Six P.M.
Original Theatrical Poster
Six P.M. V shest chasov vechera posle voyny ("Six O'Clock in the Evening After the War")) is a 1944 Soviet war musical film directed by Ivan Pyryev. An artillery officer Vasiliy Kudryashov (Evgeniy Samoylov ) gets leave from the front to Moscow and meets Varya Pankova (Marina Ladynina ). When they parted, they promise to meet at six o'clock in the evening after the war.
The following weapons were used in the film Six P.M. (V shest chasov vechera posle voyny) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 During the battle in winter 1942, Sr. Lt. Vasiliy Kudryashov (Evgeniy Samoylov ) is armed with a Nagant M1895 revolver. Lt. Pavel Demidov (Ivan Lyubeznov ) and Varya Pankova (Marina Ladynina ) carry Nagant holsters in several scenes, but these holsters seem to be flat and empty.
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 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kudryashov fires a Nagant at attacking German soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Demidov carries a Nagant holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Varya Pankova carries a Nagant holster when she is the commander of the AA machine gun crew. Submachine Guns PPSh-41 Many Soviet soldiers and officers, including Sr. Lt. Vasiliy Kudryashov (Evgeniy Samoylov ) and Lt. Pavel Demidov (Ivan Lyubeznov ), carry PPSh-41 submachine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing A radio operator, accompanying Lt. Kudryashov on a sortie, carries a PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kudryashov holds a PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kudryashov fires the PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Demidov holds a PPSh when he leads his soldiers to the rescue of Kudryashov. MP40 MP40 submachine guns are briefly seen in hands of German soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of the MP40 of a killed German soldier. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two German soldiers with MP40s attack Lt. Kudryashov. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MP40 is partially seen on the battlefield. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines are weapons of the artillerymen of Kudryashov's unit (Evgeniy Morgunov , Mikhail Pugovkin and a number of uncredited ones) and the girls of the anti-aircraft machine gun crew, including Fenya (Ariadna Lysak), and unnamed ones (Lyudmila Semyonova and Aleksandra Danilova ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Crewmembers of a 45 mm AT gun carry M38 Carbines. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of a carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The female crewmembers of the AA machine gun carry M38 Carbines. Machine Guns and Autocannons Maxim M1910/30 M-4 In winter 1943, Varya Pankova (Marina Ladynina ), Fenya (Ariadna Lysak), and unnamed girls (Lyudmila Semyonova and Aleksandra Danilova ) are crewmembers of an anti-aircraft Maxim M1910/30 M-4 quad mounting .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim M1910/30 in M-4 AA quad mounting Error creating thumbnail: File missing The M-4 is mounted on the railway flatcar. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two flatcars with M-4 mountings. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The M-4 fires at the German planes. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-ups of the quad machine gun. MG34 An MG34 on tripod is seen in the German positions.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 on tripod - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG34 on tripod on snow-covered German positions. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of the MG34 is seen during the combat. Degtyaryov DT Degtyaryov DT machine guns are mounted on the Soviet armored train.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing DT machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of a DT is seen. 25 mm M1940 (72-K) The 25 mm M1940 (72-K) are mounted on the armored train.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K) - 25x218mmSR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 72-K autocannon is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of an 72-K is seen. Other Weapons RGD-33 Hand Grenade During the battle in winter 1942, Sr. Lt. Vasiliy Kudryashov (Evgeniy Samoylov ) uses RGD-33 hand grenades.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Three RGD-33 grenades are seen at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kudryashov throws a grenade while two more lie on the snow. 45 mm 53-K AT Gun In autumn 1941 Kudryashov's unit is equipped with 45 mm 53-K AT guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1937 (53-K) anti-tank gun - 45 mm (1.77 in) Error creating thumbnail: File missing A horse-drawn 45 mm AT gun moves across the battlefield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing 45 mm guns on position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 45 mm gun in action. 76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) In winter 1942 Kudryashov commands a battery of 76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1942 (ZiS-3) divisional gun - 76.2 mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Six artillery piecies of Kudryashov's battery. Two guns at the left are ZiS-3 while others that lack muzzle brakes may be ZiS-3 with removed brakes or very similar F-22USV (M1939). Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of a ZiS-3 gun. Trivia In winter 1943 Kudryashov, now a Captain, commands an armored train. A genuine armored train of NKPS-42 type is seen in the movie. It consists of two armored wagons, each armed with two 76.2 mm F-34 guns in turrets and several DT and Maxim machine guns, and two anti-aircraft flatcars, each with two 25 mm 72-K autocannons.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Turrets with 76.2 mm guns. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A footage of a BT-5 tank is used to depict the attack of German tanks. 
