Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (O bednom gusare zamolvite slovo)

Say a Word for the Poor Hussar
(O bednom gusare zamolvite slovo)

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Country	USSR
Directed by	Eldar Ryazanov
Release Date	1980
Language	Russian
Studio	Mosfim

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Afanasy Bubentsov	Evgeni Leonov
Cornet Aleksey Pletnyov	Stanislav Sadalskiy
Merzlyaev	Oleg Basilashvili
Nastya Bubentsova	Irina Mazurkevich
Colonel Ivan Pokrovsky	Valentin Gaft
Artyuhov	Georgiy Burkov
Lev Pertsovsky	Zinoviy Gerdt
Stepan, the jailer	Viktor Pavlov

Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (original title O bednom gusare zamolvite slovo) is a Soviet 1980 made for TV historical tragicomedy movie directed by Eldar Ryazanov. In mid-19th century Russia Count Merzlyaev (Oleg Basilashvili) is sent with a special mission to a hussar regiment, based in a provincial town. Several hussar officers are suspected of participation in a conspiracy, and Merzlyaev has a plan to test them. The most important element of this plan is an actor Afanasy Bubentsov (Evgeni Leonov) who has to appear in the role of a "conspirator".

The following weapons were used in the film Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (O bednom gusare zamolvite slovo):

Percussion Cap Pistol

Various Percussion Cap Pistols are seen in hands of Cornet Aleksey Pletnyov (Stanislav Sadalskiy) and some other hussar officers (Vladimir Nosik, Valeriy Pogoreltsev, Nikolay Kochegarov), Colonel Ivan Pokrovsky (Valentin Gaft) and Count Merzlyaev (Oleg Basilashvili). In the climactic scene Afanasy Bubentsov (Evgeni Leonov) holds a pistol.

Russian M1854 Naval percussion cap pistol - .71 caliber

Merzlyaev hands two pistols to his manservant Artyuhov (Georgiy Burkov). These pistols have longer barrels than the service army pistols.

Artyuhov cleans the pistols and puts them in case.

Pletnyov fires a pistol with enormous flash.

Pletnyov holds a pistol.

A pistol is seen in hands of a hussar officer (Nikolay Kochegarov).

Merzlyaev hands a pistol to Bubentsov.

A close view of the pistol.

Infantry Musket M1845

Soldiers and prison guards, including jailer Stepan (Viktor Pavlov), are seen with percussion cap muskets that appear to be Russian M1845s. In the climactic scene Cornet Aleksey Pletnyov (Stanislav Sadalskiy) grabs a musket.