Weapons and Men

{{short description|1973 Canadian film directed by André Melançon}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Weapons and Men

| native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|Des armes et des hommes}}

| image =

| caption = Film poster

| director = André Melançon

| producer = Jean-Marc Garand

| writer = André Melançon

| starring = Marcel Sabourin

| music =

| cinematography = Georges Dufaux
Pierre Mignot

| editing = Josée Lecours

| studio = National Film Board of Canada

| distributor =

| released = {{film date|1973}}

| runtime = 58 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = French

}}

Weapons and Men ({{langx|fr|Des armes et les hommes}}) is a Canadian midlength docudrama film, directed by André Melançon and released in 1973.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-gleaner/167497770/ "National Film Board Captures 14 Awards"]. The Daily Gleaner, October 23, 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.Pierre Demers, "Des armes et les hommes, d'André Melançon: Une fascinante réussite". Cinéma Québec, December 1973-January 1974. pp. 10-11.

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).Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. {{ISBN|0-7737-3238-1}}.