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[[Image: | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = The Diamond Arm<br>(Brilliantovaya ruka) | |||
|picture =Brhandposter.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Theatrical Release Poster'' | |||
|country =[[Image:SOV.jpg|25px]] USSR | |||
|director =[[Leonid Gaidai]] | |||
|date=1969 | |||
|language =Russian | |||
|studio=Mosfilm | |||
|distributor= | |||
|character1=Semyon Semyonovich Gorbunkov | |||
|actor1=[[Yuriy Nikulin]] | |||
|character2=Lyolik | |||
|actor2=[[Anatoliy Papanov]] | |||
|character3=Gennadiy Kozodoev | |||
|actor3=[[Andrey Mironov]] | |||
|character4=Nadya Gorbunkova | |||
|actor4=[[Nina Grebeshkova]] | |||
|character5=Varvara Sergeevna Plyushch | |||
|actor5=Nonna Mordyukova | |||
|character6=''Militsiya'' Capt. Mikhail Ivanovich | |||
|actor6=[[Stanislav Chekan]] | |||
|character7=''Militsiya'' Lt. Volodya | |||
|actor7=[[Vladimir Gulyaev]] | |||
|character8=The Chief | |||
|actor8=Nikolay Romanov | |||
}} | |||
'''The Diamond Arm (Brilliantovaya Ruka)''' (1968) is a cult classic Soviet crime comedy about misadventures of a Soviet tourist ([[Yuri Nikulin]]) who suddenly becomes a figure in a smuggling operation, when in Turkey his broken arm is plastered not only with a plaster, but also with gold and diamonds. When he contacts the authorities, he becomes a target for two unfortunate smugglers ([[Anatoli Papanov]] and [[Andrei Mironov]]). | '''The Diamond Arm (Brilliantovaya Ruka)''' (1968) is a cult classic Soviet crime comedy about misadventures of a Soviet tourist ([[Yuri Nikulin]]) who suddenly becomes a figure in a smuggling operation, when in Turkey his broken arm is plastered not only with a plaster, but also with gold and diamonds. When he contacts the authorities, he becomes a target for two unfortunate smugglers ([[Anatoli Papanov]] and [[Andrei Mironov]]). | ||
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= Handguns = | = Handguns = | ||
== Beretta M1934 == | == Beretta M1934 == | ||
Volodya ([[Vladimir Gulyaev]]) | ''Militsiya'' Lt. Volodya ([[Vladimir Gulyaev]]) gives a blank-loaded [[Beretta M1934]] to Semyon Gorbunkov ([[Yuri Nikulin]]). | ||
[[Image:Beretta Model 1934 Pistol.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Beretta M1934 - .380 ACP]] | [[Image:Beretta Model 1934 Pistol.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Beretta M1934 - .380 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:Shot801.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Volodya holds | [[Image:Shot801.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Volodya holds the Beretta M1934.]] | ||
[[Image:Shot802.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Semyon Gorbunkov holds | [[Image:Shot802.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Semyon Gorbunkov holds the pistol.]] | ||
[[Image:Brilliantovaya ruka Beretta 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A close | [[Image:Brilliantovaya ruka Beretta 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A close-up.]] | ||
[[Image:Shot803.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Nadya ([[Nina Grebeshkova]]) holds Beretta M1934.]] | [[Image:Shot803.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Gorbunkov's wife Nadya ([[Nina Grebeshkova]]) holds Beretta M1934.]] | ||
[[Image:Brilliantovaya ruka Beretta 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Lyolik ([[Anatoli Papanov]]) fires captured Beretta M1934.]] | [[Image:Brilliantovaya ruka Beretta 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Lyolik ([[Anatoli Papanov]]) fires captured Beretta M1934... but finds out that it's loaded with blanks.]] | ||
== Handguns in smugglers' den == | == Handguns in smugglers' den == | ||
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[[Image:Wheellock long.JPG|thumb|none|300px|For comparison: Wheellock riding pistol]] | [[Image:Wheellock long.JPG|thumb|none|300px|For comparison: Wheellock riding pistol]] | ||
* 7. [[Flintlock Pistol]], most likely a Russian Cavalry Private's Model 1839 | * 7. [[Flintlock Pistol]], most likely a Russian Cavalry Private's Model 1839 | ||
[[File:Russian Cavalry Privates M1839 Flintlock Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Russian Cavalry Private's M1839 Flintlock Pistol - .70 (17.78 mm)]] | |||
* 8. Flintlock cavalry carbine, most likely a Russian cavalry ''Stutzer'' (rifled carbine). | * 8. Flintlock cavalry carbine, most likely a Russian cavalry ''Stutzer'' (rifled carbine). | ||
