Aelita

Aelita Original Theatrical Release Poster Country USSR Directed by Yakov Protazanov Release Date 1924 Language Russian Studio Mezhrabpom-Rus Main Cast Character Actor Engineer Los Nikolai Tsereteli Gusev Nikolay Batalov Aelita Yuliya Solntseva Kravtsov Igor Ilyinsky Natasha Los Valentina Kuindzhi Tuskub Konstantin Eggert

Aelita (also released under English title Aelita: Queen of Mars) is a 1924 Soviet B&W silent science fiction movie directed by Yakov Protazanov and based on the novel by Alexei Tolstoy. In mid-1920s genius inventor Los creates a spacecraft and makes a flight to Mars in company of retired Red Army soldier Gusev and amateur detective Kravtsov. Mars is inhabited by technocratic civilisation under the formal rule of beautiful Queen Aelita, but the actual ruler is somber and cruel Tuskub. Los and Aelita fall in love to each other; meanwhile Gusev starts a revolution among the slaves. The rebels overthrow Tuskub but Aelita uses the revolution to become the actual ruler herself. Los tries to stop her... and awakens in his house together with his wife Natasha. He burns the drawings of spaceship and claims that there is a lot of work on Earth.

The following weapons were used in the film Aelita:

Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless

In one scene Los (Nikolai Tsereteli), suspecting his wife in adultery, draws a nickel plated Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless revolver.

Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless revolver with Mother of Pearl grips - .32 S&W

Los draws his revolver.

Mosin Nagant M1891

In several scenes Red Army soldiers carry Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles.

Full-length, Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry rifle - 7.62x54mm R

A pair of soldiers with M1891 Infantry rifles guard railway station.

Red Army cavalry on parade on Red Square in Moscow.