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'''''Umbrella Coup  (Le coup du parapluie)''''' is a french comedy film inspired by several assassinations of Bulgarian dissidents where the so-called Bulgarian umbrella was used as a weapon. The working title of the film was ''Le Coup du Parapluie Bulgare''. Grégoire Lecomte ([[Pierre Richard]]), the unlucky actor anxious to find a "real job", goes to take a screen test for a role of a killer, but gets to mafiosi by mistake. He takes their don for a producer, and they mistake him for a hitman with whom they had an appointment. Deluded Lecomte signs contract with them. He is supposed to kill gun dealer Otto Krampe ([[Gert Fröbe]]) at his birthday party in Saint-Tropez by piercing him with a cap of the umbrella with a built-in syringe with potassium cyanide. Lecomte is not aware that it has to be a real murder.
'''''Umbrella Coup  (Le coup du parapluie)''''' is a 1980 French comedy directed by Gérard Oury. Gregoire Lecomte ([[Pierre Richard]]) is an unemployed actor who tries to get the small role of an assassin in a movie. He enters accidentally into the office of a Mafia boss and receives a contract kill arms dealer Otto Krampe ([[Gert Fröbe]]) in Saint Tropez. While for Gregoire everything seems like the scenario of a movie, the real killer Moskowitz ([[Gordon Mitchell]]) who finally gets this kill job, follows the actor's footsteps and try to kill him. On Gregoire hangs also provocative blonde Bunny ([[Valérie Mairesse]]), in reality inspector Sylvette  from French counter-intelligence.


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'''The following weapons can be seen in ''Umbrella Coup'':'''
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==SIG P210==
Hitman Moskovitz ([[Gordon Mitchell]]) initially owned a [[SIG P210]] pistol, but when he first attempts to kill Lecomte, loses this gun.
[[image:P210-2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG P210-2 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Lcdp-MG-00S.jpg‎‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
[[Image:Lcdp-MG-00G.jpg‎‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
==Armalite AR-7==
Moskovitz ([[Gordon Mitchell]]) used a [[Armalite AR-7]] lightweight survival rifle with custom short-barreled, hidden in the trunk of his car.
[[Image:Arma7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Armalite AR-7 rifle - .22 LR]]
[[Image:Lcdp-MG-003.jpg‎|none|thumb|600px|]]


==MAS-49==
==Bruni 1911==
The doctor ([[Mike Marshall]]) is in vain trying to kill Grégoire Lecomte with a his [[MAS-49]] rifle with Scope.  
Moskovitz ([[Gordon Mitchell]]) is later seen also with a [[M1911|Bruni 1911]] mocked as [[M1911A1|Colt M1911A1]] pistol.
[[Image:MAS49RifleA.jpg‎ ‎|thumb|none|350px|MAS-49/56]]
[[Image:Bruni8mmM1911BlankGun.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Bruni 8mm M1911 Blank gun (First Pattern).]]
[[Image:Mike_Marhall-MAS49_56.jpg‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
[[Image:Lcdp-MG-002.jpg‎‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]


==M1911 pistol series==
==Franchi Para==
The hitman Moskovitz ([[Gordon Mitchell]]) uses to killing a [[M1911]] pistol.
Krampe's bodyguard called 'The doctor' ([[Mike Marshall]]) is equipped with an [[Franchi Para]] carbine with optical sight.
[[Image:ColtMkIVSeries70.jpg‎|thumb|none|350px|Colt MK IV Series 70 - .45 ACP - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:FRANCHI-Para.22.jpg‎|none|thumb|450px|Franchi Para carbine - .22 LR]]
[[Image:Gordon_Mitchell-M1911.jpg‎‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
[[Image:Lcdp-MM-001.jpg‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
[[Image:Lcdp-MM-00B.jpg‎|none|thumb|600px|]]


