Kill the "Jackal" (Ubit "Shakala")

Kill the "Jackal" (Ubit "Shakala") DVD Cover Country USSR Directed by Grigori Kokhan Release Date 1991 Language Russian Ukrainian Studio Kinostudiya 'Kiev-ASK' Main Cast Character Actor Nikolay Alekseevich Petrov, the detective Evgeniy Zharikov Sergeant Oleg Maslennikov Tatyana Nikolaevna Zhokhova Nina Kolchina-Bun Stanislav Mikhailovich Zhokhov David Babaev Erich Rimas Morkunas Vladimir Kvaskov Evgeniy Smirnov Rodion Romanovich Lisnevsky Vyacheslav Yezepov Timur Bimbulat Vatayev Gavrilych Yuriy Mazhuga

Kill the "Jackal" (Russian: Убить "Шакала"; Ubit "Shakala") is the 1991 Soviet detective, loosely based on the novel of Agatha Christie Murder on the Orient Express (the first part is very close, but the second part is complitely differed from the original novel). An armed gang, leaded by mysteris crime bosse, named the Jackal robbed the jewelry shop and killed a few militiamen (Soviet policeman). A few days later, an unsolved murder is comited in the train Simferopol-Kiev. Militian detective Nikolay Alekseevich Petrov (Evgeniy Zharikov) soon realise the relate between this two crimes, but any of the another passangers may be the Jackal.

The following weapons were used in the film Kill the "Jackal" (Ubit "Shakala"):

WARNING! Major spoiler

Handguns

Makarov PM

Makarov PM pistols can be seen in the hands of several characters.

Makarov PM - 9x18mm

Close Up of the pistol in the hands of Jackal (Spoiler Alert: who actualy is the Vladimir Kvaskov (Evgeniy Smirnov)

Sergeant (Oleg Maslennikov) holds his pistol, while beeng shot.

Nikolay Alekseevich Petrov, the detective (Evgeniy Zharikov) with the pistol during the shotout.

Nagant M1895

Nagant M1895 is used by one of the Jackal's gangsters. All shot of it vere wery blured.

Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant. This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a War time issued weapon. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s.

Gangster with the revolver.

View from the muzzle.

The grip is seen.

Gangster fires.

Submachine Guns

M1921AC Thompson

One of the Jackal's gangsters fires M1921AC Thompson at the film beggining.

M1921AC Thompson with a horizontal fore grip and 30-round magazine - .45ACP

Rifles

AKS-74U

Several Spetsnaz (Soviet Special Forcess) soldiers, as well, as Jackal's gangsters can be seen armed with the AKS-74U rifles.

AKS-74U - 5.45x39mm

Jackal's gangster fires at militia (Soviet police) at the film beggining.

Jackal's gangster (Aleksey Maystrenko) with the rifle.

Soldier with the rifle.

Dragunov SVD

At least one Spetsnaz sniper fires SVD.

SVD Dragunov sniper rifle - 7.62x54mm R

At the center.

Sniper fires.

AK rifle

An unknown AK style rifle with not folding stock can be seen in the hands of one Spetsnaz soldier. It's may be AKM or AK-74.

AKM - 7.62x39mm

AK-74 - 5.45x39mm

Trivia

Grenade

Jackal tries to use hand grenade at the film climax, that was tooked from him by Nikolay Alekseevich Petrov, the detective (Evgeniy Zharikov). Altought, it's most likely F-1 or RGD-5 it's no point to make correct ID.

F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

RGD-5 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

Nikolay disarms the Jackal.