Trans-Siberian Express (Transsibirskiy ekspress)

Transsibirskiy ekspress DVD Cover Country Soviet Union Directed by Eldor Urazbayev Release Date 1977 Language Russian Japan Studio Kazakhfilm Studios Distributor International Film Exchange (IFEX) Main Cast Character Actor Chadiyarov Asanali Ashimov Alexandra Demidova Nonna Terentyeva Mr. Fedotov Oleg Tabakov Schneider Konstantin Grigorev Ishido Oleg Li

Trans-Siberian Express (Transsibirskiy ekspress) (Russian title: Транссибирский экспресс) is a 1977 SovietKazakh espionage drama film directed by Eldor Urazbayev. The story takes place in 1927, when a group of agents in Trans-Siberian Express, trying to thwart the Japanese-Soviet trade agreement by assassination of the japanesse businessman.

Trans-Siberian Express is the second film of the tetralogy about the adventures of Chadiyarov. It is preceded by The End of Ataman (Konets atamana) (1970) and followed by The Manchurian Variant (Manchzhurskiy variant) (1989) and Who are You, Mr. Ka? (Kto vi, gospodin Ka?) (2009).

The following weapons were used in the film Trans-Siberian Express (Transsibirskiy ekspress):

FN Model 1922

Alexandra Demidova (Nonna Terentyeva) own a FN Model 1922 pistol with wood grips. Chladiarov (Asanali Ashimov) found gun hiden in the Alexandra´s trunk.

FN Model 1922 with wood grips - .32 ACP

Colt M1911A1

Schneider (Konstantin Grigorev) is armed with a Colt M1911A1 pistol.

Pre-War Colt M1911A1 Pistol - Commercial Model known as the "Colt Government Model" - .45 ACP. This has a deep Colt factory blued finish, common for commercial variants before and after the war.

CZ 27

Ishido (Oleg Li), Schneider's henchman, carries a CZ 27 pistol.

CZ 27 - .32 ACP

1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol

Japanesse secret service officer (Vadim Zakharchenko) used a 1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol pistol.

1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol - 6.35mm

IZh-56-3

The daughter of a Japanese businessman is gunned by a rifle that appears to be IZh-56-3, a combination hunting rifle/shotgun with top barrel in .22 LR caliber and bottom barrel in 28 Gauge.

IZh-56-3 "Belka" ("Squirrel") with PVS-1 sniper scope - .22LR/28 Gauge. Previous versions of IZh-56 had a rifle barrel located below the shotgun barrel while IZh-56-3 had the rifle barrel on top.