The Living and the Dead (Zhivye i Myortvye)

The Living and the Dead (Zhivye i Myortvye) DVD cover Country USSR Directed by Aleksandr Stolper Release Date 1964 Language Russian Studio Mosfilm Main Cast Character Actor Ivan Petrovich Sintsov Kirill Lavrov Fyodor Fyodorovich Serpilin Anatoli Papanov Aleksey Denisovich Malinin Aleksei Glazyrin Ivanov Oleg Efremov Tatyana Nikolaevna Ovsyannikova Lyudmila Krylova Sergey Nikolaevich Schmakow Lev Lyubetskiy Lyusin Roman Khomyatov Mariya Sintsova Lyudmila Lyubimova

The Living and the Dead (Russian Title: Zhivye i Myortvye / Живые и мёртвые) is a 1964 World War II drama directed by Aleksandr Stolper and based on a novel by Konstantin Simonov. The early days of the German invasion in the Soviet Union. Soviet troops have suffered one defeat after another. The Red Army retreats to Moscow. War correspondent Ivan Sintsov (Kirill Lavrov) is a witness and participant to these tragic events.

The movie was followed by Vozmezdie (1967) that shows the fate of the main characters during the Stalingrad Battle.

The following weapons were used in the film The Living and the Dead (Zhivye i Myortvye):

Handguns

Nagant M1895

Nagant M1895 revolvers are service sidearms of most Soviet officers, notably Starshiy Politruk (Senior political officer, Captain rank) Ivan Petrovich Sintsov (Kirill Lavrov), General Fyodor Fyodorovich Serpilin (Anatoli Papanov), Commissar Segrey Nikolaevich Shmakov (Lev Lyubetskiy), Capt. (then Maj.) Ivanov (Oleg Efremov), combat medic Tatyana Nikolaevna Ovsyannikova (Lyudmila Krylova), Mladshiy Politruk (Junior political officer, Lieutenant rank) Lyusin (Roman Khomyatov), Lt. Khoryshev (Igor Pushkaryov), Maj. Danilov (Vladlen Paulus), and war correspondent Misha Wainstein (Zinovi Vysokovsky). Nagants are mostly seen in holsters.

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Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38N

An officer in center desperately fires a Nagant at attacking German planes.

Lyusin holds a Nagant in holster, a sidearm of his comrade who was recently killed in action.

Sintsov carries a Nagant in holster.

A grip of Wainstein's Nagant is seen.

A grip of Maj. Ivanov's Nagant is seen.

Ivanov draws his Nagant for salute. The gun is seen blurry due to fast motion.

Tanya Ovsyannikova draws her Nagant during the surprise attack of German troops. Maj. Danilov (at the right) carries a Nagant in holster.

Tanya draws her Nagant.

A grip of Gen. Seprilin's Nagant is seen.

Tokarev TT-33

TT-33 pistols are also used by Soviet officers, notably by General Fyodor Fyodorovich Serpilin (Anatoli Papanov), Air Force General Kozyrev (Vladimir Marenkov), Air Force Maj. (Vladimir Gorelov), and an unnamed Sr. Lt. (Oleg Tabakov) who erroneously arrested Sintsov.

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Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version.

Air Force Maj. holds a TT after parachute landing from a downed plane.

Seriously wounded downed pilot, Lt. Gen. Kozyrev fires his TT-33 at Soviet soldiers whom he confused with the Germans.

Kozyrev shoots himself with last round.

Gen. Serpilin carries a TT holster.

Sintsov puts the Lieutenant's pistol over a note to Lieutenant.

The Lieutenant holds his TT.

Submachine Guns

PPSh-41

Some Soviet soldiers and officers, notably Ivan Petrovich Sintsov (Kirill Lavrov), Lt. Khoryshev (Igor Pushkaryov), Maj. Danilov (Vladlen Paulus) and Col. Baranov (Yuri Volkov), carry PPSh-41 SMGs. The appearance of these submachine guns during the events of Summer 1941 is anachronistic but during the Battle for Moscow in Autumn-Winter 1941 PPSh were really widely used.

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PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

A Lt. of Tank Forces (Gennadiy Yukhtin) with a PPSh stops Sintsov's car. Two his subordinates hold M91/30 rifles.

A soldier with PPSh follows Gen. Serpilin and Politruk Sintsov.

Lt. Khoryshev carries a PPSh.

Maj. Danilov holds a PPSh during surprise attack of German troops. He also carries a Nagant M1895 in holster.

A soldier at the left fires a PPSh.

Ivan Sintsov, currently a Sergeant, and another soldier carry a German POW on snow-covered field during the Battle for Moscow. Both are armed with PPSh-41s.

Sgt. Sintsov and other soldiers carry PPSh during the march in Winter 1941.

Soldiers with PPSh stand in formation.

MP40

Some Soviet soldiers and officers use captured MP40s during the battles in Summer 1941. German soldiers are briefly seen with MP40 in one scene.

