The Telephone Bar (Le bar du téléphone)

Original French Poster

Country	France
Directed by	Claude Barrois
Release Date	1980
Language	French
Studio	ATC 3000

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Toni Véronèse	Daniel Duval
Paul 'Bébé' Franchi	Christopher Lambert
Commissaire Claude Joinville	François Périer
Robert Pérez	Raymond Pellegrin
Antoine Bini	Julien Guiomar
Léopold Kretzchman	Georges Wilson
Maria	Valentine Monnier

The Telephone Bar (Le bar du téléphone) is a 1980 French crime movie directed by Claude Barrois. A crime boss Toni Véronèse (Daniel Duval) starts a gang war against rival mobsters. His enemies hire a gang of amateur racketeers lead by Paul 'Bébé' Franchi (Christopher Lambert) to kill Véronèse. The result is a massacre in "The Telephone Bar" restaurant. The story is based on real event that happened in Marseille in 1978 and is knows as a French analogue to Saint Valentine's Day Massacre.

The following weapons were used in the film The Telephone Bar (Le bar du téléphone):

Revolvers

Smith & Wesson Model 14

During the racket is a bar Boum-Boum (Richard Anconina), a member of Paul Franchi's gang, is armed with a Smith & Wesson Model 14 revolver.

Smith & Wesson Model 14 Target Masterpiece with S&W Target grips - .38 Sp

Boum-Boum holds his revolver.

Llama Comanche

A revolver that resembles Llama Comanche in .357 or Llama Martial in .38 is used by Toni Véronèse (Daniel Duval) in several scenes. In the final scene he gives it to Paul Franchi (Christopher Lambert).

Llama Comanche - .357 Magnum

Véronèse jumps out of the window with his revolver in hand. The shape of the ejector rod shroud, target sights and vent rib allows to identify it as Llama Comanche.

Paul Franchi with Véronèse's Llama and Toni Véronèse with an S&W Model 19 in the final scene.

Smith & Wesson Model 19

Toni Véronèse (Daniel Duval) also uses a Smith & Wesson Model 19.

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Combat Magnum - .357 Magnum

Véronèse holds his revolver.

He aims it at Paul Franchi.

Véronèse draws his revolver in the final scene.

Paul Franchi with Véronèse's Llama and Toni Véronèse with an S&W Model 19 in the final scene.

Ruger Speed Six

"White Tooth" (Jean-Marie Lemaire), Véronèse's henchman, carries a snub nose revolver that appears to be a Ruger Speed Six. Possibly same gun is used by Véronèse in one scene.

Ruger Speed Six with blued finish and 2.75-inch barrel - .357 Magnum

"White Tooth" holds his revolver.

Another view of "White Tooth"'s revolver.

Toni Véronèse holds a snub nose revolver.

Pistols

SIG P210

A SIG P210 is used by Toni Véronèse (Daniel Duval) until he throws it away after a murder. Later Véronèse's pistol is seen in hands of Commissaire Joinville (François Périer) who correctly calls it "a product of Neuhausen" (Neuhausen am Rheinfall in Switzerland is a home to SIG).

SIG P210 (1950s Manufacture) - 9x19mm

Toni Véronèse carries his pistol tucked at his belt.

Véronèse holds Samuel Pérez (Philippe Brigaud) at gunpoint.

Véronèse reloads his pistol.

Commissaire Joinville examines the pistol.

M1911A1

M1911A1 pistols are used by various characters, including Paul Franchi (Christopher Lambert) and Véronèse's bodyguard Mammouth (Didier Pain).

Pre-War Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP

Paul Franchi loads his pistol.

Paul threatens a bar owner with his pistol.

Paul holds discharged pistol.

Paul in Darth Vader mask during the massacre in "The Telephone Bar".

Mammouth tries to fire his pistol.

Two Paul's pistols are seen in the final scene. Next moment Léopold Kretzchman (Georges Wilson) grabs one of them.

MAB Model D

In one scene a policeman is seen with a pistol that resembles a MAB Model D.

MAB Model D Type I - .32 ACP

A policeman is shot when he draws his pistol.

Shotguns

Sawn-off Double Barreled Shotgun

During the massacre in "The Telephone Bar" Barjol (Marc-Michel Bruyat), a member of Paul Franchi's gang, is armed with a sawn-off double barreled shotgun.