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== Smith & Wesson New Model No.3 ==
== Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action ==
During the soiree Paratov ([[Nikita Mikhalkov]]) and Semenovsky ([[Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy]]) compete in marksmanship, using Semenovsky's nickel plated [[Smith & Wesson New Model No.3]] with pearl grips (supposedly a Spanish or Belgian copy). This revolver looks like the same weapon that appears in ''[[The Sannikov Land (Zemlya Sannikova)|The Sannikov Land]]''.  
During the soiree Paratov ([[Nikita Mikhalkov]]) and Semenovsky ([[Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy]]) compete in marksmanship, using Semenovsky's nickel plated [[Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action]] with pearl grips (most likely not original S&W but a European, possibly Spanish clone). This revolver appears to be the same weapon that appears in several other Mosfilm productions, like ''[[The Safety Match (Shvedskaya spichka)#Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action|Shvedskaya spichka]]'', ''[[Family Happiness (Semeynoe schastye)#Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action|Semeynoe schastye]]'', and ''[[Sannikov Land (Zemlya Sannikova), The#Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action|Zemlya Sannikova]]''.
[[File:NewModelNo3.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 with 5 inch barrel and nickel finish - .44 Russian]]
[[Image:Orbea Hermanos Smith Wesson Double Action.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Orbea Hermanos nickel plated revolver with pearl grips, a Spanish version of Smith Wesson Double Action - .44 Russian]]
[[File:Cruel Romance-SW-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Semenovsky readies to fire at a target.]]
[[File:Cruel Romance-SW-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Semenovsky readies to fire at a target.]]
[[File:Cruel Romance-SW-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Paratov holds the revolver.]]
[[File:Cruel Romance-SW-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Paratov holds the revolver.]]
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[[File:Cruel Romance-SW-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Karandyshev ([[Andrey Myagkov]]) takes the pistol after the competition.]]
[[File:Cruel Romance-SW-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Karandyshev ([[Andrey Myagkov]]) takes the pistol after the competition.]]


== Sawed-off Izhmekh IZh-18 (Mocked up as percussion pistol) ==
== Percussion Dueling Pistol ==
A snigle shot pistol is seen on the wall in Karandyshev's ([[Andrey Myagkov]]) apartments. Karandyshev calls it a Turkish pistol, but in reality this is a [[Izhmekh IZh-18]] shotgun, sawed-off and fitted with a pistol grip and fake percussion cap lock. In the final scene Karandyshev fires this gun.
A [[Percussion Dueling Pistol]] is seen on the wall in Karandyshev's ([[Andrey Myagkov]]) apartments. Karandyshev calls it a Turkish pistol. In the final scene Karandyshev fires this gun.
[[File:IZh-18 sawn-off.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Sawn-off Izhmekh IZh-18. Note the typical spur on the trigger guard.]]
[[File:Lepage Caplock Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Modern replica of Lepage percussion dueling pistol.]]
[[File:Cruel Romance-Caplock-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Robinzon ([[Georgiy Burkov]]) examines the pistol. Note the fake percussion cap lock.]]
[[File:Cruel Romance-Caplock-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Robinzon ([[Georgiy Burkov]]) examines the pistol. Note the percussion cap lock.]]
[[File:Cruel Romance-Caplock-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the final scene Karandyshev readies the pistol. Note the typical spur on the trigger guard.]]
[[File:Cruel Romance-Caplock-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the final scene Karandyshev readies the pistol.]]
[[File:Cruel Romance-Caplock-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Karandyshev fires.]]
[[File:Cruel Romance-Caplock-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Karandyshev fires.]]



Latest revision as of 12:36, 23 February 2019


A Cruel Romance (Zhestokiy romans)
DVD Cover for English language release
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing USSR
Directed by Eldar Ryazanov
Release Date 1984
Language Russian
Studio Mosfim
Main Cast
Character Actor
Larisa Larisa Guzeeva
Paratov Nikita Mikhalkov
Karandyshev Andrey Myagkov
Ogudalova Alisa Freyndlikh
Knurov Aleksey Petrenko
Vozhevatov Viktor Proskurin


A Cruel Romance (original title Zhestokiy romans) is a Soviet 1984 made for TV drama movie by Eldar Ryazanov. It is based on a classic Russian play Without a Dowry (1878).


The following weapons were used in the film A Cruel Romance:


Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action

During the soiree Paratov (Nikita Mikhalkov) and Semenovsky (Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy) compete in marksmanship, using Semenovsky's nickel plated Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action with pearl grips (most likely not original S&W but a European, possibly Spanish clone). This revolver appears to be the same weapon that appears in several other Mosfilm productions, like Shvedskaya spichka, Semeynoe schastye, and Zemlya Sannikova.

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Orbea Hermanos nickel plated revolver with pearl grips, a Spanish version of Smith Wesson Double Action - .44 Russian
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Semenovsky readies to fire at a target.
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Paratov holds the revolver.
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A pearl grip can be seen.
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Karandyshev (Andrey Myagkov) takes the pistol after the competition.

Percussion Dueling Pistol

A Percussion Dueling Pistol is seen on the wall in Karandyshev's (Andrey Myagkov) apartments. Karandyshev calls it a Turkish pistol. In the final scene Karandyshev fires this gun.

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Modern replica of Lepage percussion dueling pistol.
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Robinzon (Georgiy Burkov) examines the pistol. Note the percussion cap lock.
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In the final scene Karandyshev readies the pistol.
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Karandyshev fires.

Unidentified flintlock or caplock gun

A flintlock or caplock gun is seen on the wall in Karandyshev's apartments among with a caplock pistol and several cold arms.

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A gun is seen on the wall at the left.