Fort Saganne

Fort Saganne Theatrical Poster Country 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.

Revolver d'ordonnance modèle 1892 - 8x27mmSR

Dr. Courette (Hippolyte Girardot) pulls his revolver on Lt. Saganne.

Rifles

Lebel Mle. 1886

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

Fusil Lebel Modèle 1886 - 8x50mmR Lebel

Berthier Mle. 1907/15 M16

Arabs and French soldiers are armed with Berthier Mle. 1907/15 M16 rifles, which did not enter service until five years after the events of the film. A better choice would be the Berthier Modèle 1892 Artillery Carbine or M1902 Colonial rifle.

Fusil Berthier Modèle 1907/15 Modifié 1916 - 8x50mmR Lebel

An abandoned Berthier lies at the edge of the shell hole. In this WWI sequence, these rifles are not anachronistic.

Mauser Model 1943

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

Mosquetón Mauser Coruña modelo 1943 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

The attached auxiliary bayonet lug can be seen.

Kabyle Musket

Kabyle Muskets are also used by the Arabs.

Kabyle musket