The Diamond Arm
The Diamond Arm

The Diamond Arm

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1969
1h 40m
7.8(312 votes)
Adventure
Comedy
Crime

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

38 members
Acting

Юрий Никулин

Semyon Semyonovich Gorbunkov

Юрий Никулин
Acting

Нина Гребешкова

Nadezhda Ivanovna Gorbunkova

Нина Гребешкова
Acting

Нонна Мордюкова

Varvara Pliushch

Нонна Мордюкова
Acting

Светлана Светличная

Anna Sergeyevna

Светлана Светличная
Acting

Анатолий Папанов

Lyolik

Анатолий Папанов
Acting

Андрей Миронов

Gennadiy Kozodoyev

Андрей Миронов
Acting

Станислав Чекан

Mikhail Ivanovich, captain

Станислав Чекан
Acting

Владимир Гуляев

Volodya, lieutenant of militsiya

Владимир Гуляев
Acting

Евгения Мельникова

старушка

Евгения Мельникова
Acting

Андрей Файт

salesman of lottery tickets

Андрей Файт
Acting

Николай Романов

chief of crime gang

Николай Романов
Acting

Григорий Шпигель

head smuggler in Turkey

Григорий Шпигель
Acting

Леонид Каневский

head smuggler's assistant

Леонид Каневский
Acting

Виктория Островская

prostitute

Виктория Островская
Acting

Татьяна Никулина

our guide

Татьяна Никулина
Acting

Серафима Холина

ведущая показа мод

Серафима Холина
Acting

Роман Филиппов

visitor from Kolyma

Роман Филиппов
Acting

Николай Трофимов

colonel of militsiya

Николай Трофимов
Acting

Аполлон Ячницкий

экскурсовод в Стамбуле

Аполлон Ячницкий
Acting

Лев Поляков

капитан корабля 'Михаил Светлов'

Лев Поляков
Acting

Герман Качин

радиорепортер

Герман Качин
Acting

Игорь Ясулович

dog owner

Игорь Ясулович
Acting

Александр Хвыля

Boris Savelyevich

Александр Хвыля
Acting

Георгий Светлани

член домкома на общественных началах

Георгий Светлани
Acting

Александр Козубский

официант в ресторане

Александр Козубский
Acting

Валерий Куприянов

сержант милиции

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Acting

Иван Василенко

контрабандист в очках

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Acting

Иван Жеваго

таможенник

Иван Жеваго
Acting

Виктор Уральский

милиционер

Виктор Уральский
Acting

Курбан Мазанов

регулировщик в Стамбуле

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Acting

Александра Лисютина

дочь Горбунковых

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Acting

Дмитрий Николаев

сын Горбунковых

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Acting

Леонид Плешаков

бородатый мужчина (в титрах не указан)

Леонид Плешаков
Acting

Николай Погодин

милиционер (в титрах не указан)

Николай Погодин
Acting

Максим Никулин

boy with a net (uncredited)

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Acting

Зоя Толбузина

Анна Сергеевна (озвучка)

Зоя Толбузина
Acting

Людмила Приходько

Old tourist lady

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Directing

Леонид Гайдай

alcoholic and the hand that chokes Kozodoyev in his dream (uncredited)

Леонид Гайдай

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