The Diamond Arm

"A cinematographic novel in two parts from the life of smugglers"

1969 1h 34m RU

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★7.7TMDB · 352★8.3IMDB · 16,674

AdventureComedyCrime

Synopsis

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A diamond smuggling operation goes wrong when an ordinary Soviet citizen becomes unwittingly involved, and the criminals are forced to court him to retrieve their diamonds.

“A cinematographic novel in two parts from the life of smugglers”

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Cast

Yuriy Nikulin
Semyon Semyonovich Gorbunkov
Nina Grebeshkova
Nadezhda Ivanovna Gorbunkova
Nonna Mordyukova
Varvara Pliushch
Svetlana Svetlichnaya
Anna Sergeyevna
Anatoliy Papanov
Lyolik
Andrey Mironov
Gennadiy Kozodoyev
Stanislav Chekan
Mikhail Ivanovich, captain
Vladimir Gulyaev
Volodya, lieutenant of militsiya

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leonid Gaidai
Writers: Moris Slobodskoy, Leonid Gaidai, Yakov Kostyukovskiy
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Leonid Gaidai, shot by Igor Chernykh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Aleksandr Zatsepin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Valentina Yankovskaya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yuriy Nikulin and Nina Grebeshkova and Nonna Mordyukova carry the top of the cast.

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DIRECTOR

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Marketing tagline: "A cinematographic novel in two parts from the life of smugglers".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0062759 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Leonid Gaidai directs. Igor Chernykh behind the camera. Aleksandr Zatsepin scores. Valentina Yankovskaya cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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157 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Leonid Gaidai, shot by Igor Chernykh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Aleksandr Zatsepin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Valentina Yankovskaya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yuriy Nikulin and Nina Grebeshkova and Nonna Mordyukova carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A cinematographic novel in two parts from the life of smugglers".
7IMDB entry: tt0062759 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "husband wife relationship", "smuggling (contraband)", "undercover agent", "espionage".
9Released under 24 different titles around the world.