The Diamond Arm

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The Diamond Arm

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

1969

1h 40m

7.8(298 votes)

Adventure

Comedy

Crime

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.

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39 members

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Юрий Никулин

Семён Семёнович Горбунков

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Нина Гребешкова

Надежда Ивановна Горбункова

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Нонна Мордюкова

управдом

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Светлана Светличная

Анна Сергеевна

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Анатолий Папанов

Лёлик

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Андрей Миронов

Геннадий Козодоев

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Станислав Чекан

капитан Михаил Иванович

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Владимир Гуляев

лейтенант Володя

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Евгения Мельникова

старушка

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Андрей Файт

продавец лотерейных билетов

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Николай Романов

шеф

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Григорий Шпигель

контрабандист в Стамбуле

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Леонид Каневский

контрабандист в Стамбуле

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Виктория Островская

Стамбульская проститутка

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Серафима Холина

ведущая показа мод

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Татьяна Никулина

гид

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Роман Филиппов

Ладыженский

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Николай Трофимов

полковник

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Аполлон Ячницкий

экскурсовод в Стамбуле

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Лев Поляков

капитан корабля 'Михаил Светлов'

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Герман Качин

радиорепортер

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Игорь Ясулович

собакозаводчик

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Александр Хвыля

Борис Савельевич

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Георгий Светлани

член домкома на общественных началах

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Александр Козубский

официант в ресторане

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Валерий Куприянов

сержант милиции

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Игорь Василенко

контрабандист в очках

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Иван Жеваго

таможенник

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Виктор Уральский

милиционер

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Курбан Мазанов

регулировщик в Стамбуле

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Александра Лисютина

дочь Горбунковых

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Дмитрий Николаев

сын Горбунковых

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Леонид Плешаков

бородатый мужчина (в титрах не указан)

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Николай Погодин

милиционер (в титрах не указан)

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Максим Никулин

мальчик с сеткой (в титрах не указан)

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Зоя Толбузина

Анна Сергеевна (озвучка)

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Константин Тыртов

шеф (озвучка)

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Lydia Prikhodko

Old tourist lady

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Леонид Гайдай

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