==Smith & Wesson Model 38==
==Smith & Wesson Model 38==
A police officer Sylvette ([[Valérie Mairesse]]) wears a [[Smith & Wesson Model 38]] revolver.
Inspector Sylvette ([[Valérie Mairesse]]) carries  in her purse a [[Smith & Wesson Model 38]] revolver.
[[Image:SWBodyguard.jpg‎|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 38 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:SWBodyguard.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 38 - 9x19mm]]
‎[[Image:SmithandWesson-Model_38.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|Sylvette alias Bunny has a gun still ready at the bottom of her ladies cart.]]
‎[[Image:Lcdp-VM-002.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
[[Image:Valerie_Mairesse-Smith_andWesson38.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|Sylvette fires a bullet into the forehead of the killer Moskovitz.]]
[[Image:Lcdp-VM-001.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]


==MAT-49 machine gun==
== MAB Model D ==
Policemen are seen with a [[MAT-49]] submachine guns.
Some Police officers at the scene of murder holds in hand their sidearms - [[MAB Model D]].
[[Image:MAT-49.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|350px|French MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:MAB Model D Type II.jpg|thumb|none|300px|MAB Model D Type II - .32 ACP]]
[[Image:Police-MAT-49.jpg‎ ‎‎|none|thumb|600px|Cops carrying a submachine guns come too late, Otto Krampe is dead.]]
[[Image:Lcdp-MAB-001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


==MAT-49==
French policemen are armed also with a [[MAT-49]] submachine guns.
[[Image:MAT-49.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|400px|French MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Lcdp-FG-001.jpg‎‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]




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Le Coup du parapluie
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Movie Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing France
Directed by Gérard Oury
Release Date 1980
Language French
Studio Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
Main Cast
Character Actor
Grégoire Lecomte Pierre Richard
Sylvette alias Bunny Valérie Mairesse
Moskovitz Gordon Mitchell
Otto Krampe Gert Fröbe
'The doctor' Mike Marshall



Umbrella Coup (Le coup du parapluie) is a 1980 French comedy directed by Gérard Oury. Gregoire Lecomte (Pierre Richard) is an unemployed actor who tries to get the small role of an assassin in a movie. He enters accidentally into the office of a Mafia boss and receives a contract - kill arms dealer Otto Krampe (Gert Fröbe) in Saint Tropez. While for Gregoire everything seems like the scenario of a movie, the real killer Moskowitz (Gordon Mitchell) who finally gets this kill job, follows the actor's footsteps and try to kill him. On Gregoire hangs also provocative blonde Bunny (Valérie Mairesse), in reality inspector Sylvette from French counter-intelligence.


The following weapons were used in the film Umbrella Coup (Le Coup du parapluie):



SIG P210

Hitman Moskovitz (Gordon Mitchell) initially owned a SIG P210 pistol, but when he first attempts to kill Lecomte, loses this gun.

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SIG P210-2 - 9x19mm
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Armalite AR-7

Moskovitz (Gordon Mitchell) used a Armalite AR-7 lightweight survival rifle with custom short-barreled, hidden in the trunk of his car.

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Armalite AR-7 rifle - .22 LR
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Bruni 1911

Moskovitz (Gordon Mitchell) is later seen also with a Bruni 1911 mocked as Colt M1911A1 pistol.

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Bruni 8mm M1911 Blank gun (First Pattern).
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Franchi Para

Krampe's bodyguard called 'The doctor' (Mike Marshall) is equipped with an Franchi Para carbine with optical sight.

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Franchi Para carbine - .22 LR
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Smith & Wesson Model 38

Inspector Sylvette (Valérie Mairesse) carries in her purse a Smith & Wesson Model 38 revolver.

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Smith & Wesson Model 38 - 9x19mm

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MAB Model D

Some Police officers at the scene of murder holds in hand their sidearms - MAB Model D.

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MAB Model D Type II - .32 ACP
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MAT-49

French policemen are armed also with a MAT-49 submachine guns.

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French MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm
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