Let Sleeping Cops Lie
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Let Sleeping Cops Lie Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort ) is a 1988 French crime movie directed by José Pinheiro and starring Alain Delon as police commissaire Eugène Grindel. Grindel's opponent is his colleague, commissaire Roger Scatti (Michel Serrault ) who secretly arranged the ultra-right wing organization among the police. This organization called "Loyalty to the police" was similar to South American death squads. Grindel with several assistants faced with a situation where any police officer could become an enemy... (Note: this isn't a spoiler because the opening scenes of the movie shows Scatti and his death squad at work ).
The following weapons are seen in the movie Let Sleeping Cops Lie (Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort):
Revolvers Manurhin MR-73 Most of the police and Gendarmerie officers are armed with Manurhin MR-73 revolvers. Eugène Grindel (Alain Delon ) carries a MR-73 Defense model with a 4-inch barrel and rubber grips. Several other MR-73 model are seen as well.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Manurhin MR-73 Gendarmerie with three inch barrel, rubber grips and adjustable sights - .357 Magnum. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grindel's MR-73 in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Eugène Grindel (Alain Delon ) reloads his MR-73. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view on opened 6-shot cylinder. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grindel with his revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grindel's revolver is at Scatti's head in the final scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two of Scatti's men - Valles (Dominique Valera ) and Spiero (Stéphane Jobert ) - aim their revolvers at Grindel. Valles is armed with an MR-73 while Spiero's revolver is a Manurhin F1 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Valles and Spiero put down their revolvers when they are arrested. Valles' MR-73 is seen at the left. Manurhin F1 Commissaire Roger Scatti (Michel Serrault ) carries a revolver that is supposed to be Manurhin F1 . In the final scene an F1 is seen in hands of inspector Spiero (Stéphane Jobert ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Manurhin F1 with three inch barrel - .357 Magnum Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Scatti with his revolver in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Valles and Spiero with their revolvers in the final scene. Valles is armed with a Manurhin MR-73 while Spiero's revolver is an F1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Valles and Spiero put down their revolvers when they are arrested. Spiero's F1 is seen at the right, it can be identified due to Ruger-style magazine release. Unidentified revolver Police inspector Péret (Patrick Catalifo ), Grindel's main assistant, carries an unidentified revolver. It looks like a MR-73 due to the shape of the hammer.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Péret gives his revolver to one of Scatti's men before he is allowed to meet with Scatti himself. Ruger Security Six Police officer Lutz (Xavier Deluc ), one of Scatti's men, is armed with Ruger Security Six revolver. This is historically correct because Ruger Security Six was one of the service revolvers of the French police.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ruger Security Six - .357 Magnum. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Péret (Patrick Catalifo ) disarmes Lutz when his treachery is uncovered. Pistols M1911 Police inspector Spiero (Stéphane Jobert ) is armed with M1911 pistol during most scenes of the movie (in the final scene he replaced it with MR-73 revolver).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spiero (Stéphane Jobert ) with his M1911 in the opening scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spiero aims his pistol at the criminal boss Ginzbaum (Rémy Kirch ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spiero holds his M1911 in shoulder holster. Notice the flat mainspring housing in the grip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spiero hands his pistol to Péret. Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1911 is lying on the table. Notice the lack of frame cuts, indicating that this is the older model 1911. Walther P38 Walther P38 is the weapon of Pierre Stadler (Féodor Atkine ), former Red Brigades terrorist. He had no chance to use it when Scatti's men seized him.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Inspector Valles (Dominique Valera ) holds P38 at Stadler's head. Smith & Wesson 39 Nickel-plated Smith & Wesson Model 39-2 is the weapon of Le Stéphanois (Serge Reggiani ), commissaire Grindel's informant. He was shot when riding on a carousel, but managed to fire his pistol several times - only to kill and wound innocent bystanders.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 39-2, nickel finish - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Star Model BM In the opening scene a two-tone Star Model BM can be seen under the pillow of the criminal boss Ginzbaum (Rémy Kirch ). He had no chance to use it when Scatti's "death squad" attacked his penthouse.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Star Model BM - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two-tone Star Model BM with fixed rear sight. Submachine Guns MAT-49 MAT-49 SMGs are used by police and Gendarmerie including several people of the "Loyalty to the police" organization.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gendarmerie officer with MAT-49. Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAT-49 in the hands of one of Scatti's men is seen in the mirror. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Police and Gendarmerie officers in the final scene are armed with Ruger Mini-14 rifles and MAT-49 SMGs. Note the Mle 1915 Adrian helmets of World War I era pattern. Uzi Scatti's men use Uzi SMG to kill a witness.