Weapons and Men (1973)
- Original title
- Des armes et les hommes
- Directed by
- André Melançon
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 58 min
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This Canadian docudrama examines humanity's relationship with guns through a mix of dramatized crime scenes and interviews with military personnel, police, criminals, and collectors. It offers a factual look at the perspectives of people on different sides of gun culture.
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What happens
Weapons and Men (French: Des armes et les hommes) is a Canadian midlength docudrama film, directed by André Melançon and released in 1973. An examination of humanity's relationship with guns, the film blends dramatized scenes of gun crime and interviews with military personnel, police officers, criminals and gun collectors. The cast includes André Cartier, Gilbert Dupuis, Michel Forget, J.-Léo Gagnon, Pierre Hébert, Suzanne Kay, Robert Leclerc, Yves Massicotte, Michel Ouimet, Sidney Pearson, Sylvie Perron and Marcel Sabourin. The film won two Canadian Film Awards at the 25th Canadian Film Awards in 1973, for Best Actor, Non-Feature (Sabourin) and Best Non-Dramatic Script (Melançon). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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