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'''''Variant "Zombie"''''' (Original title: Вариант "Зомби") is a 1985 Soviet spy movie. A powerful fascist-type organization is conducting experiments on the inhabitants of | '''''Variant "Zombie"''''' (Original title: Вариант "Зомби") is a 1985 Soviet spy movie. A powerful fascist-type organization is conducting experiments on the inhabitants of an African country to create parapsychological weapons for mind control. But the method of memory restoration and treatment of mental neuroses, developed by the Soviet professor Lesnikov, is becoming a serious threat to the group. | ||
The movie was probably the first film of this kind in the (ex-) USSR, and for a long time almost the only one due to the lack of particular popularity of such a topic. However, as might expect, the movie itself was mostly about | The movie was probably the first film of this kind in the (ex-) USSR, and for a long time almost the only one due to the lack of particular popularity of such a topic. However, as one might expect, the movie itself was mostly about tradecraft, and zombie themes in it are superficial. | ||
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=Assault Rifles= | =Assault Rifles= | ||
==StG-44 (Mocked-Up as M16)== | ==StG-44 (Mocked-Up as M16)== | ||
The organization's soldiers | The organization's soldiers use [[StG-44]]s mocked-up to look like [[M16]] assault rifles. | ||
[[File:StG44-M16-MovieProp.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sturmgewehr 44, visually modified to resemble an Armalite rifle such as the M16 - 7.62x39 blank. Such movie props were widely used in Soviet movies of 1970s-90s.]] | [[File:StG44-M16-MovieProp.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sturmgewehr 44, visually modified to resemble an Armalite rifle such as the M16 - 7.62x39 blank. Such movie props were widely used in Soviet movies of 1970s-90s.]] | ||
==M16== | ==M16== | ||
One of the soldiers | One of the soldiers uses an actual [[M16]] in pseudo-documentary frames. | ||
==Cristobal Model 2== | ==Cristobal Model 2== | ||
One of the soldiers (possibly | One of the soldiers (possibly of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces) is armed with a [[Cristobal Model 2]] in pseudo-documentary frames. | ||
[[File:San-Cristobal34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Cristobal Model 2 with straight magazine - .30 Carbine]] | [[File:San-Cristobal34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Cristobal Model 2 with straight magazine - .30 Carbine]] | ||
[[Image:VZ Cryst1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:VZ Cryst1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[Image:VZ Cryst2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
==Mauser Rifle== | |||
Soldiers are armed with unknown [[Mauser Rifle Series|Mauser rifles]] in pseudo-documentary frames. | |||
[[Image:Mauser m43.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Spanish Mauser M43 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[Image:VZ Cryst2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:VZ Cryst2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
==AKM== | ==AKM== | ||
One of the artillerymen (possibly | One of the artillerymen (possibly of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces) is seen with [[AKM]] in pseudo-documentary frames. | ||
[[File:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AKM - 7.62x39mm]] | [[File:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AKM - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:VZ AK.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:VZ AK.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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=Shotguns= | =Shotguns= | ||
==Winchester Model 1912 "Trench Gun"== | ==Winchester Model 1912 "Trench Gun"== | ||
One of the soldiers is seen with what appears to be [[Winchester Model 1912|Winchester Model 1912 "Trench Gun"]] in pseudo-documentary frames. | One of the soldiers is seen with what appears to be a [[Winchester Model 1912|Winchester Model 1912 "Trench Gun"]] in pseudo-documentary frames. | ||
[[Image:WinchesterM12Trench.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 1912 "Trench Gun" with heat shield and bayonet lug - 12 gauge]] | [[Image:WinchesterM12Trench.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 1912 "Trench Gun" with heat shield and bayonet lug - 12 gauge]] | ||
[[Image:VZ Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:VZ Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
== | ==Panhard EBR== | ||
The organization's forces use | The organization's forces use a Panhard EBR Mle 51 armored vehicle in pseudo-documentary footage. This French armored car is armed with a 75mm SA49 main gun and three [[Reibel Machine Gun|MAC 31E Reibel machine gun]]s. | ||
[[Image:VZ APC1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:VZ APC1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[Image:VZ APC2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:VZ APC2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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[[Category:Espionage]] | |||
[[Category:Zombie]] | |||
[[Category:Soviet Produced]] | |||
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Variant "Zombie" (Original title: Вариант "Зомби") is a 1985 Soviet spy movie. A powerful fascist-type organization is conducting experiments on the inhabitants of an African country to create parapsychological weapons for mind control. But the method of memory restoration and treatment of mental neuroses, developed by the Soviet professor Lesnikov, is becoming a serious threat to the group.
The movie was probably the first film of this kind in the (ex-) USSR, and for a long time almost the only one due to the lack of particular popularity of such a topic. However, as one might expect, the movie itself was mostly about tradecraft, and zombie themes in it are superficial.
The following weapons were used in the film Variant "Zombie":
Assault Rifles
StG-44 (Mocked-Up as M16)
The organization's soldiers use StG-44s mocked-up to look like M16 assault rifles.
M16
One of the soldiers uses an actual M16 in pseudo-documentary frames.
Cristobal Model 2
One of the soldiers (possibly of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces) is armed with a Cristobal Model 2 in pseudo-documentary frames.
Mauser Rifle
Soldiers are armed with unknown Mauser rifles in pseudo-documentary frames.
AKM
One of the artillerymen (possibly of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces) is seen with AKM in pseudo-documentary frames.
Shotguns
Winchester Model 1912 "Trench Gun"
One of the soldiers is seen with what appears to be a Winchester Model 1912 "Trench Gun" in pseudo-documentary frames.
Other
Panhard EBR
The organization's forces use a Panhard EBR Mle 51 armored vehicle in pseudo-documentary footage. This French armored car is armed with a 75mm SA49 main gun and three MAC 31E Reibel machine guns.
