Fiasco of Operation Terror
Original Russian Theatrical Poster
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky
Krzysztof Chamiec
Ivan Vasilyevich alias Pronin
Sergey Shakurov
Lida
Elena Tsyplakova
Wincenty Matuszewski
Tomasz Zaliwski
Kirill Prokopyevich Nikolaev
Leonid Kulagin
Ivan Nikolaevich Borisov
Mikhail Pogorzhelsky
Gleb Vitalyevich Glazov
Andrey Mironov
Mikhail Sladkopevtsev
Georgiy Taratorkin
Fiasco of Operation Terror Krakh operatsii "Terror" , Polish title Krach operacji Terror ) is a Soviet-Polish-East German 1981 (filmed 1980) two-part historical drama directed by Anatoliy Bobrovskiy and based on the novel "Goreniye" ("Burning") by Yulian Semyonov. The movie portrays an episode of the biography of Felix Dzerzhinsky in early 1920s when Dzerzhinsky was the chairman of VChK (All-Russian Extraordinary Commission) and of People's Commissariat (ministry) of Transportation. The movie is the second part of dilogy, preceded by Osobykh primet net
The following weapons were used in the film Fiasco of Operation Terror (Krakh operatsii "Terror") :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are used by Socialist-Revolutionary (SR) fighters, notably Lyubovtsev (Valeriy Skorobogatov ) and Zinzinov (Jonas Vaitkus ). Gleb Vitalyevich Glazov (Andrey Mironov ), former General of Russian Imperial Gendarmes and at that time an emigrant in Paris, uses a Nagant when an SR fighter, also armed with a Nagant, attempts on his life. The revolvers are of post-1930 version.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38R Nagant. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lyubovtsev, posing as a Chekist , fires at train engineers during the attack of the train with Siberian grain. The angular front sight is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Chekist carries a Nagant in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of Nagant holster of another Chekist . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant of SR fighter Kolya (Aleksei Pankin ) is seen on the table. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kolya holds his revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SR fighter Vasya (Mikhail Kokshenov ) holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An SR fighter fires at Glazov in the scene in restaurant in Paris. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Glazov returns fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The SR, shot by Glazov, drops his Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing When SR fighters of Lyubovtsev's group attack a train, one of the attackers (at the left) fires a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zinzinov fires at revealed Chekist Ivan Vasilyevich (Sergey Shakurov ) who posed as SR Pronin. Pistols Mauser C96 Lyubovtsev (Valeriy Skorobogatov ) uses a Mauser C96 in several scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lyubovtsev, posing as a Chekist , carries a Mauser C96 in holster when he stops the train with grain. Despite carrying a Mauser, in this scene he fires a Nagant (see above). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lyubovtsev holds a Mauser during the attack on railway bridge. FN Model 1900 Gleb Vitalyevich Glazov (Andrey Mironov ) owns an FN Model 1900 pistol that he surrenders to Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky (Krzysztof Chamiec).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN Model 1900 - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Glazov enters the room with an FN Model 1900 pistol in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dzerzhinsky holds Glazov's pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pistol on the table. FN Model 1910 Kirill Prokopyevich Nikolaev (Leonid Kulagin ) owns an FN Model 1910 pistol that he surrenders to Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky (Krzysztof Chamiec).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN Model 1910 - .380 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nikolaev takes his pistol from the drawer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing He hands the pistol to Dzerzhinsky. Various handguns A number of unidentified handguns can be seen in a pile of weapons, confiscated from SR conspirators.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pair of Nagant M1895 revolvers at the bottom (1 and 2), a wide grip of S&W or Colt revolver at the left (3), a nickel plated pistol that is possibly the same FN Model 1900 , seen in another scene (4), a pistol that is supposed to be a Steyr M1912 (5), a pistol that is supposed to be an FN Model 1910 (6). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the scene. Some more pistols can be seen (No 7 that resembles M1911 , and unidentified No 8). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the scene. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891 Red Army men and SR fighters carry Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Rifle - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Guards of the train with Siberian grain hold M91 Infantry rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pile of M91 rifles, confiscated from SR conspirators. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A guard on the bridge fires his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing But he is shot by attackers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ermolenko (Boris Yurchenko ) holds a rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lyubovtsev's fighters open fire at the train with grain from Poland. Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine A number of out of time Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines is seen among the guns, confiscated from SR conspirators.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Chekist carries several M38 carbines. A grip of a Nagant M1895 is seen in his holster. Mosin Nagant "obrez" Mosin Nagant "obrez" sawed-off rifles are used by SR fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sawn-off Mosin Nagant M1891/30 "obrez" Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several "obrez" are seen among the guns, confiscated from SR conspirators. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The head of counterintellegence service Artuzov (Artyom Karapetyan ) examines an "obrez" at the background. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An "obrez" is seen in hands of an SR fighter during the attack on the train. Machine Guns Maxim M1910/30 SR fighters of Lyubovtsev's group use Maxim M1910/30 machine guns (probably a single prop is reused), standing for original M1910.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Maxim 1910/30 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing SR fighters use a Maxim during the attack on the railway bridge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Maxim on cart. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Maxim in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing SR fighters fire a Maxim, rifles and Nagant during the attack on the train, transporting grain from Poland. Other Weapons F-1 Hand Grenade Gleb Vitalyevich Glazov (Andrey Mironov ) holds an F-1 hand grenade (most likely a training version) during the confrontation with Dzerzhinsky.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing URG, a practice version of F-1 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing "I'll pull the pin, and your Chekists will not have time to run in", intimidates Glazov. Error creating thumbnail: File missing But at last Glazov surrenders the grenade. Mosin Nagant M1891 Red Army men with Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles are seen in documentary footage of 1920s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Rifle - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Army men march with rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Army men with rifles in train. Mk V Tank In 1922 Mk V tanks, captured by Red Army during the battles of Russian Civil war, found some usage as agricultural tractors, with armament removed.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 76.2mm M1909 Mountain Gun Several broken 3-inch M1909 mountain guns are seen in documentary footage of 1920s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Short barrels and the shape of gun shields allow to identify these artillery piecies as M1909 mountain guns. 
