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The Mirror (Zerkalo)

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The Mirror (Zerkalo)
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Japanese Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing USSR
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
Release Date 1975
Language Russian
Spanish
Chinese
English
Studio Mosfilm
Main Cast
Character Actor
Natalia/Maria Nikolayevna (Mother) Margarita Terekhova
Ignat/Alexei Ignat Daniltsev
Nadezhda Pterovna Larisa Tarkovskaya
Forensics Doctor Anatoli Solonitsyn
Ivan Gavrilovich Nikolai Grinko
Shirokov (Military Instructor) Yuriy Nazarov
Aleksandr (Father) Oleg Yankovskiy


The Mirror (Zerkalo) is a poetic semi-autobiographical arthouse drama directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Set in three different time periods it uses a lot of archival footage of real wars (World War II, Spanish Civil War) and conflicts (1969 Sino-Soviet border conflict), which are seen as a historical background for the plot.

The following weapons are seen in the movie The Mirror (Zerkalo):


Rifles

TOZ-8

In a flashback set in 1940's TOZ-8 bolt action rifle is seen fired by adolescent students during military lessons, including Markov, Asafiev and Alexei (Ignat Daniltsev). Military instructor Shirokov (Yuriy Nazarov), a World War II veteran with concussion, is also seen handling this shotgun.

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TOZ-08 - 5.6 mm Tokarev
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A close-up on TOZ-8 barrel.
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Another close-up.
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Another close-up.
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Asafiev with TOZ-8.
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Markov with TOZ-8 is seen in the background on the right. On the left is another TOZ-8.
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Markov, Alexei and Asafiev with TOZ-8 on the shooting range.
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Alexei on the shooting range.
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Shirokov grabs a TOZ-8 from assistant military instructor.
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Shirokov with a TOZ-8. Meanwhile Asafiev throws an F-1 grenade.

Submachine Guns

PPSh-41

Numerous PPSh-41 submachine guns are seen in the archive footage of Soviet soldiers in World War II.

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Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
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PPSh-41 on the back of a Soviet soldier of Asian ethnicity. Archive footage of World War II.
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PPSh-41 on the back of a Soviet soldier on the right. Archive footage of World War II.
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PPSh-41 in the hands of a Soviet soldier on the far right. Archive footage of World War II.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine

Soviet soldiers in the World War II archive footage are seen carrying Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine. It is possible that a few other variants of Mosin Nagant Rifle are mixed in, but it is hard to identify clearly.

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Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R. This was modified to become the M44 which replaced it, entering combat trials in 1943, becoming fairly common in 1944.
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M38 is seen on the back of a soldier.
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M38 is seen in the hands of a soldier in the background.

Assault Rifles

AK-47

AK-47 assault rifles are seen carried by Soviet soldiers during the 1969 Sino-Soviet border conflict.

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Type I AK-47, hybrid stamped/milled receiver with prototype slab sided magazine - 7.62x39mm
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Soviet soldier with an AK-47.
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Soviet soldiers with AK-47 rifles.

Machine Guns

Degtyaryov DP-27

Degtyaryov DP-27 machine gun is seen carried by at least one Soviet soldier in the archive footage from World War II.

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Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R
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Soviet soldier is carrying DP-27 on his back. Archive footage of World War II.
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Soviet soldier is carrying DP-27 on his back. Archive footage of World War II.

Other

PTRS-41

A PTRS-41 rifle is seen carried by a Soviet soldier in the real archive footage from World War II.

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PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle 14.5x114mm
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Soviet soldier carrying PTRS-41 on his shoulder. Archive footage of World War II.

F-1 Hand Grenade

Asafiev brings an F-1 hand grenade to a military training, eagerly identified by other students as "limonka" ("a lemon one", common nickname for such a type of grenade). He throws it on the shooting range, which causes military instructor Shirokov to grab it and cover with his body, only to discover that it is a training/dummy one.

F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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F-1 grenade lying.
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F-1 grenade in Asafiev's hand.
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F-1 grenade in Asafiev's hand, after being activated by someone else.
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Asafiev throws an F-1 grenade.
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Activated F-1 grenade in Shirokov's hand turns out to be a dummy/training one.
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Activated F-1 grenade in Shirokov's hand as he puts on a special cap for his concussion.

Trivia

Additional Shots (Numerous Hard-To-Identify Firearms)

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Presumably all are TOZ-8.
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Presumably all are TOZ-8.
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Presumably all are TOZ-8.
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Archive footage of Spanish Civil War period. Rifles.
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Archive footage of Spanish Civil War period. Rifles and an unknown holstered handgun.
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Archive footage of Spanish Civil War period. Rifles.
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Archive footage of World War II. PTRS-41 rifle and an unidentified heavy weapon (carried by two soldiers among others).
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Archive footage of World War II. PTRS-41 rifle and an unidentified heavy weapon (carried by two soldiers among others).
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Archive footage of World War II.
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Archive footage of World War II.

5.6mm Bullets

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Bullets are issued three to each student. A standard practice for military lessons, carried on in the schools in Post-Soviet countries to this day, though shooting practice mostly shifted to air guns.

Artillery

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Archive footage of World War II.
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Archive footage of World War II.
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Archive footage of World War II.
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Archive footage of World War II.
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Archive footage of World War II.
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Archive footage of World War II.
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Archive footage of World War II.

Bombings

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Archive footage of Spanish Civil War period.

Tanks

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Archive footage of World War II.
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Archive footage of World War II.

DVD Cover

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DVD cover.