Armed and Dangerous: Time and Heroes of Bret Harte (1977)
"Vooruzhyon i ochen opasen" (original title)

Director:

Vladimir Vaynshtok

Writers:

Pavel Finn, Bret Harte (novel),

Stars:

Donatas Banionis, Mircea Veroiu, Lyudmila Senchina

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Donatas Banionis	...	Gabriel Conroy
Mircea Veroiu	...	Jack Hamlin
Lyudmila Senchina	...	Julie Pryudom
Leonid Bronevoy	...	Piter Damfi
Lev Durov	...	Seller of secrets
Algimantas Masiulis	...	(as Algis Masiulis)
Sergei Martinson
Maria Ploae	...	Dolores Damfi
Oleg Zhakov
Vsevolod Abdulov	...	Henri York, a journalist
Talgat Nigmatulin
Dumitru Craciun	...	(as Dimtrie Craciun)
Ferenc Bencze
Grigori Lyampe
Jan Schánilec

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Romania

Language:

Russian

Also Known As:

Armed and Dangerous: Time and Heroes of Bret Harte

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gorky Film Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first "Western" film to be filmed in the Soviet Union.

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Soundtracks

"Pesnya o chudesnom kraye"
Written by Georgiy Firtich and Vladimir Vysotskiy
Performed by Lyudmila Senchina

User Reviews

A unique Western, overall!

I'm sure people have seen enough of those so-called "Spaghetti" Westerns; THIS is what you could call a "Vodka" Western! The settings, costumes, and production design are all convincing. They fortunately have wide-ranging climates in the former Soviet Union, so if you wanna see the dusty, sun-baked Old West, this movie has it. It's a little disconcerting to hear those leathery cowboys speak Russian, but the authenticity makes up for it. ONE word of warning, though: Even though the movie's setting is the U.S. of A., the political ideology presented is pure Bolshevik.