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The Air Seller (Prodavetz vozdukha)

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The Air Seller (Prodavetz vozdukha)
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Modern DVD Cover
Country SOV.jpg USSR
Directed by Vladimir Ryabtzev
Release Date 1968
Language Russian
Studio Odessa Film Studio
Main Cast
Character Actor
Viktor Klimenko Gennadiy Nilov
Bayley Artyom Karapetyan
Nora Engelbrecht Valentina Titova
Prof. Engelbrecht Pavel Kadochnikov
Nikolay Aleksandr Susnin
Williams Gleb Strizhenov
Luke Evgeniy Zharikov


The Air Seller (Prodavetz vozdukha) is a Soviet 1968 (filmed 1967) B&W two part 1957 adventure science fiction movie directed by Vladimir Ryabtzev and based on the novel by Aleksandr Belyaev. Soviet meteorologist Viktor Klimenko (Gennadiy Nilov) investigates a weather anomaly in North Pacific. When travelling on a remote island, Klimenko and his assistant Nikolay (Aleksandr Susnin) are taken prisoners by megalomaniac businessman Bayley. Using a gigantic air-sucking device, created by genius scientist Engelbrecht, Bayley is slowly stealing the Earth's atmosphere and stores deeply frozen oxygen in underground facilities. By creating oxygen deficit, Bayley plans to becoming the master of the world. But Klimenko, together with Engelbrecht's daughter Nora and scientist Luke, finds ways to counter Bayley's hideous plans.


The following weapons were used in the film The Air Seller (Prodavetz vozdukha):


Luger P08

The guards in Bayley's facilities are armed with Luger P08 pistols. In one scene the security chief Williams (Gleb Strizhenov) gives his P08 to scientist Luke (Evgeniy Zharikov). Bayley (Artyom Karapetyan) is seen with a Luger in the scene in frozen oxygen storage facility. Viktor Klimenko (Gennadiy Nilov) carries a Luger, taken from a guard, in the final scene.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm
Williams draws his pistol.
He hands the pistol to Luke, suggesting to kill Klimenko, whom Luke is jealous of Nora.
Luke holds the Luger.
A good view of the typical Luger holster of a guard.
A guard with a Luger prevents Klimenko to leave the room.
Bayley takes Nora as hostage.
Luke's foot on the grip of Bayley's Luger.
Luke aims at Bayley.
Klimenko fires, disabling self-destruction device.

Simonov SKS

The guards also carry SKS carbines.

SKS - 7.62x39mm
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Guards with SKS carbines on the coast of the island in the opening scene.
Guards with SKS carbines control the workers in a cave.

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