MP40 - 9x19mm

Politruk Ivan Sintsov (Kirill Lavrov) holds an MP40.

Crewmembers of 45mm AT gun carry captured MP40s. Starshina Shestakov (Viktor Avdyushko) at the right carries an MP40 on sling and a pair of spare magazines, tucked in his belt.

A number of captured MP40s are seen in a tent during the meeting of commanders.

Soldiers stand in formation after breaking the enemy encirclement. They are mostly armed with MP40, some also carry Model 24 Stielhandgranate hand grenades.

Commissar Sergey Nikolaevich Shmakov (Lev Lyubetskiy) carries an MP40.

The smooth magazine receiver is typical for early MP40s.

Soldiers fire MP40 in air in salute.

German soldiers with MP40s in attack.

A close view of Sintsov's MP40.

Soldier Petya Zolotaryov (Yuriy Dubrovin) takes MP40 from unconscious Sintsov.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M1891/30

The main weapon of Soviet infantry is Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifle. Rifles are notably used by Politruk Malinin (Aleksey Glazyrin), Starshina Kovalchuk (Boris Yurchenko), Pvts. Pyotr Zolotaryov (Yuriy Dubrovin) and Efremov (Mikhail Vorobyov). Bayonets are often attached backwards. This is a exclusively cinematic practice; in reality such practice was banned by service manuals.

Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54R

Russian soldiers fire their full-length Mosin Nagant Rifles at German aircraft

Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine

Some Soviet soldiers, mostly artillerymen and crewmembers of AT rifles and notably Mladshiy Politruk Lyusin (Roman Khomyatov), carry Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines.

Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine - 7.62x54mmR

Russian anti-tank riflemen armed with the Mosin Nagant M38 carbine

Shotguns

Double Barreled Shotgun

Some volunteers of the Moscow "Narodnoe Opolcheniye" (People's Militia) carry their personal double barreled shotguns, until these guns are replaced with military firearms.

Some volunteers from the Moscow militia armed with double barreled shotguns

Machine Guns

Degtyaryov DP-27

Degtyaryov DP-27 light machine guns are used by Soviet troops.

DP-27 - 7.62x54mm R

Russian soldier carries the Degtyaryov DP-27 light machine gun

Red Army soldier fires his DP-27 at German aircraft

Red Army soldier fires the DP-27 at German troops

Degtyaryov DT

Degtyaryov DT machine guns are seen mounted on T-34 tanks.

DT machine gun - 7.62x54mm R

MG34

During the battles of Summer 1941 some Soviet soldiers use captured MG34 machine guns.

MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Soviet artillery Petty Officer holds captured MG34 machine gun

A few lying on the ground. There are also DP-27 and Maxim M1910/30 machine guns

Maxim M1910/30

Soviet troops use Maxim M1910/30 machine guns in several scenes.

Maxim 1910/30 with wheel mount and shield - 7.62x54R

Red Army soldiers fire the Maxim machine gun at German aircraft

Russian soldiers are preparing to open fire the Maxim machine gun

Come here, come here you bastards!

37-mm M1939 (61-K) AA Autocannon

37mm 61-K AA autocannons are seen in several scenes.

37-mm M1939 (61-K) automatic air defense gun - 37×252SR

The M1939 (61-K) automatic air defense guns can be seen to the left. To the right you can see 152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20) towed by Soviet AT-S Artillery Tractor. This is an anachronism. AT-S entered service in the middle of 1950s

Other Weapons

PTRS-41

PTRS-41 AT rifles are seen during the Battle for Moscow in Winter 1941.

PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle 14.5x114mm

Russian anti-tank riflemen carry their PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle

Another anti-tank riflemen with the PTRS-41 AT rifle

PTRD-41

PTRD-41 AT rifles are seen during the Battle for Moscow in Winter 1941.

PTRD-41 anti-tank rifle 14.5x114mm

Russian anti-tank riflemen carry their PTRD-41 AT rifle

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

During the battles of Summer 1941 some Soviet soldiers carry captured Model 24 Stielhandgranate hand grenades.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

Russian soldier with the M24 Grenade at the belt

45mm M1937 (53-K) AT Gun

M1937 (53-K) AT guns are seen in several scenes.

M1937 (53-K) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45mm (1.77 in)

Russian gunners and their 45mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K)

Trivia

Tanks and Armoured Vehicles

July 1941. Destroyed Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.F2 tank in a wheat field near the Mogilev (Byelorussian SSR). Actually long-barreled versions of the Pz.Kpfw.IV tanks entered service only in spring of 1942. Note the large number of shells hits. Maybe this tank was used as a target on the shooting range

Many T-34-85 used in this movie. Actually this tanks entered service only in 1944

The T-34-85 tank modified to resemble the Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.F2 tank

Destroyed German Tiger I tank can be seen during the Battle of Moscow. It is historically inaccurate. Tiger tanks entered service only in the end of summer 1942

Airplanes

Scale models of Soviet and German airplanes are used in the scenes of aerial battle in Summer 1941.

Original film poster