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'''The Star''' (Russian Title:'''Zvezda/Звезда''') is a 2002 Russian film about a group of Soviet scouts working behind enemy lines during Operation Bagration in World War II. ('Zvezda' is a name of this special group). The film is directed by Nikolai Lebedev and based on a story by Emmanuil Kazakevich.
'''The Star''' (Russian Title:'''Zvezda/Звезда''') is a 2002 Russian film about a group of Soviet scouts working behind enemy lines during Operation Bagration in World War II. ('Zvezda' is a name of this special group). The film is directed by Nikolai Lebedev and based on a story by Emmanuil Kazakevich ([[Star (Zvezda), The (1949)|the first screen adaptation]] of the story appeared in 1949).


'''The following weapons are seen in the film ''The Star (Zvezda)'':'''
'''The following weapons are seen in the film ''The Star (Zvezda)'':'''
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=Submachine Guns=
=Submachine Guns=
==MP40==
==MP40==
A lot of German soldiers use [[MP40#MP40|MP40]] submachine guns in this movie. Sgt. Mamochkin also prefers this submachine gun.
A lot of German soldiers use [[MP40]] submachine guns in this movie. Sgt. Mamochkin also prefers this submachine gun.
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Zvezda-MP-40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Zvezda-MP-40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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==PPSh-41==
==PPSh-41==
[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
[[Image:Zvezda-ppsh.jpg|thumb|none|600px|[[PPSh-41 / PPS-43#PPSh-41|PPSh-41]] submachine gun with 71-round drum magazine]]
[[Image:Zvezda-ppsh.jpg|thumb|none|600px|[[PPSh-41]] submachine gun with 71-round drum magazine]]
[[Image:Zvezda-ppsh-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Anikanov ([[Aleksey Kravchenko]]) fires his PPSh-41]]
[[Image:Zvezda-ppsh-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Anikanov ([[Aleksey Kravchenko]]) fires his PPSh-41]]
[[Image:Zvezda-ppsh-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Anikanov`s weapon of choice is the PPSh-41 submachine gun with 71-rounds drum magazine]]
[[Image:Zvezda-ppsh-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Anikanov`s weapon of choice is the PPSh-41 submachine gun with 71-rounds drum magazine]]
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==PPS-43==
==PPS-43==
[[Image:PPSh-43-Submachine-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPS-43 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
[[Image:PPSh-43-Submachine-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPS-43 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
[[Image:Zvezda-pps.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Vorobiev holds his [[PPSh-41 / PPS-43#PPS-43|PPS-43]]]]
[[Image:Zvezda-pps.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Vorobiev holds his [[PPS-43]]]]
[[Image:Zvezda-pps-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Travkin ([[Igor Petrenko]]) with his PPS-43 submachine gun]]
[[Image:Zvezda-pps-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Travkin ([[Igor Petrenko]]) with his PPS-43 submachine gun]]
[[Image:Zvezda-pps-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of PPS-43. Note the blank cartridge]]
[[Image:Zvezda-pps-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of PPS-43. Note the blank cartridge]]
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[[Image:Zvezda-mosin-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the final scene of film full-length [[Mosin Nagant Rifle]]s with the bayonets are carried by most of the Russian soldiers]]
[[Image:Zvezda-mosin-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the final scene of film full-length [[Mosin Nagant Rifle]]s with the bayonets are carried by most of the Russian soldiers]]


==Gewehr 98==
==Karabiner 98k==
German soldiers use strange Gewehr 98 rifles with the straight bolt handle. I probably incorrectly identified this rifle.
German soldiers use [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles with the straight bolt handle.
[[Image:Zvezda-K98.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Zvezda-K98.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Zvezda-K98-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Zvezda-K98-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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==76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)==
==76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)==
The [[76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)]].
[[Image:ZiS3 nn.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1942 divisional gun (ZiS-3) - 76mm]]
[[Image:ZiS3 nn.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1942 divisional gun (ZiS-3) - 76mm]]
[[Image:Zvezda-zis3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Zvezda-zis3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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==7.5 cm Pak 40==
==7.5 cm Pak 40==
The [[7.5 cm Pak 40]] appears.
[[File:7,5 cm-Pak 40.jpg|thumb|400px|none|7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun - 75x714mm R]]
[[Image:Zvezda-Pak40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Zvezda-Pak40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Zvezda-Pak40-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Zvezda-Pak40-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note that the gun is fully to the rear on its carriage indicating that the recoil system is either broken or absent.]]


==Faux Tiger tank==
==Faux Tiger tank==
The German Tiger tanks in the films were mockups built on Soviet T-44 and T-54 tank chassis. Possibly the same mock up seen in the film [[Osvobozhdenie]] (Liberation).
The German Tiger tanks in the films were mockups built on Soviet T-44 and T-54 tank chassis. Possibly the same mock up seen in the film ''[[Liberation:_The_Fire_Bulge#Fake_PzKpfw_VI_Tiger|Osvobozhdenie]]'' (Liberation).
[[Image:Zvezda-tiger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Zvezda-tiger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Zvezda-tiger-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Zvezda-tiger-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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==Faux Panther tank==
==Faux Panther tank==
[[Image:Zvezda-Panther.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Zvezda-Panther.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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The Star
(Zvezda)
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Film poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russia
Directed by Nikolai Lebedev
Release Date 2002
Language Russian
Studio Mosfilm
ARK-Film
Main Cast
Character Actor
Lt. Travkin Igor Petrenko
Sgt. Mamochkin Aleksey Panin
Sgt. Anikanov Aleksey Kravchenko
Pvt. Vorobiev Artyom Semakin
Pvt. Bykov Anatoliy Gushchin
Pvt. Temdekov Amadu Mamadakov
Sgt. Brazhnikov Yuri Laguta
Pvt. Katya Simakova Ekaterina Vulichenko
Capt. Barashkin Andrei Yegorov


