| Error creating thumbnail: File missing Join our Discord! |
| If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here. |
White Sun of the Desert (Beloye solntse pustyni): Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Add DVD cover with better quality.) |
(Update.) |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
[[File:WSoD-Nagant2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Semyon ([[Vladimir Kadochnikov]]), Abdullah's second-in-command, with two Nagants. Note japanese katana at his side.]] | [[File:WSoD-Nagant2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Semyon ([[Vladimir Kadochnikov]]), Abdullah's second-in-command, with two Nagants. Note japanese katana at his side.]] | ||
[[File:WSoD-Nagant3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view on Semyon's Nagants.]] | [[File:WSoD-Nagant3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view on Semyon's Nagants.]] | ||
[[File:WSoD-SW1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the Abdullah's men hit with lasso. He is armed with Nagant M1895 in one hand and | [[File:WSoD-SW1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the Abdullah's men hit with lasso. He is armed with Nagant M1895 in one hand and unidentified revolver in other.]] | ||
=== | === Unidentified revolver === | ||
These revolvers are used by several Abdullah's men. | |||
[[File:WSoD-SW1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the Abdullah's men hit with lasso. He is armed with Nagant M1895 in one hand and unidentified revolver in other.]] | |||
[[File:WSoD-SW1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the Abdullah's men hit with lasso. He is armed with Nagant M1895 in one hand and | [[File:WSoD-SW2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Revolver aimed on Sayid ([[Spartak Mishulin]]).]] | ||
[[File:WSoD-SW2.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[File:WSoD-SW3.jpg|thumb|none|500px]] | ||
[[File:WSoD-SW4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sayid take back his weapon.]] | |||
== Pistols == | == Pistols == | ||
| Line 29: | Line 30: | ||
[[File:WSoD-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sukhov ([[Anatoly Kuznetsov]]) with captured Mauser.]] | [[File:WSoD-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sukhov ([[Anatoly Kuznetsov]]) with captured Mauser.]] | ||
[[File:WSoD-Mauser4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Abdullah's ([[Kakhi Kavsadze]]) Mauser.]] | [[File:WSoD-Mauser4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Abdullah's ([[Kakhi Kavsadze]]) Mauser.]] | ||
[[File:WSoD-Mauser5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Abdullah's Mauser and dagger on the floor.]] | |||
== Rifles == | == Rifles == | ||
=== Mosin Nagant Rifle === | === Mosin Nagant Rifle === | ||
Several characters carry [[Mosin Nagant Rifle]]s, notably Sayid ([[Spartak Mishulin]]) and young soldier Petrukha ([[Nikolai Godovikov]]). | Several characters carry [[Mosin Nagant Rifle]]s, notably Sayid ([[Spartak Mishulin]]) and young soldier Petrukha ([[Nikolai Godovikov]]). | ||
[[File: | [[File:M9130.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Full-length Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR.]] | ||
[[File:WSoD-Mosin1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sukhov look at Petrukha's M1891 with bayonet. The rifle is in poor condition and often misfires.]] | [[File:WSoD-Mosin1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sukhov look at Petrukha's M1891 with bayonet. The rifle is in poor condition and often misfires.]] | ||
[[File:WSoD-Mosin4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Petrukha with M1891.]] | [[File:WSoD-Mosin4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Petrukha with M1891.]] | ||
[[File:M38Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mmR.]] | |||
[[File:WSoD-Mosin2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sayid ready his carbine. It is M38 Carbine - an anachronism, but it is similar to old M1907 Carbine.]] | |||
[[File:WSoD-Mosin3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sayid's M38 Carbine.]] | |||
[[File:WSoD-Mosin5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sayid fires M38 Carbine from under his horse.]] | |||
=== Unidentified rifle === | === Unidentified rifle === | ||
| Line 47: | Line 51: | ||
[[Lewis Gun|Lewis light machine gun]] is used by Sukhov ([[Anatoly Kuznetsov]]). | [[Lewis Gun|Lewis light machine gun]] is used by Sukhov ([[Anatoly Kuznetsov]]). | ||
[[File:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]] | [[File:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]] | ||
