It's we, O God! (Eto mi, Gospodi!..)
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DVD Cover
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Country
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USSR
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Directed by
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Aleksandr Itygilov
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Release Date
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1990
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Language
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Russian German
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Studio
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Dovzhenko Film Studios
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Main Cast
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Character
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Actor
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Lt. Aleksey Yastrebov
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Aleksey Shkatov
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Capt. Ryumin
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Vladimir Ivashov
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Colonel
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Lev Durov
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Gen. Pereverzev
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Vsevolod Shilovskiy
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Pvt. Budko
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Oleg Maslennikov
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Pvt. Gvozdenko
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Mikhail Barnich
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It's we, O God! (original title Eto mi, Gospodi!..) is a 1990 Soviet war drama directed by Aleksandr Itygilov and based on the novel "Slain near Moscow" ("Ubity pod Moskvoi") by Konstantin Vorobyov (another movie based on the same novel is Exam of Immortality (Ekzamen na bessmertie), filmed in 1983). In November 1941 a company of young kursants (cadets) of Moscow High Military School fight against the German offensive near Moscow.
The following weapons were used in the film It's We, O God! (Eto mi, Gospodi!..):
Pistols
TT-33 Pistol
Tokarev TT-33 pistols are seen in hands of the company commander Capt. Ryumin (Vladimir Ivashov) and platoon commander Lt. Yastrebov (Aleksey Shkatov).
Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version.
Capt. Ryumin draws his TT in the opening scene.
Lt. Yastrebov leads his soldiers in attack.
Lt. Yastrebov with TT in hand. Slide serration matches a pre-1947 version.
Walther P38
In the final scene a German tanker officer holds a Walther P38.
Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm
Submachine Guns
MP40
MP40 submachine guns are carried by German soldiers. Some Soviet soldiers are also seen with captured MP40s.
MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm
Lt. Yastrebov shoots a German officer who holds an MP40.
Rifles
Tokarev SVT-40
Kursants are mostly armed with Tokarev SVT-40 semi-auto rifles.
Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR
Kursants with SVT-40s in trench.
A close view of the sword bayonet.
A kursant fires his SVT-40 during the night battle.
An SVT-40 with sword bayonet.
A close view of the barrel of SVT-40.
Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Rifle
Many Soviet soldiers are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles.
Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R
A soldier with M91/30 rifle on sling.
A wounded soldier holds an M91/30 rifle.
A medical orderly soldier at the left holds an M91/30 rifle.
Machine Guns
Maxim M1910/30
Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are used by Soviet troops.
Russian Maxim 1910/30 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR
Soldiers carry a Maxim on the river crossing.
MG34
MG34s are used by German soldiers in several scenes.
MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser
A German soldier fires an MG34 during the night battle.
A German tanker fires MG34 from the tank turret.
37-mm 61-K AA Gun
A 37-mm M1939 (61-K) AA gun is seen in one scene.
37-mm M1939 (61-K) automatic air defense gun - 37x252SR
Hand Grenades
RPG-40 anti-tank grenade
RPG-40 AT grenades (dummy versions) are seen in several scenes.
Soviet RPG-40 anti-tank grenade. The manual for use of grenade is seen on its body.
Several grenades are seen on the table at the background.
Grenades and incendiary bottles are seen in the trench.
Trivia
A T-34 is visually modified to resemble a German Tiger tank (anachronistic for 1941).