Brilliantovaya ruka (1969)

An ordinary Soviet citizen accidentally intervenes into a huge operation of international criminal group that trades illegally obtained jewelry.

Director:

Leonid Gaidai

Writers:

Moris Slobodskoy (screenplay by), Yakov Kostyukovskiy (screenplay by)

Stars:

Yuriy Nikulin, Nina Grebeshkova, Andrey Mironov

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yuriy Nikulin	...	Semyon Semyonych Gorbunkov / Senya
Nina Grebeshkova	...	Nadezhda Gorbunkova
Andrey Mironov	...	Gennady Kozodoev
Anatoliy Papanov	...	Lyolik
Stanislav Chekan	...	Captain Mikhail Ivanovich
Vladimir Gulyaev	...	Lieutenant Volodya
Nonna Mordyukova	...	Superintendent
Svetlana Svetlichnaya	...	Anna Sergeyevna
Roman Filippov	...	Man in the Restaurant
Grigoriy Shpigel	...	Main Foreign Smuggler
Leonid Kanevskiy	...	Assisstant Foreign Smuggler
Igor Yasulovich	...	Dog Owner
Maksim Nikulin	...	Boy, 'Walking on Water'
Aleksandra Lisyutina	...	Gorbunkov's Daughter (as Sashenka)
Aleksandr Khvylya	...	Weeping Willow' Maitre dHotel

Storyline

Semyon Gorbunkov goes on a cruise. In Istanbul, he slips and breaks his arm. What he didn't know is that this was a signal for a gang of smugglers (a real smuggler - Gena - was also on board the same ship). So his arm gets bandaged with gold and diamonds. After he returns home, the gangsters are trying to get their stuff back, while the police try to catch them using Gorbunkov and his arm.

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Plot Keywords:

umbrella | smuggler | switch | plaster cast | coin | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The director, Leonid Gaidai appears 3 times in the movie playing the drunkard, an old man and the hand in the dream scene.

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Goofs

The first part of the film takes place in what is supposed to be Turkey. But the streets are filled with signs in Arabic script, which Turkish does not use.

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Quotes

Gennady: Lyolik, he doesn't drink. How am I supposed to get him drunk?
Lyolik: As our beloved Boss says, when someone else is paying, even the nondrinkers and those with ulcer will drink.

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Crazy Credits

The summary of the first part of the movie, written in an extremely small and blurry font, races through the screen in a matter of two seconds.

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Connections

Referenced in Kavkazskaya plennitsa! (2014)

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Soundtracks

Pomogi mne!
("Help me!")
Written by Aleksandr Zatsepin and Leonid Derbenyov
Performed by Aida Vedishcheva

User Reviews

A very good film

I like this movie. Like all other Gaidai's films I saw, its very dense in humor, without empty gaps. For a non Soviet, it can give some insight to this country. Well, it helps if you have some background knowledge, like I have. the film is surely as critical as was possible, but the main thing is that it gives you a good feeling, laugh helps to forget bad things. My favorite is the scene in the restaurant, it shows the joy of drinking in a good company, I think Russian people really can create a good party. The music is also nice, Andrei Mironov is superb on the ship with his song about island of unlucky people in ocean. He also commented afterward his role i such a film: it is good to have one diamond arm, two is too much, tree is a catastrophe.

Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

28 April 1969 (Soviet Union)

Also Known As:

El brazo de brillantes

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mosfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1