A Golden-coloured Straw Hat (Solomennaya shlyapka)

A Golden-coloured Straw Hat (Solomennaya shlyapka) DVD Cover Country USSR Directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze Release Date 1974 Language Russian Studio Lenfilm Main Cast Character Actor Leonidas Fadinard Andrey Mironov Antoine Nonancourt Vladislav Strzhelchik Monsieur de Beauperthuis Yefim Kopelyan Anais de Beauperthuis Yekaterina Vasilyeva Lt. Émile Tavernier Igor Kvasha Tardiveau Zinoviy Gerdt Clara Beauckardone Lyudmila Gurchenko Baroness de Champigny Alisa Freyndlikh

A Golden-coloured Straw Hat (original title Solomennaya shlyapka) is a Soviet 1974 made for TV musical comedy directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze and based on the French play "Un chapeau de paille d'Italie" by Eugène Labiche. The story takes place in mid 19th century in France. Fadinard (Andrey Mironov), a nobleman who is deep in debts, plan to marry the daughter of a wealthy person from province. In the day of the marriage Fadinard's horse by chance eats a certain straw hat, thus triggering a chain of comical events that can ruin Fadinard's plans.

The following weapons were used in the film A Golden-coloured Straw Hat (Solomennaya shlyapka):

Quadruple Percussion Pocket Pistol

One of the handguns, used by Monsieur de Beauperthuis (Yefim Kopelyan), is a Quadruple Percussion Pocket Pistol. Fadinard (Andrey Mironov) briefly holds de Beauperthuis' pistol in one scene. It appears to be the same movie prop that is seen in Ostrov sokrovishch, also filmed by Lenfilm studios.

50-bore four-barrelled percussion pistol - 102mm

De Beauperthuis surprises Fadinard.

A good view of quad barrels.

Fadinard disarms de Beauperthuis.

De Beauperthuis holds both his pistols in the final scene.

Double Barreled Percussion Pocket Pistol

Another handgun, used by Monsieur de Beauperthuis (Yefim Kopelyan), is a Double Barreled Percussion Pocket Pistol.

Double barreled percussion pistol c. 1850 - 3 1/2 double .38 barrels

De Beauperthuis holds a double barreled pistol.

De Beauperthuis holds both his pistols in the final scene.

Percussion Cap Musket

A percussion cap musket is carried by Tardiveau (Zinoviy Gerdt) during his service in Garde nationale (French National Guard). It appears to be a hunting gun, fitted with a bayonet to resemble a military musket.

Tardiveau carries a musket on sling.

Tardiveau leaves the musket in the watch-box.

Another view of the musket.