The Age of Mercy

The Age of Mercy DVD Cover Country USSR Language Russian Channel Soviet Central Television Creator Stanislav Govorukhin Genre Crime Drama Broadcast 1979 No. of Episodes 5 Main Cast Character Actor Gleb Zheglov Vladimir Vysotsky Vladimir Sharapov Vladimir Konkin Varya Sinichkina Natalya Danilova Kolya Taraskin Andrei Gradov Ivan Passyuk Aleksandr Milyutin Gruzdev Sergey Yurskiy Fox Aleksandr Belyavskiy Karp aka "Gorbaty" Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

The Age of Mercy (original title Mesto vstrechi izmenit nelzya (The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed)) is a 1979 Soviet five-part television miniseries created by Stanislav Govorukhin. The series is set in post-WWII Moscow. Two MUR (Moscow Department of Criminal Investigations) detectives - Gleb Zheglov (Vladimir Vysotsky) and Vladimir Sharapov (Vladimir Konkin) - investigate the murder of a young actress and hunt for a gang of robbers calling themselves the "Black Cats".

The Age of Mercy is the title of a novel by the Vayner Brothers on which the movie is based.

The following weapons were used in the film The Age of Mercy:

Handguns

Nagant M1895

A Nagant M1895 is the personal weapon of Gleb Zheglov (Vladimir Vysotsky). Nagants are also used by MUR detectives Nikolai Taraskin (Andrei Gradov), Ivan Passyuk (Aleksandr Milyutin) (in one scene; he is seen with a TT-33), Toporkov (Yevgeni Stezhko), the driver Kopytin (Aleksey Mironov), and by robbers of the Black Cat gang "Gorbaty" (Hunchback) (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan), "Zhzhony" (Burnt) (Aleksandr Abdulov) and one uncredited person.

Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38mmN

Taraskin holds his Nagant during the shootout with criminals.

Taraskin fires the revolver in the same scene.

A "Black Cat" robber (uncredited) holds a Nagant during the robbery of a general store.

"Zhzhony" holds a Nagant in the final scene.

"Gorbaty" holds a Nagant in the final scene (his previously seen Luger P 08 switches to a Nagant due to a continuity error).

Zheglov aims his Nagant in the final scene.

Tokarev TT-33

A Tokarev TT-33 is the personal weapon of Vladimir Sharapov (Vladimir Konkin). TT-33s are also used by MUR detectives Ivan Passyuk (Aleksandr Milyutin), Pyotr Solovyov (Vsevolod Abdulov), Vasily Vekshin (Evgeniy Leonov-Gladyshev), and by robbers of the Black Cat gang Fox (Aleksandr Belyavskiy), "Promokashka" (Blotting Paper) (Ivan Bortnik), and an unnamed person (Vladimir Zharikov).

Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version.

Vekshin carries a TT tucked into his waistband in the opening scene.

Ivan Passyuk fires his TT during the shootout with criminals.

Sharapov holds a TT.

Solovyov hides his TT under a newspaper while preparing an ambush.

Fox, disguised as a Soviet Army officer, draws a TT.

A TT is hidden in a storeroom.

"Promokashka" (left) holds a TT.

Sharapov with a TT in the final scene.

Femaru 37M

Black Cat gang member Tyagunov (Oleg Savosin) is armed with a Femaru 37M.

Frommer 37M - .380 ACP

Tyagunov draws his pistol. Note the shape of the rear part and the external extractor, distinguishing it from the TT-33s seen more commonly in the series. The hole in the slide shows that the pistol was deactivated.

Walther PP

During the car chase, Vladimir Sharapov's (Vladimir Konkin) TT-33 switches to a Walther PP and later back again.

Walther PP - .32 ACP

A wounded Sharapov holds a Walther PP.

Luger P 08

"Gorbaty" (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan), the boss of the Black Cat gang, carries a Luger P 08. In the final scene, it switches to a Nagant M1895 due to a continuity error.

Luger P 08 - 9x19mm

"Gorbaty" fires his Luger.

Walther P38

The criminal Levchenko (Viktor Pavlov) carries a Walther P38.

Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm

Levchenko holds his pistol.

Levchenko with P38 in hand in the final scene.

Walther Model 4

A Walther Model 4 is the murder weapon in the case investigated by Zheglov and Sharapov. In the movie, it is incorrectly referred to as a "Bayard 6.35mm" (which is .25 ACP).

Walther Model 4 - .32 ACP

The Walther is found during the search.

Zheglov shows the pistol to Gruzdev.

Submachine Guns

MP 40

An MP 40 is seen in a deleted scene of Sharapov's wartime flashback.

MP 40 - 9x19mm

Sharapov (Vladimir Konkin) (left) holds an MP 40.

Sharapov fires his MP 40.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M91/30

In final scene several militioneers are armed with Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles.

Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR

Shotguns

12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun

An aged store keeper (Vladimir Yevchenko) tries to protect himself with a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun against Black Cat robbers, but fails.

A shotgun is seen on the wall.

Store keeper is killed by robbers when trying to get his shotgun. The weapon is held by a robber (Rudolf Mukhin).

Mosin Nagant/Frolov Shotgun

A bolt action Mosin Nagant/Frolov Shotgun (possibly an R-32 version) is seen in hands of a store keeper (uncredited) during the unsuccessful robbery attempt.

"Frolovka" R-32 shotgun (converted Mosin Nagant rifle) - 32 Gauge

A store keeper holds his shotgun.