Minin and Pozharsky (Minin i Pozharskiy)
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Original Russian Poster
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Country
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USSR
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Directed by
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Vsevolod Pudovkin Mikhail Doller
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Release Date
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1939
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Language
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Russian
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Studio
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Mosfilm
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Main Cast
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Character
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Actor
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Kuzma Minin
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Aleksandr Khanov
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Dmitry Pozharsky
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Boris Livanov
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Roman
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Boris Chirkov
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Hetman Jan Karol Chodkiewicz
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Anatoliy Goryunov
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King Sigismund III of Poland
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Mikhail Astangov
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Minin and Pozharsky (Минин и Пожарский; 'Minin i Pozharskiy') is a 1939 Soviet B&W movie directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Mikhail Doller (The End of St. Petersburg). Story take place during the end of Time of Troubles and tells about war between Russian peoples under the leadership of merchant Kuzma Minin and prince Dmitry Pozharsky against Polish army and Swedish mercenaries. This is the first movie about Time of Troubles. The second is 1612.
The following weapons were used in the film Minin and Pozharsky:
Wheellock Pistol
Swedish mercenary Schmidt (Lev Fenin) fires Wheellock Pistol during the end of final battle.
Brunswick wheellock pistol
Schmidt (
Lev Fenin) holds his pistol in the left hand.
Schmidt (
Lev Fenin) fires his pistol at the Russian soldier.
Wheellock Musket
Several Russian soldier fires Wheellock Muskets during the final battle.
Mayflower Wheellock Musket
Russian soldier cleans his musket.
Perfect view of the buttstock.
Russian soldiers aims his musket. Note, that he uses
berdysh as bipode.
Close view of the whellock.
Russian soldier (Nikolay Aparin) puts the dog on the wheel.
Matchlock Musket
Matchlock Musket can be briefly seen in the hands of one Polish soldier. Another type of Matchlock Muskets was used by Russian man.
European Matchlock musket.
Polish soldiers with the gun.
Russian man fires his musket at Polish soldiers.
Charleville Musket
Polish soldier fires heavy anochronistic Charleville Musket to wounds Dmitry Pozharsky (Boris Livanov).
Original Charleville Mle 1763 - .69 caliber
Polish soldier aims. Note the similar muzzle shape.
When Polish soldier fires fires, the flintlock doesn't move and the flame and smoke are produced by pyrotechnical charge in the muzzle.
Another view of the same scene. Note the similar barrel band and ramrod position. Note also, that the second barrel band is broken (it's mark on the stock is seen).
Cannon
Polish soldiers and Russian militiamen uses cannons.
Naval cannon - 18th century
Polish commanders on the Moscow Cremlin near the cannons.
Russian soldiers near cannon.