The Star (Russian Title:Zvezda/Звезда) is a 2002 Russian film about a group of Soviet scouts working behind enemy lines during Operation Bagration in World War II. ('Zvezda' is a name of this special group). The film is directed by Nikolai Lebedev and based on a story by Emmanuil Kazakevich (the first screen adaptation of the story appeared in 1949).

The following weapons are seen in the film The Star (Zvezda):


Pistols

Luger P08

Some German soldiers used Luger P08 pistols. One of the Russian scouts (Sgt. Mamochkin) also has this pistol.

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Luger P08 - 9x19mm
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German soldier holds his Luger P08
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Another shot
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Sgt. Mamochkin (Aleksey Panin) prepares to shoot from his Luger P08
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Walther P38

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Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm
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Pvt. Vorobiev (Artyom Semakin) holds his Walther P38. Strange that an inexperienced soldier got this gun.
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Another shot
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A few seconds later a German soldier shoots in Pvt. Vorobyov
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Tokarev TT-33

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Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
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Pvt. Bykov with his Tokarev TT-33
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Note the smaller slide serrations. This TT was manufactured after WWII

Submachine Guns

MP40

A lot of German soldiers use MP40 submachine guns in this movie. Sgt. Mamochkin also prefers this submachine gun.

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MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm
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Sgt. Mamochkin (Aleksey Panin) fires his MP40
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Note this MP40 appears to be an airsoft version. Visually its caliber is less than 9-mm

PPSh-41

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PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
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PPSh-41 submachine gun with 71-round drum magazine
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Sgt. Anikanov (Aleksey Kravchenko) fires his PPSh-41
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Sgt. Anikanov`s weapon of choice is the PPSh-41 submachine gun with 71-rounds drum magazine
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Sgt. Brazhnikov (Yuri Laguta) prefers PPSh-41 submachine gun with 35-rounds stick magazine
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Closeup of PPSh-41 charging handle with integrated safety and rear sights

PPS-43

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PPS-43 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
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Pvt. Vorobiev holds his PPS-43
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Lt. Travkin (Igor Petrenko) with his PPS-43 submachine gun
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Closeup of PPS-43. Note the blank cartridge
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Rifles

Mosin Nagant Rifle

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Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54R
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Pvt. Temdekov (Amadu Mamadakov) demonstrates his shooting accuracy from Mosin rifle.
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In the final scene of film full-length Mosin Nagant Rifles with the bayonets are carried by most of the Russian soldiers

Karabiner 98k

German soldiers use Karabiner 98k rifles with the straight bolt handle.

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Machine Guns

PK Machine Gun (modified to resemble MG34)

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A picture of the original MG34 and PK conversions
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German soldier with PK Machine Gun mocked up as MG34
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Close up of fake MG34 flash hider
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Note blank rounds in machine gun belt

MG-34 Machine Gun

In the film we can see some real MG34. But they never shown being fired.

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MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with front and rear sights folded down
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MG34 with 50 rounds belt drum box
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Close up of MG34
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Faux MG34 machine gun in a Tiger tank

Degtyaryov DT

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DT machine gun, 7.62x54mm R
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T-34-85 Soviet medium tank armed with the Degtyaryov DT tank machine gun

Degtyaryov DP-27

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DP-27 machine gun, 7.62x54mm R
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In the final scene one Russian soldier carries Degtyaryov DP-27 machine gun

37-mm M1939 (61-K)

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37-mm M1939 (61-K) automatic air defense gun - 37×252SR
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Only two German soldiers (must be more) discourage an air attack from uncharged 37-mm M1939 (61-K) automatic cannon

Hand Grenades

F-1 Hand Grenade

F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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Pvt. Temdekov gives F-1 hand grenade to another Soviet scout

RGD-5 Hand Grenade

RGD-5 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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RGD-5 hand grenades can be seen on the top of the wooden barrel

Other

Flamethrower

One German soldier uses this flamethrower. This flamethrower consists of an LPO-50 flamethrower's fuel tank, a Flammenwerfer 35-like barrel (but too long) and a fuel hose which is too thin.

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76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)

The 76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3).

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M1942 divisional gun (ZiS-3) - 76mm
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Russian gunners fire ZiS-3 on the German positions

7.5 cm Pak 40

The 7.5 cm Pak 40 appears.

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7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun - 75x714mm R
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Note that the gun is fully to the rear on its carriage indicating that the recoil system is either broken or absent.

Faux Tiger tank

The German Tiger tanks in the films were mockups built on Soviet T-44 and T-54 tank chassis. Possibly the same mock up seen in the film Osvobozhdenie (Liberation).

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Faux Panther tank

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