[[File:Russian M1803 Cavalry Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|350px|For comparison: Russian M1803 Flintlock Cavalry ''Stutzer'' (Rifled Carbine) - .65 (16.51mm)]] | [[File:Russian M1803 Cavalry Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|350px|For comparison: Russian M1803 Flintlock Cavalry ''Stutzer'' (Rifled Carbine) - .65 (16.51mm)]] | ||
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[[File:Brilliantovaya Ruka-Handguns-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At the right: Mauser C96, Luger P08, flintlock pistol (supposedly a Russian Cavalry Private's Model 1839), and flintlock carbine. It's hard to say for sure but the C96 may have a compact "Bolo" grip.]] | [[File:Brilliantovaya Ruka-Handguns-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At the right: Mauser C96, Luger P08, flintlock pistol (supposedly a Russian Cavalry Private's Model 1839), and flintlock carbine. It's hard to say for sure but the C96 may have a compact "Bolo" grip.]] | ||
[[File:Brilliantovaya Ruka-Handguns-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the handguns on the wall.]] | [[File:Brilliantovaya Ruka-Handguns-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the handguns on the wall.]] | ||
[[File:Brilliantovaya Ruka-A.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The production image with film director and actors. Several guns are seen on the wall: the grip of the C96, Steyr, Hi-Power, Smith & Wesson and the grip of the antique pistol.]] | |||
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= Long Guns = | = Long Guns = | ||
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[[File:Brilliantovaya Ruka-Guns-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The barrel is seen.]] | [[File:Brilliantovaya Ruka-Guns-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The barrel is seen.]] | ||
== | == Mockup long gun == | ||
One more long gun on the wall | One more long gun on the wall turns out to be a generic mockup of a sort of a flintlock carbine. | ||
[[File:Brilliantovaya Ruka-Guns-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gun is on bottom.]] | [[File:Brilliantovaya Ruka-Guns-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gun is on bottom.]] | ||
[[File:Brilliantovaya Ruka-Guns-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The barrel is seen.]] | [[File:Brilliantovaya Ruka-Guns-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The barrel is seen.]] | ||
[[File:Brilliantovaya Ruka-Guns-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The mockup lock is seen.]] | |||
[[File:Brilliantovaya Ruka-Guns-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The stock is encircled by a metal ring.]] | [[File:Brilliantovaya Ruka-Guns-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The stock is encircled by a metal ring.]] | ||
= Trivia = | |||
== Lighter pistol == | |||
The lighter pistol is held by ''Militsiya'' Capt. Mikhail Ivanovich ([[Stanislav Chekan]]). | |||
[[Image:Shot800.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Mikhail Ivanovich points his lighter at Gorbunkov's cigarette]] | |||
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The Diamond Arm (Brilliantovaya Ruka) (1968) is a cult classic Soviet crime comedy about misadventures of a Soviet tourist (Yuri Nikulin) who suddenly becomes a figure in a smuggling operation, when in Turkey his broken arm is plastered not only with a plaster, but also with gold and diamonds. When he contacts the authorities, he becomes a target for two unfortunate smugglers (Anatoli Papanov and Andrei Mironov).
The following weapons were used in the film The Diamond Arm (Brilliantovaya Ruka):
Handguns
Beretta M1934
Militsiya Lt. Volodya (Vladimir Gulyaev) gives a blank-loaded Beretta M1934 to Semyon Gorbunkov (Yuri Nikulin).
Handguns in smugglers' den
A number of handguns is seen on the wall in the smugglers' den in the pharmacy in Istanbul:
- 1. Steyr 1912
- 3. Mauser C96
- 4. Luger P08
- 5. Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action, nickel plated with pearl grips (most likely not original S&W but a European, possibly Spanish clone)
- 6. An antique pistol, possibly Wheellock
- 7. Flintlock Pistol, most likely a Russian Cavalry Private's Model 1839
- 8. Flintlock cavalry carbine, most likely a Russian cavalry Stutzer (rifled carbine).
Long Guns
Karabiner 98k
A Karabiner 98k rifle is seen on the wall in the smugglers' den.
Mockup long gun
One more long gun on the wall turns out to be a generic mockup of a sort of a flintlock carbine.
Trivia
Lighter pistol
The lighter pistol is held by Militsiya Capt. Mikhail Ivanovich (Stanislav Chekan).
