Peace to Him Who Enters
(Mir vkhodyashchemu)
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Original Theatrical Poster
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| Country
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 USSR
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| Directed by
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Aleksandr Alov
Vladimir Naumov
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| Release Date
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1961
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| Language
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Russian
German
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| Studio
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Mosfilm
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Peace to Him Who Enters (Mir vkhodyashchemu) is a Soviet 1961 B&W war drama directed by Aleksandr Alov and Vladimir Naumov. The plot is set in May 1945, during the last days of the WWII in Europe. A young Soviet officer, just graduated from military school, and a shell-shocked soldier help a pregnant German woman to get to the hospital. The child is born on the first peaceful day.
The film received the Special Jury Prize for Best Director and the Award for the best foreign film at the 22nd Venice International Film Festival.
The following weapons were used in the film Peace to Him Who Enters (Mir vkhodyashchemu):
Pistols
TT-33
Junior Lieutenant Shura (diminutive of Aleksandr) Ivlev (Aleksandr Demyanenko) carries a TT-33.
Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version.
Shura Ivlev draws his TT to fire a salute on the grave of a Soviet soldier.
The pistol is seen in Ivlev's hand when Yamshchikov stops him from shooting.
Ivlev holds the TT at the grave of Rukavitsyn. The holster is seen.
A perfect view of Ivlev's TT on a promotional image.
Ivlev holds a TT on a promotional image.
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41
Most Soviet soldiers, notably Pvt. Ivan Yamshchikov (Viktor Avdyushko) and truck driver Pvt. Pavel Rukavitsyn (Stanislav Khitrov), are armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns.
PPSh-41 with 71 round drum - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Shell-shoked Yamshchikov with a PPSh.
Yamshchikov's comrade-in-arms (Vladimir Zhilkin) carries a PPSh.
Soviet soldiers carry PPSh-41s.
Rukavitsyn's PPSh is seen in the cab of the truck.
Yamshchikov carries a PPSh.
Yamshchikov fires his PPSh.
Ivlev fires the PPSh through the windshield of the truck.
MP40
MP40 submachine guns are used by Volkssturm personnel.
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Hitlerjugend member (Mikhail Logvinov) fires an MP40 at Rukavitsyn's truck.
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Volkssturm member is gunned down by Ivlev and drops his MP40.
An abandoned MP40 is seen on the pavement.
A pile of abandoned MP40s. Note the damaged magazine of the MP40 in center.
Thompson M1928A1
An American soldier (Nikolay Grinko), truck driver, carries a Thompson M1928A1.
M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45ACP
The American driver carries a Thompson.
He accompanies Ivlev with the Thompson in hands.
Shura Ivlev with a
PPSh-41 and the American driver with a Thompson on a promotional image.
Shura Ivlev with a
PPSh-41 and the American driver with a Thompson on a promotional image.
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891/30
Some Soviet soldiers are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles.
Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R
A blurry view of Soviet soldiers' rifles.
A soldier at the far left holds a rifle while other soldiers are armed with
PPSh-41s.
A soldier at the far left carries a rifle.
Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine
Some Soviet soldiers are armed with Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines.
Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R
A blurry view of a Soviet soldier's carbine.
Soldiers at the far left carry M38 Carbine and M91/30 rifle.
Karabiner 98k
A Karabiner 98k rifle is briefly seen on a body of a killed German soldier.
Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser. Manufactured in Germany, 1937.
Machine Guns
DP-27
A Soviet soldier carries a DP-27.
Degtyaryov DP-27 - 7.62x54mm R
A soldier at the far left carries a DP-27 machine gun.
MG 34
Abandoned MG 34 machine guns are seen on the streets of a German town.
An MG 34 is seen on the pavement.
An MG 34 in the window of a house.
61-K AA Autocannon
37 mm 61-K AA autocannons are seen in several scenes.
37 mm M1939 (61-K) automatic air defense gun - 37x252SR
An anti-aircraft autocannon is seen at the right.
An anti-aircraft autocannon is seen at the left.
Other Weapons
Pak 40
Abandoned 7.5 cm Pak 40 AT guns are seen in several scenes.
7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun - 75x714mm R
A Pak 40 is seen at the background.
A Pak 40 is seen at the background left.
Trivia
Artillery
A 122 mm M-30 field howitzer on march.
A 76.2 mm ZiS-3 field gun is seen at the background.
Abandoned 105 mm LeFH 18/40 field howitzers.
BM-13
Katyusha rocket launchers (at the left top) and an M-30 howitzer on march.
Armor
Postwar T-44 tanks are seen at the background.
A SU-100 anti-tank SPG is seen at the background.
Some T-34-85 tanks are used to represent destroyed German tanks.
A T-34-76 is seen behind the soldier while a T-34-85 at the far left represents a destroyed German tank.
Wartime documentary footage is used in the film.
PPSh-41
PPSh-41 with 71 round drum - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
PPS-43
PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
An artilleryman carries a
PPS-43.
Mosin Nagant M1891/30
Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R
An artilleryman carries an M91/30 rifle.
Unidentified rifles
French Resistance fighters carry rifles of unclear models while greeting the victorious troops. The rifle in center may be some Mauser model while the one at the right looks more
Lebel or
Berthier.
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade
A Resistance fighter in the said scene carries a hand grenade, supposedly a
Model 24 Stielhandgranate, tucked into his belt. He also carries a pistol in holster (it is possible that this is a
Walther P38 but it's a very vague guess).
Maxim M1910/30
Maxim M1910/30, post-1941 manufacture with top hatch on cooling jacket - 7.62x54mmR
Berezin UB
Berezin UB machine guns are seen mounted on Il-2 ground attack planes.
Berezin UBT, a turret version of UB with spade grips - 12.7x108mm
UBT machine guns are seen.
Volkov-Yartsev VYa-23
23mm Volkov-Yartsev VYa-23 autocannons are main guns on Il-2.
Volkov-Yartsev VYa-23 - 23x152 mmB
A well-known image of Ilyushin Il-2s firing their main guns.
Artillery
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45 mm 53-K AT gun and a 76.2 mm ZiS-3 field gun.
A 76.2 mm ZiS-3 field gun in action.
A 76.2 mm ZiS-3 field gun in action.
A 122 mm M-30 field howitzer in action.
A 122 mm M-30 howitzer in action.
122 mm A-19 heavy guns in action.
A 152 mm M-10 field howitzer in action.
152 mm ML-20 guns-howitzers in action.
A 152 mm ML-20 gun-howitzer in action.
152 mm BR-2 heavy gun in action.
203 mm B-4 heavy howitzers in action.
A 203 mm B-4 howitzer is used for direct fire during the street battles in Berlin.
A 210 mm BR-17 long range gun in action.
BM-13
Katyusha rocket launchers in action.
Tanks
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