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The Diamond Arm

Original title: Brilliantovaya ruka
  • 19691969
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
15K
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The Diamond Arm (1969)
AdventureComedyCrime
An ordinary Soviet citizen accidentally intervenes into a huge operation of international criminal group that trades illegally obtained jewelry.An ordinary Soviet citizen accidentally intervenes into a huge operation of international criminal group that trades illegally obtained jewelry.An ordinary Soviet citizen accidentally intervenes into a huge operation of international criminal group that trades illegally obtained jewelry.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
15K
YOUR RATING
    • Leonid Gaidai
    • Moris Slobodskoy(screenplay by)
    • Yakov Kostyukovskiy(screenplay by)
    • Leonid Gaidai(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Yuriy Nikulin
    • Nina Grebeshkova
    • Andrey Mironov
    • Leonid Gaidai
    • Moris Slobodskoy(screenplay by)
    • Yakov Kostyukovskiy(screenplay by)
    • Leonid Gaidai(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Yuriy Nikulin
    • Nina Grebeshkova
    • Andrey Mironov
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    The Diamond Arm (1969)
    The Diamond Arm (1969)
    Kurban Mazanov in The Diamond Arm (1969)
    Andrey Mironov, Yuriy Nikulin, and Viktoriya Ostrovskaya in The Diamond Arm (1969)
    Viktoriya Ostrovskaya in The Diamond Arm (1969)
    Andrey Mironov in The Diamond Arm (1969)
    Svetlana Svetlichnaya in The Diamond Arm (1969)
    Andrey Mironov in The Diamond Arm (1969)
    Nina Grebeshkova and Yuriy Nikulin in The Diamond Arm (1969)
    Andrey Mironov and Anatoliy Papanov in The Diamond Arm (1969)
    Yuriy Nikulin and Svetlana Svetlichnaya in The Diamond Arm (1969)
    Anatoliy Papanov and Svetlana Svetlichnaya in The Diamond Arm (1969)

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    Yuriy Nikulin
    Yuriy Nikulin
    • Semyon Semyonych Gorbunkov…
    Nina Grebeshkova
    Nina Grebeshkova
    • Nadezhda Gorbunkova
    Andrey Mironov
    Andrey Mironov
    • Gennadiy 'Gesha' Kozodoev
    Anatoliy Papanov
    Anatoliy Papanov
    • Lyolik
    Stanislav Chekan
    Stanislav Chekan
    • Captain Mikhail Ivanovich
    Vladimir Gulyaev
    Vladimir Gulyaev
    • Lieutenant Volodya
    Nonna Mordyukova
    Nonna Mordyukova
    • Varvara Sergeevna Plyushch
    Svetlana Svetlichnaya
    Svetlana Svetlichnaya
    • Anna Sergeevna
    Roman Filippov
    Roman Filippov
    • Evgeniy Ladyzhenskiy - Guest from Kolyma
    Grigoriy Shpigel
    Grigoriy Shpigel
    • Senior Foreign Smuggler
    Leonid Kanevskiy
    Leonid Kanevskiy
    • Assisstant Foreign Smuggler
    Igor Yasulovich
    Igor Yasulovich
    • Viktor Nikolaevich - Neighbor with doggy
    Aleksandra Lisyutina
    • Gorbunkov's Daughter
    • (as Sashenka Lisyutina)
    Aleksandr Khvylya
    Aleksandr Khvylya
    • Boris Savelyevich - Weeping Willow' Maitre dHotel
    Nikolay Romanov
    Nikolay Romanov
    • Chief
    Andrey Fayt
    Andrey Fayt
    • Lottery-tickets Seller
    Leonid Gaidai
    Leonid Gaidai
    • Drunk lying on the pavement
    • (voice)
    German Kachin
    German Kachin
    • Journalist at the port
      • Leonid Gaidai
      • Moris Slobodskoy(screenplay by)
      • Yakov Kostyukovskiy(screenplay by)
      • Leonid Gaidai(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      When Leonid Gaidai presented the film to the censors, he added a nuclear explosion footage into the epilogue, and refused to remove it, and only agreed after an extensive argument. This allowed him to sneak in some controversial (by the USSR's measures) material such as striptease, drunken debauchery and references to prostitution.
    • 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 Turkey does not use.
    • Quotes

      Mystery man: Hey, buddy, do you have a cigarette?

      [Gorbunkov stutters]

      Mystery man: What are you, deaf-mute?

      Semyon Gorbunkov: [immediately, very clearly and distinctly] Yes!

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Other Day 1961-2003: Our Era: Namedni 1969 (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Ostrov Nevezeniya
      ("The Island of Bad Luck")

      Music by Aleksandr Zatsepin

      Lyrics by Leonid Derbenyov

      Performed by Andrey Mironov

    User reviews29

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    Featured review
    9/10
    Better than 'armless
    After watching "Brilliantovaya ruka" I can well believe that it's with very good reason that it has such a beloved reputation among Russian language comedies. The vibe it generates it of an extremely high level of breezy fun, and it sustains that with supernatural consistency all the way through.

    Combine that with an abundance of simply good jokes drawing from farce, slapstick, and everything in between. The performances are just the right level of broad to pull the maximum number of laughs. The almost constant underscoring perfectly compliments the fact that the pacing is masterfully timed and the fact that all the location filming simply looks fantastic to make this one of the most all-around fun viewing experiences you could imagine.

    Moments such as the walking-on-water, the set-up seduction, and the division of the "two parts" are among hilarious moments that also draw in character for their humor and even border somewhat on what might be called "Pythonesque" in style. At the same time, roots in the best of silent comedy, farce, and adventure film are happily evident.

    I can easily image how this comedy would reward reviewing, which it evidently for many other commentators here.
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    4
    • hte-trasme
    • Oct 9, 2013

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    • Release date
      • November 1998 (United States)
      • Soviet Union
      • Russian
    • Also known as
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      • Mosfilm
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    • 1 hour 34 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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