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The Diamond Arm (1968)

A cinematographic novel in 2 parts from the life of smugglers

Genre : Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Leonid Gaidai

Synopsis

In the southern town, a gang of "currency traders" is operating, led by the Chief and his assistant Kozodoyev. A modest Soviet clerk and an exemplary family man Semyon Semyonovich Gorbunkov goes on a foreign cruise on a motor ship, on which Kozodoyev also sailed, who must pick up diamonds in one of the eastern cities and transport them in a plaster hand. But due to a misunderstanding, instead of a swindler, an unsuspecting Gorbunkov falls in the appointed place, and a precious plaster is imposed on him. That's where it all starts...

Actors

Yuriy Nikulin
Yuriy Nikulin
Semyon Semyonovich Gorbunkov
Nina Grebeshkova
Nina Grebeshkova
Nadezhda Ivanovna
Nonna Mordyukova
Nonna Mordyukova
Varvara Sergeyevna Plyushch
Svetlana Svetlichnaya
Svetlana Svetlichnaya
Anna Sergeyevna
Anatoli Papanov
Anatoli Papanov
Lyolik
Andrey Mironov
Andrey Mironov
Kozodoyev
Stanislav Chekan
Stanislav Chekan
Mikhail Ivanovich
Vladimir Gulyaev
Vladimir Gulyaev
Volodya
Yevgeniya Melnikova
Yevgeniya Melnikova
Marya Nikolayevna
Andrey Fayt
Andrey Fayt
lottery ticket seller
Nikolai Romanov
Nikolai Romanov
сhief
Grigoriy Shpigel
Grigoriy Shpigel
smuggler in Istanbul
Leonid Kanevskiy
Leonid Kanevskiy
smuggler in Istanbul
Viktoriya Ostrovskaya
Viktoriya Ostrovskaya
prostitute in Istanbul
Serafima Kholina
Serafima Kholina
fashion show host
Tatyana Nikulina
Tatyana Nikulina
Istanbul guide
Roman Filippov
Roman Filippov
Ladyzhinskiy
Nikolay Trofimov
Nikolay Trofimov
police colonel
Apollon Yachnitskiy
Apollon Yachnitskiy
Istanbul tour guide
Lev Polyakov
Lev Polyakov
ship captain
German Kachin
German Kachin
journalist in the port
Igor Yasulovich
Igor Yasulovich
dog owner
Aleksandr Khvylya
Aleksandr Khvylya
headwaiter
Georgi Svetlani
Georgi Svetlani
member of the house Committee on a voluntary basis
Aleksandr Kozubskiy
Aleksandr Kozubskiy
waiter in a restaurant
Valeriy Kupriyanov
Valeriy Kupriyanov
police sergeant
Igor Vasilenko
Igor Vasilenko
smuggler in glasses
Ivan Zhevago
Ivan Zhevago
customs officer
Viktor Uralsky
Viktor Uralsky
police chief
Kurban Mazanov
Kurban Mazanov
traffic controller in Istanbul
Aleksandra Lisyutina
Aleksandra Lisyutina
Gorbunkov's daughter
Dmitri Nikolayev
Dmitri Nikolayev
Gorbunkov's son
Leonid Pleshakov
Leonid Pleshakov
bearded man (uncredited)
Nikolay Pogodin
Nikolay Pogodin
police officer (uncredited)
Maxim Nikulin
Maxim Nikulin
boy with a net (uncredited)
Zoya Tolbuzina
Zoya Tolbuzina
Anna Sergeyevna (voice)
Konstantin Tyrtov
Konstantin Tyrtov
chief (voice)

Crews

Leonid Gaidai
Leonid Gaidai
Director
Moris Slobodskoy
Moris Slobodskoy
Writer
Yakov Kostyukovskiy
Yakov Kostyukovskiy
Writer
Leonid Gaidai
Leonid Gaidai
Writer
Igor Chernykh
Igor Chernykh
Director of Photography
Feliks Yasyukevich
Feliks Yasyukevich
Production Design
Aleksandr Zatsepin
Aleksandr Zatsepin
Original Music Composer
Yevgeniya Indlina
Yevgeniya Indlina
Sound
Valentina Yankovskaya
Valentina Yankovskaya
Editor
Mariya Chiglyakova
Mariya Chiglyakova
Makeup Artist
Konstantin Savitsky
Konstantin Savitsky
Costume Design
Emin Khachaturyan
Emin Khachaturyan
Conductor
Aleksandr Makarov
Aleksandr Makarov
Production Design
Yuri Yepishin
Yuri Yepishin
Assistant Director of Photography
Vsevolod Yakubovich
Vsevolod Yakubovich
Camera Operator

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