[[File:WSoD-Lewis3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sukhov repairs Lewis taken from a pile of old weapon.]] | |||
[[File:WSOD-LewisLMG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:WSOD-LewisLMG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
| Line 58: | Line 63: | ||
A [[Hotchkiss Model 1922|Hotchkiss LMG]] is seen in the house of custom officer Pavel Vereshchagin ([[Pavel Luspekaev]]). It never fired during the movie and at last it was drowned in the sea by Vereshchagin's wife who wanted to keep her husband at home, far from fight. | A [[Hotchkiss Model 1922|Hotchkiss LMG]] is seen in the house of custom officer Pavel Vereshchagin ([[Pavel Luspekaev]]). It never fired during the movie and at last it was drowned in the sea by Vereshchagin's wife who wanted to keep her husband at home, far from fight. | ||
[[File:HotchkissM1922.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hotchkiss Model 1922. Strip-fed version]] | [[File:HotchkissM1922.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hotchkiss Model 1922. Strip-fed version]] | ||
[[File:WSoD-PK1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|''No, | [[File:WSoD-PK1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|''No, lads, i'll not give you machine gun...''. Drunken Vereshchagin with his machine gun. Note the flexible belt which wasn't used on real Hotchkiss and look like taken from [[PK]] MG.]] | ||
[[File:WSOD-Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up of Vereshchagin's machine gun]] | [[File:WSOD-Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up of Vereshchagin's machine gun]] | ||
[[File:WSoD-PK2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|''These guns, these bullets... plague on them!''. Vereshchagin's wife throw overboard her husband's weapon.]] | [[File:WSoD-PK2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|''These guns, these bullets... plague on them!''. Vereshchagin's wife throw overboard her husband's weapon.]] | ||
== Other == | == Other == | ||
[[File:WSoD-Dynamite.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[File:WSoD-Dynamite.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Crate of dynamite.]] | ||
[[File:WSoD-Dynamite-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sukhov lights a cigarette from the fuse of dynamite. Next second he will throw the explosive far away with the same "pocker face".]] | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
[[File:WSoD-Abdullah Gang.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Abdullah's gang with different weapon. A very picturesque spectacle!]] | |||
[[File:White Sun of the Desert poster.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Original cinema poster for ''White Sun of the Desert'' (1970)]] | [[File:White Sun of the Desert poster.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Original cinema poster for ''White Sun of the Desert'' (1970)]] | ||
Revision as of 11:45, 16 November 2011
White Sun of the Desert (Beloye solntse pustyni) is a 1970 classic Russian "Eastern" film by Vladimir Motyl, one of the most popular Russian films of all time. The setting is the east shore of the Caspian Sea where the Red Army soldier Fyodor Sukhov (Anatoly Kuznetsov) fight against the gang of outlaws lead by Abdullah (Kakhi Kavsadze).
The following weapons are seen in the movie White Sun of the Desert:
Revolvers
Nagant M1895
The Nagant M1895 is personal weapon of main character, Fyodor Sukhov (Anatoly Kuznetsov). This weapon was handed to him by his commander as award, so Sukhov appreciates his revolver and use it in most firefight scenes. Several Abdullah's men also use Nagant revolvers.
Unidentified revolver
These revolvers are used by several Abdullah's men.
Pistols
Mauser C96
Mauser C96 is personal weapon of Abdullah and several of his men. Sukhov also use Mauser C96 during firefight on the shore, knocking out the weapon from hand of Ibraghim, commander of small group sent to capture Sukhov.
Rifles
Mosin Nagant Rifle
Several characters carry Mosin Nagant Rifles, notably Sayid (Spartak Mishulin) and young soldier Petrukha (Nikolai Godovikov).
Unidentified rifle
An unidentified rifle is seen in hands of one of Abdullah' men. It look similar to Winchester Model 1894 but has no hammer and receiver and barrell looks different.
MGs
Lewis Machine Gun
Lewis light machine gun is used by Sukhov (Anatoly Kuznetsov).
Degtyaryov DP-27 modified to resemble Lewis machine gun
Hotchkiss Light Machine Gun
A Hotchkiss LMG is seen in the house of custom officer Pavel Vereshchagin (Pavel Luspekaev). It never fired during the movie and at last it was drowned in the sea by Vereshchagin's wife who wanted to keep her husband at home, far from fight.
