| The Snow Queen (Snezhnaya koroleva)
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Original Theatrical Poster
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| Country
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 USSR
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| Directed by
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Gennadiy Kazanskiy
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| Release Date
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1967
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| Language
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Russian
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| Studio
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Lenfilm
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| Main Cast
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| Character
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Actor
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| Gerda
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Elena Proklova
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| Kai
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Vyacheslav Tsyupa
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| Storyteller
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Valeri Nikitenko
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| Snow Queen
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Natalya Klimova
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| Grandma
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Evgeniya Melnikova
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| Councillor
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Nikolay Boyarskiy
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| King
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Evgeniy Leonov
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| Robber Woman
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Olga Vikland
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| Little Robber Girl
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Era Ziganshina
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The Snow Queen (Snezhnaya koroleva) is a Soviet 1967 (filmed 1966) screen adaptation of the play by Evgeniy Shvarts, in turn based on most famous Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.
The following weapons were used in the film The Snow Queen (Snezhnaya koroleva):
Pistols
Blunderbuss Pistol
In several scenes Storyteller (Valeri Nikitenko) carries a blunderbuss pistol. This gun seems to be a mockup rather than a genuine gun, but it is fitted with a percussion cap lock from a real pistol (some elements of the lock allow to guess that it is a converted flintlock). Same prop is also seen among the guns of Robber Woman (Olga Vikland). This gun looks very similar to the blunderbuss pistol, seen in Tri tolstyaka, also a Lenfilm production of same years.
For comparison: Mid 17th century blunderbuss pistol
Storytelles "confronts" a snowman that depicts evil Councillor.
The grip of the pistol is too flat and simplified for a genuine gun.
Storyteller defends Gerda.
Storyteller confronts Councillor. The lock of the pistol appears to be percussion cap but has some details of flintlock.
Same pistol is seen on the wall among the weapons of Robber Woman.
Another blunderbuss pistol is hold by a bearded robber (Evgeniy Filatov).
A bearded robber (at the left) holds a blunderbuss pistol. Note that it is different from Storyteller's pistol, having a different lock and more curved grip.
Percussion Cap Pistol
A Percussion Cap Pistol, mostly used by Robber Woman (Olga Vikland), appears to be a genuine Russian M1848 soldier's model or one of French Chatellerault models.
For comparison: Russian M1848 Infantry soldier's percussion cap pistol - .71 caliber
A good view of the grip and percussion cap lock.
Robber Woman draws her pistol.
She carries the pistol during the ambush on the gold coach.
One more good view of the pistol.
Numerous Percussion Cap Pistols of different model are used by the robbers. They appear to be same props, reused in several scenes. Possibly these pistols are not original guns, but good mockups, fitted with some genuine parts, like locks. Only these pistols are seen firing (genuine historical guns of black powder era certainly doesn't fire on screen to avoid damage).
A tall robber on a bicycle (unexpectedly for a fairy tale!) holds a percussion cap pistol.
Little Robber Girl carries a percussion cap pistol in a makeshift holster. She also carries a percussion pocket pistol (see below).
Robber Woman fires in air. In this scene her pistol looks different from the one that she carried earlier; it resembles a mockup rather an original gun.
Little Robber Girl fires two pistols in air. Again, these guns seem to be mockups.
Storyteller, disguised as a robber, carries a pistol with military-style grip.
Little Robber Girl holds a pistol when she lets Storyteller to go free after getting news that Gerda saved Kai.
Percussion Pocket Pistol
A Percussion Pocket Pistol is seen among the guns of Little Robber Girl (Era Ziganshina). It appears to be the same prop, used in some other Lenfilm productions, like Tri tolstyaka.
Little Robber Girl carries a small percussion cap pistol tucked in her belt. She also carries a larger pistol in holster.
She threates Gerda with her pistol. This gun has military-style outlook and pocket size.
Little Robber Girl threatens Gerda and Storyteller with small percussion cap pistol and a larger flintlock pistol (see below).
Little Robber Girl carries same small pistol in her belt when she lets Storyteller to go free after getting news that Gerda saved Kai.
Percussion Dueling Pistol
Percussion Dueling Pistols are seen in hands of several robbers, and of Little Robber Girl. At least two different pistols of this kind are seen.
Percussion Cap Ardesa 1871 Dueling Pistol - .45 inch
A robber in top hat (at the left) holds a long-barreled dueling pistol.
Little Robber Girl aims a long-barreled pistol at Storyteller.
A good view of the grip and the percussion cap lock.
Modern replica of Lepage percussion dueling pistol.
A robber in center holds a long-barreled pistol.
