The Hijacking of Savoy (Pokhishchenie Savoi) (1979). DVD cover
The Hijacking of Savoy (Pokhishchenie Savoi) (Russian Title: Похищение Савойи) is a 1979 adventure movie directed by Venyamin Dormanh and based on a novel Flight 627 (Polish Title: Lot 627) by Andrzej Szczypiorski. The film tells about the adventures of the Polish schoolboy Janek and his Russian fellow traveler girl Tanya. The airplane on which they were traveling was captured by a gang of drug dealers. This gang led by former Nazi criminals.
The following weapons are featured in the film The Hijacking of Savoy (Pokhishchenie Savoi):
M1911A1 pistol
World War II issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP
Borde (Luchezar Stoyanov) fires his
M1911A1
Magnus (
Mikhail Zhigalov) aims his M1911A1 at pilot of Savoi (Georgi Martirosyan)
Luger P08
Jean Challot (Leonid Bronevoy) aims the
Luger P08 at Heinrich Scharf (Mikhail Gluzsky). The filmmakers used either a replica (which were available world wide at the time) or had the barrel of a real Luger blocked.
Max Abendrot (Algimantas Masiulis) holds his Luger P08. Note the obviously blocked barrel, indicating that it is a replica P-08.
Double Barreled Shotgun
Sten Mk II
Sten Mk II (Canadian) Submachine gun - 9x19mm
Contrabandist fires the
Sten Mk II at Police officers
M1928A1 Thompson
M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP
Gido Torstensen holds captured
M1928A1 Thompson. Note this Thompson uses magazine from MP40. Russian filmmakers had problems with .45 ACP blanks cartridges.
Sturmgewehr 44
Gido Torstensen fires the Sturmgewehr 44
Bandit fires his Sturmgewehr 44
Sturmgewehr 44 (visually modified to resemble M16)
Jean Challot fires fake M16
Jean Challot holds fake M16