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Uzi with buttstock collapsed - 9x19mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gendarmerie officer fires Uzi SMG. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view on the Uzi Rifles Ruger Mini-14 Ruger Mini-14 rifles are used by Gendarmerie.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Blued Ruger Mini-14 Standard Model Semiautomatic Rifle (Pre-2005) with 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several Gendarmerie officers of the "Loyalty to the police" organization are seen with Mini-14 rifles in the opening scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Police and Gendarmerie officers in the final scene are armed with Ruger Mini-14 rifles and MAT-49 SMGs. Note the Mle 1915 Adrian helmets of World War I era pattern. Ruger AC556K Commissaire Scatti (Michel Serrault ) used AC556K version of Mini-14 to kill inspector Péret.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ruger AC556K with 20-round magazine 5.56x45mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Scatti (Michel Serrault ) with AC556K. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Scatti fires AC556K. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Scatti with AC556K looks at dead Péret. Sniper Rifles In the final scene several police snipers are seen on the roof. They are armed with rifles that cannot be identified due to the distance.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shotguns SPAS-12 Franchi SPAS-12 shotguns are seen in hand of police officers in the scene of the attack on Grindel's car. There can be seen two versions of SPAS-12 with different barrel length.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Franchi SPAS-12 with butt hook attached to stock - 12 Gauge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of SPAS-12 is seen in hands of one of the police officers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Franchi SPAS-12 with short barrel - 12 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wounded Inspector Cohen (Sacha Gordine ) with short-barreled SPAS-12. Unidentified shotgun Police officer Lutz (Xavier Deluc ) is armed with a shotgun with pistol grip in one of the opening scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lutz (Xavier Deluc ) holds his shotgun at the head of the criminal boss Luschentini. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lutz with his shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lutz readies his shotgun to kill Luschentini. Winchester Model 1200 Defender In the final scene Commissaire Grindel (Alain Delon ) is armed with Winchester Model 1200 Defender with sawn-off butt and extended tube.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester Model 1200 Defender - 12 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view on the barrel of the shotgun. The shape of the tube tells that it is Defender, not Police Model. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grindel (Alain Delon ) with his shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grindel's shotgun on the table among the toy soldiers. Machine guns MG42 Twin MG42 machine gun installed in the truck is used by "Loyalty to the police" men to attack commissaire Grindel's car.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG42 Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Twin MG42 in the truck. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Machine gun is firing. Note that the barrels fire in turn: now right barrel is firing... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and now the left barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view on the muzzles of MGs. Other Weapons F1 Hand Grenade French F1 hand grenade is seen in hands of police officer Guilbeaux (uncredited).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rocket Launcher Spiero (Stéphane Jobert ) uses a rocket launcher to destroy the Gendarmerie minivan. It is supposed to be a movie prop, based upon an RPG-7 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RPG-7 - 40mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spiero loads the rocket launcher. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spiero aims. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spiero fires. On the roof of the car is Lutz wearing night vision goggles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The discharged rocket launcher. Custom Flamethrower (based on Milkor Stopper) In the opening scene of the movie one of Scatti's men uses a custom flamethrower to burn alive criminal boss Ginzbaum. The flamethrower consists of the launcher and the glass ampoule with flammable liquid which is assembled to the launcher's muzzle. The launcher itself looks like Milkor Stopper .
Milkor Stopper - 38mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Scatti's man with flamethrower. The left part of this screenshot is censored due to excessive male nudity (after all, this is French movie!). Error creating thumbnail: File missing On the roof of Ginzbaum's penthouse. Error creating thumbnail: File missing After the shot. A close view on the muzzle allows to assume that the calibre of the launcher is about 40mm. Barnett Commando Crossbow Lutz (Xavier Deluc ) uses a crossbow to shoot Le Stéphanois, commissaire Grindel's informant.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Barnett Commando Crossbow Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lutz (Xavier Deluc ) aims his crossbow. His companion is Spiero (Stéphane Jobert ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view on the stock of the crossbow. Spray Gun Commissaire Scatti (Michel Serrault ) uses a spray gun loaded with cyanide to kill Ginzbaum's boyfriend.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lutz (Xavier Deluc ) readies the spray gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Scatti (Michel Serrault ) gives the empty spray gun back to Lutz. 
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