The Diamond Arm
A cinematographic novel in two parts from the life of smugglers
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A lighthearted Soviet comedy caper where criminals must charm an ordinary citizen to recover smuggled diamonds, balancing espionage intrigue with warmth and humor.
A diamond smuggling operation goes wrong when an ordinary Soviet citizen becomes unwittingly involved, and the criminals are forced to court him to retrieve their diamonds.
Essence
Ensemble
Yuriy Nikulin
Semyon Semyonovich Gorbunkov
Nina Grebeshkova
Nadezhda Ivanovna Gorbunkova
Nonna Mordyukova
Varvara Pliushch
Svetlana Svetlichnaya
Anna Sergeyevna
Anatoliy Papanov
Lyolik
Andrey Mironov
Gennadiy Kozodoyev
Stanislav Chekan
Mikhail Ivanovich, captain
Vladimir Gulyaev
Volodya, lieutenant of militsiya
Yevgeniya Melnikova
old lady
Andrey Fayt
salesman of lottery tickets
Nikolai Romanov
chief
Grigoriy Shpigel
head smuggler in Turkey
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