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− | '''The Possessed''' (original title ''Les Possédés'') is a French 1988 screen adaptation of the famous novel ''Besy'' by Fyodor Dostoevsky, directed by Andrzej Wajda. | + | '''The Possessed''' (original title ''Les Possédés'') is a French 1988 screen adaptation of the famous novel ''Besy'' by [[Fyodor Dostoevsky]], directed by Andrzej Wajda. |
{{Film Title|The Possessed (Les Possédés)}} | {{Film Title|The Possessed (Les Possédés)}} | ||
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== Elgin Cutlass Pistol == | == Elgin Cutlass Pistol == | ||
Pyotr Verkhovensky ([[Jean-Philippe Écoffey]]) uses an [[Elgin Cutlass Pistol]] or some other similar looking gun to commit the murder. | Pyotr Verkhovensky ([[Jean-Philippe Écoffey]]) uses an [[Elgin Cutlass Pistol]] or some other similar looking gun to commit the murder. | ||
− | [[Image:elgincutlasspistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Elgin Cutlass Percussion Cap Pistol]] | + | [[Image:elgincutlasspistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Elgin Cutlass Percussion Cap Pistol - .54 cal]] |
[[File:Les possedes-Cutlass Pistol-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Verkhovensky holds a Cutlass Pistol.]] | [[File:Les possedes-Cutlass Pistol-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Verkhovensky holds a Cutlass Pistol.]] | ||
[[File:Les possedes-Cutlass Pistol-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of the gun.]] | [[File:Les possedes-Cutlass Pistol-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of the gun.]] | ||
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== Unidentified revolver == | == Unidentified revolver == | ||
− | When Pyotr Verkhovensky ([[Jean-Philippe Écoffey]]) visits Kirillov in the end of the movie, he is armed with a revolver instead of previously used Cutlass Pistol | + | When Pyotr Verkhovensky ([[Jean-Philippe Écoffey]]) visits Kirillov in the end of the movie, he is armed with a revolver instead of previously used Cutlass Pistol. |
[[File:Les possedes-Revolver-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Verkhovensky aims his revolver at Kirillov.]] | [[File:Les possedes-Revolver-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Verkhovensky aims his revolver at Kirillov.]] | ||
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In one scene a pair of soldiers on the railroad station carry nondescript long guns with spike bayoners. | In one scene a pair of soldiers on the railroad station carry nondescript long guns with spike bayoners. | ||
[[File:Les possedes-Rifle-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers at the left carry long guns.]] | [[File:Les possedes-Rifle-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers at the left carry long guns.]] | ||
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+ | = See Also = | ||
+ | Other screen adaptations of the original novel: | ||
+ | * ''[[Demons (Besy) (1992)]]'', 1992 Russian movie directed by Dmitri Talankin and Igor Talankin. | ||
+ | * ''[[Demons (Besy) (2006)]]'', 2006 Russian mini series directed by Valeri Akhadov, Gennady Karyuk and Felix Schultess. | ||
+ | * ''[[Demons (Besy) (2014 Film)]]'', 2014 Russian film directed by Roman Shalyapin. | ||
+ | * ''[[Demons (Besy) (2014 TV Series)]]'', 2014 Russian mini series directed by [[Vladimir Khotinenko]]. | ||
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[[Category:French Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category:French Produced/Filmed]] | ||
[[Category:Andrzej Wajda]] | [[Category:Andrzej Wajda]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Fyodor Dostoevsky]] |
Latest revision as of 22:43, 15 April 2024
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The Possessed (original title Les Possédés) is a French 1988 screen adaptation of the famous novel Besy by Fyodor Dostoevsky, directed by Andrzej Wajda.
The following weapons were used in the film The Possessed (Les Possédés):
Handguns
Nagant 1877 Gendarmerie
Ivan Sjatov (Jerzy Radziwilowicz) owns a Nagant 1877 Gendarmerie double barreled pistol. Sjatov incorrectly calls it a revolver (like it was in the original novel).
Elgin Cutlass Pistol
Pyotr Verkhovensky (Jean-Philippe Écoffey) uses an Elgin Cutlass Pistol or some other similar looking gun to commit the murder.
Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model
Aleksey Kirillov (Laurent Malet) owns a Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model revolver.
Unidentified revolver
When Pyotr Verkhovensky (Jean-Philippe Écoffey) visits Kirillov in the end of the movie, he is armed with a revolver instead of previously used Cutlass Pistol.
Long Guns
Percussion cap muskets
In the scene of workers' riot mounted Cossacks carry percussion cap muskets.
Unidentified long guns
In one scene a pair of soldiers on the railroad station carry nondescript long guns with spike bayoners.
See Also
Other screen adaptations of the original novel:
- Demons (Besy) (1992), 1992 Russian movie directed by Dmitri Talankin and Igor Talankin.
- Demons (Besy) (2006), 2006 Russian mini series directed by Valeri Akhadov, Gennady Karyuk and Felix Schultess.
- Demons (Besy) (2014 Film), 2014 Russian film directed by Roman Shalyapin.
- Demons (Besy) (2014 TV Series), 2014 Russian mini series directed by Vladimir Khotinenko.