Secret Agent (Podvig razvedchika)
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Secret Agent Podvig razvedchika , literally "The Scout's Exploit"; also known as Secret Mission and Secrets of Counter-Espionage ) is a Soviet 1947 B&W war drama directed by Boris Barnet . In 1943 Soviet intelligence officer Aleksey Fedotov (Pavel Kadochnikov ) operates in Nazi occupied town of Vinnytsa, impersonating German Heinrich Eckert. His task is to obtain the secret correspondence of General Kuhn.
Podvig razvedchika is known to originate the spy genre in Soviet cinema.
The following weapons were used in the film Secret Agent (Podvig razvedchika) :
Pistols Mauser M1914 During the scene with Grigory Leshchuk (Amvrosi Buchma ), Fedotov, posing as Eckert, draws a Mauser Pocket Pistol , most likely M1914 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol - 7.65x17mmSR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Eckert raises his pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same scene on a promotional still. Frommer Stop Fedotov-Eckert uses a Frommer Stop when he abducts Gen. Kuhn (Boris Barnet ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Frommer Stop - .380 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fedotov-Eckert draws his pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A perfect close-up. Luger P08 Luger P08 pistols are seen in hands of German officers. Soviet underground fighter Astakhov (Sergey Petrov ) also uses a P08.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer of von Kuhn's headquarters (at the left) breaks in the room with a Luger in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer with a Luger checks the safe. Another officer holds a Mauser C96 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Astakhov holds a P08. Mauser C96 One of the officers of von Kuhn's headquarters is seen with a Mauser C96 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer at the left holds a Mauser C96. Unidentified pistol In one scene Stübing (Pyotr Arzhanov ) very briefly holds a pistol. It generally resembles TT-33 but isn't seen clear enough to confirm this guess.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Submachine Guns PPSh-41 Guards, escorting Stübing-Karpovski, hold PPSh-41 SMGs with stick magazines. PPSh with more common drum magazines are used by Soviet partisans.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 with 35-round box magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Guards with PPSh-41s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bearded partisan holds a PPSh. MP40 Most German soldiers are armed with MP40s . MP40s are also seen in partisans camp.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers carry MP40s in several scenes. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two MP40s are seen in partisans camp. Rifles Karabiner 98k Some German soldiers carry Karabiner 98k rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Unidentified rifle An unidentified rifle is seen in partisans camp.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing An unidentified rifle is seen at the right, below an MP40. Trivia Holsters Fedotov-Eckert, Stübing and other German officers carry holsters for TT-33 pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stubing (at the left) carries a TT holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Eckert (at the left) carries a TT holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service) officer carries a TT holster.
