Minin and Pozharsky

Minin and Pozharsky (Minin i Pozharskiy) Original Russian Poster Country USSR Directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin Mikhail Doller Release Date 1939 Language Russian Studio Mosfilm Main Cast Character Actor Kuzma Minin Aleksandr Khanov Dmitry Pozharsky Boris Livanov Roman Boris Chirkov Hetman Jan Karol Chodkiewicz Anatoliy Goryunov King Sigismund III of Poland Mikhail Astangov

Minin and Pozharsky (Минин и Пожарский; 'Minin i Pozharskiy') is a 1939 Soviet B&W movie directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin (The Death Ray (Luch smerti), Storm Over Asia (Potomok Chingis-Khana)) and Mikhail Doller. 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 Smith (Lev Fenin) fires Wheellock Pistol during the end of final battle.

Brunswick wheellock pistol

Smith (Lev Fenin) holds his pistol in the left hand.

Smith (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.

Lock is seen.

Russian soldiers readies his musket.

Soldiers fires.

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.

Another view of the same scene. Note the similar barrel band and ramrod position.

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.