The barrel of same pistol is seen at the right.
One more view of same pistol (second from the left man in hat with feather).
Flintlock Pistol
When Little Robber Girl finds out Storyteller, dusguised as a robber, in the cave, she draws one more pistol, this time a flintlock one. This pistol with silvery inlay is also used in Tri tolstyaka. A robber (Zdislav Monkovskiy) holds same prop in another scene.
A robber (thrid from the left) carries a flintlock pistol with silvery inlay in his belt.
Same robber with same flintlock pistol is seen in center.
A good view of same pistol.
Little Robber Girl holds a flintlock pistol and a percussion pocket pistol (see above).
Wheellock Pistol
A very large pistol is seen in "apartments" of Little Robber Girl. It has massive pommel, like Matchlock and Whellock pistols of 16th-17th century. The massive screw on the dog allow to identify this pistol as whellock.
A large pistol with pommel on grip is seen on chopping-block, next to hatchet.
The photoshopped (lightened) screenshot. Note the large screw on the dog, which is one of the typical reeses of wheellock guns (the matchlock weapons didn't need the such massive bindings on the lock, while wheellock guns needs it's to hold the pease of flint or pyrites during the large tension by the spring).
"Knee Flintlock Pistol"
A robber (Anatoli Stolbov) carries a pistol with short buttstock. Such guns, not large enough for even shortest of carbines, are sometimes referred as "Knee Pistols". They were especially popular in Ottoman Empire, on Balkans and in North Africa. The gun seems to be the same prop, used in Tri tolstyaka.
Flintlock Knee Pistol, 17th century, Tunisia - 45mm (1.77 inch)
Second from the left robber (the one with several pocket watch on chain) carries a gun tucked in the belt. It has a small buttstock instead of grip.
The photoshopped (lightened) screenshot allow to identify this weapon as a flintock (note the lack af the flint in the jaws).
The short buttstock of this gun is seen (second from the left man).
Revolvers
Reichsrevolver M1879
While most robbers are armed with percussion cap and flintlock guns, one of the gang (Mikhail Vasilyev) holds a Reichsrevolver M1879. This revolver, wiped nearly to white, appears to be the same prop, used in numerous Lenfilm productions, notably Priklucheniya Sherlocka Holmsa i Doktora Watsona.
Reichsrevolver M1879 Revolver - 10.6x25R
Muskets
Flintlock Musket
A long gun is seen in the den of robbers. On the lightened version, it seems, that it has some parts of Flintlock Musket.
Crafted in the Swedish style, this was the first dog lock style or "English lock" introduced into English forces and was used in the English Civil War.
A long gun is seen at the left, near the stairs.
The photoshopped (lightened) screenshot. The frizzen, pan and spring can be seen.
Wheellock Musket
What looks like a kind of Wheellock Musket (doubtless a not very elaborated mockup) is seen in the den of robbers.
Wheellock Arquebus (17th Century)
A long gun is seen at the background. The shape of stock resembles wheellok long guns. It's dog a rather primitive, that's prove the mockup.
Mock Up Musket
One more robber holds a long gun that lacks any kind of lock, which allow to identify it as a simple mockup.
A robber in black cloak and dark red hat holds a long gun.
Another view of the same gun (in center).
Unidentified muskets
An unidentified long gun is briefly seen in hands of a robber.
A robber in green cloak at the right holds some long gun.
The some kind of muzket can be seen in the "apartments" of Little Robber Girl. It's lock didn't seen, which made it's identification impossible.
The photoshopped (lightened) screenshot. The gun is pointed by the red arrow.
Shotguns
Percussion Shotgun
When Little Robber Girl appears, returning from hunt, she carries a relatively small musket. The similar looking gun can be seen in the "apartments" of Little Robber Girl. Same looking gun is seen in another Lenfilm productions, Truffaldino_iz_Bergamo, and that movie proves that the gun has percussion cap lock.
For comparison: 1860 Russian-made Single Barreled Percussion Shotgun, so-called "Shompolka"
Little Robber Girl carries a musket.
Due the rather primitive shape of the hammer, which lack any kinds of screw, lack the frizzen, this gun may be identified as percussion.
The ramrod under the barrel is seen.
The buttstock is seen very blurry due to fast motion.
The photoshopped (lightened) screenshot. The gun is pointed by the red arrow. Note it's short stock and long ramrod.
Blunderbuss
A tall robber (German Lupekin) is seen with a Blunderbuss. It's hard to say if this is a genuine gun or a mockup.
C. Ybarra Marked Percussion Blunderbuss
The robber holds his gun single-hand.
The robber holds his gun (second from the left).
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