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The Diamond Arm

The Diamond Arm

A cinematographic novel in two parts from the life of smugglers

19697.80

Overview

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.

Directed by Leonid Gaidai
Written by Yakov Kostyukovskiy, Moris Slobodskoy, Leonid Gaidai
Box Office0Revenue: $2K

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Top Cast

Yuriy Nikulin

Yuriy Nikulin

Semyon Semyonovich Gorbunkov

Nina Grebeshkova

Nina Grebeshkova

Nadezhda Ivanovna Gorbunkova

Nonna Mordyukova

Nonna Mordyukova

Varvara Pliushch

Svetlana Svetlichnaya

Svetlana Svetlichnaya

Anna Sergeyevna

Anatoliy Papanov

Anatoliy Papanov

Lyolik

Andrey Mironov

Andrey Mironov

Gennadiy Kozodoyev

Stanislav Chekan

Stanislav Chekan

Mikhail Ivanovich, captain

Vladimir Gulyaev

Vladimir Gulyaev

Volodya, lieutenant of militsiya

Yevgeniya Melnikova

Yevgeniya Melnikova

old lady

Andrey Fayt

Andrey Fayt

salesman of lottery tickets

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Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipsmuggling (contraband)undercover agentespionageseductionpolice stationbroken armdream sequencearm injuryhilariouscomforting

About The Diamond Arm

The Diamond Arm is a adventure, comedy, crime film released in 1969 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, smuggling (contraband), undercover agent, espionage, seduction, police station. Directed by Leonid Gaidai, it stars Yuriy Nikulin, Nina Grebeshkova, Nonna Mordyukova. 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.

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