Image:FusilM1916.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Berthier Mle 1907-16 Rifle - 8mm Lebel]]
 
[[Image:Fortsaganne-Berthier1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Fortsaganne-Berthier1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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==Spanish Mauser M43==
 
==Spanish Mauser M43==
Some of the Arabian fighters are also seen with anachronistic [[M43 Spanish Mauser]]s standing for correct [[Gewehr 1898|German]] or [[1903 Turkish Mauser|Turkish]] models.
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Some of the Arabian fighters are also seen with anachronistic [[M43 Spanish Mauser]]s standing in for period-correct [[Gewehr 1898|German]] or [[1903 Turkish Mauser|Turkish]] models.
 
[[Image:Mauser m43.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Spanish Mauser M43 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
 
[[Image:Mauser m43.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Spanish Mauser M43 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
 
[[Image:Fortsaganne-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Fortsaganne-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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==Kabyle Musket==
 
==Kabyle Musket==
[[Kabyle Musket]] are also used by the Arabs.
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[[Kabyle Musket]]s are also used by the Arabs.
 
[[Image:Kabyle Musket.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Kabyle musket]]
 
[[Image:Kabyle Musket.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Kabyle musket]]
 
[[Image:Fortsaganne-Musket.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Fortsaganne-Musket.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]

Revision as of 18:07, 16 September 2020


Fort Saganne
Fortsaganne-poster.jpg
Theatrical Poster
Country FRA.jpg France
Directed by Alain Corneau
Release Date 1984
Language French
Studio Albina Productions S.a.r.l.
Films A2
Société Française de Production
Main Cast
Character Actor
Lt. Charles Saganne Gérard Depardieu
Colonel Dubreuilh Philippe Noiret
Louise Catherine Deneuve
Madeleine Saint-Ilette Sophie Marceau
Baculard Michel Duchaussoy
Dr. Courette Hippolyte Girardot
Hazan Robin Renucci


Fort Saganne is a 1984 French war film directed by Alain Corneau and based a novel of the same name by Louis Gardel. It is the story of a young volunteer officer in the Sahara, who in 1911 leads a valiant defense against Sultan Omar. Starring Gérard Depardieu, Philippe Noiret, Catherine Deneuve, and Sophie Marceau.


The following weapons were used in the film Fort Saganne:


Revolvers

MAS Mle 1892

Lt. Charles Saganne (Gérard Depardieu) and other French officers carry Mle 1892 Revolvers.

Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver
Fortsaganne-01.jpg
Fortsaganne-02.jpg
Fortsaganne-05.jpg
Dr. Courette (Hippolyte Girardot) pulls his revolver on Lt. Saganne.

Rifles

Lebel 1886

French and Arabic soldiers mainly carry Lebel 1886 rifles. Lt. Saganne (Gérard Depardieu) also uses this weapon.

Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm
Fortsaganne-Lebel.jpg
Fortsaganne-08.jpg
Fortsaganne-06.jpg
Fortsaganne-09.jpg
Fortsaganne-10.jpg

Berthier Mle 1907-16

Arabs and French soldiers are armed with Berthier Mle 1907-16 rifles, which did not enter service until five years after the events of the film. A better choice would be the Modèle 1892 Artillery Carbine or M1902 Colonial rifle.

Berthier Mle 1907-16 Rifle - 8mm Lebel
Fortsaganne-Berthier1.jpg
Fortsaganne-07.jpg
An abandoned Berthier lies at the edge of the shell hole. In this WWI sequence, these rifles are not anachronistic.

Spanish Mauser M43

Some of the Arabian fighters are also seen with anachronistic M43 Spanish Mausers standing in for period-correct German or Turkish models.

Spanish Mauser M43 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Fortsaganne-11.jpg
The attached auxiliary bayonet lug can be seen.

Kabyle Musket

Kabyle Muskets are also used by the Arabs.

Kabyle musket
Fortsaganne-Musket.jpg

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