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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = Zvezda sherifa | |name = Zvezda sherifa | ||
|picture = zvezda-sherifa-1992.jpg | |picture = zvezda-sherifa-1992.jpg | ||
|caption = '' | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | ||
|country = [[Image: | |country = [[Image:SOV.jpg|25px]] USSR | ||
|director = Nikolai Litus | |director = [[Nikolai Litus]] | ||
|date= 1992 | |date= 1992 | ||
|language = Russian | |language = Russian | ||
|studio= Studio Slavutych<br> | |studio= Studio Slavutych<br> Dovzhenko Film Studios | ||
|distributor= | |distributor= | ||
|character1= | |character1=Anne Blake | ||
|actor1=Irina Alfyorova | |actor1=Irina Alfyorova | ||
|character2=Judd | |character2=Judd Stevens | ||
|actor2=Sergei Martynov | |actor2=[[Sergei Martynov]] | ||
|character3= | |character3=Andrew McGreavy | ||
|actor3=Arnis Licitis | |actor3=[[Arnis Licitis]] | ||
|character4=Angeli | |character4=Frank Angeli | ||
|actor4=Anatoliy Kotenyov | |actor4=[[Anatoliy Kotenyov]] | ||
|character5=Moody | |character5=Norman Z. Moody | ||
|actor5=[[Lev Durov]] | |actor5=[[Lev Durov]] | ||
|character6=DeMarco | |character6=Anthony DeMarco | ||
|actor6=Aleksandr Martynov | |actor6=[[Aleksandr Martynov]] | ||
|character7= | |character7=Sheriff | ||
|actor7= | |actor7=[[Nikolai Litus]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''Sheriff's Star''' (Russian: Звезда шерифа; ''Zvezda sherifa'', Ukrainian: Зiрка шерифа; ''Zirka Sheryfa'') is a 1991 (released in 1992) Soviet (Ukrainian) detective film, based on the novel "The Naked Face" by Sidney Sheldon. | ||
In contrast to the earlier, more famous 1984 movie adaptation by [[Menahem Golan]], the plot of this film is very close to the original book, with the only difference being that the action is set in contemporary times. | |||
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=Pistols= | =Pistols= | ||
==Makarov PM== | ==Makarov PM== | ||
Corrupt policeman Angeli (Anatoliy Kotenyov) carries [[Makarov PM]] as | Corrupt policeman Frank Angeli ([[Anatoliy Kotenyov]]) carries a [[Makarov PM]] as his weapon. | ||
[[Image:MakarovPM.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Russian ''' | [[Image:MakarovPM.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Russian Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov]] | ||
[[Image:Zsh angeli pm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Angeli with his PM. Strange choice for an American cop, no?]] | |||
===Suppressed Makarov PM=== | |||
One of the killers (Nikolai Gudz) sent by DeMarco has a silenced [[Makarov PM]]. | |||
[[Image:Makarov PM silenced.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Silenced Makarov PM.]] | |||
[[Image:Zsh pm silnet.jpg|thumb|none|500px|DeMarco's thug (Nikolai Gudz) with the silenced PM (left).]] | |||
==Colt M1911A1== | |||
One of DeMarco's men sent to kill Judd has a [[Colt M1911A1]]. In the final battle in the incinerator, Judd Stevens ([[Sergei Martynov]]) kills one of the criminals and takes his Colt pistol. | |||
[[Image:Colt1911A1PreWar.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Pre-War Colt M1911A1 Pistol - Commercial Model known as the "Colt Government Model" - .45 ACP. This has a deep Colt factory blued finish, common for commercial variants before and after the war.]] | |||
[[Image:Zsh m1911.jpg|thumb|none|500px|DeMarco's man with the M1911A1 (left).]] | |||
[[Image:Zsh m1911 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Judd with the captured Colt M1911A1.]] | |||
=Revolvers= | |||
==Nagant M1895 (visually modified)== | |||
A heavily visually modified [[Nagant M1895]] revolver is seen in the sheriff's ([[Nikolai Litus]]) holster. It is mocked-up to look like a modern Colt revolver, especially the [[Colt Trooper MK V|Trooper MK V]]. Anthony DeMarco ([[Aleksandr Martynov]]) uses a similar revolver at the end of the movie (previously, he took it from Frank Angeli before killing him). It is the same gun which changed hands several times. | |||
This is the exact same modified Nagant revolver that was previously used in the 1988 film ''[[New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Fantasy Over Mark Twain's Theme (Novye priklyucheniya yanki pri dvore korolya Artura)|New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court]]'', and later used in the 1992 film ''[[Four Sheets of Plywood (Chotyry lysty fanery)|Four Sheets of Plywood]]'', and the 1993 film ''[[Killer's Wedge (Sposob ubiystva)|Killer's Wedge]]'' (because all films had the same armorers). | |||
[[Image:Nagant 1895 produces 1920s.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Russian Nagant 1895, produced 1920s - 7.62x38R Nagant]] | |||
[[File:TrooperMKV.jpg|thumb|none|350px|For comparison: Colt Trooper MK V with straight wood grips and a 4" barrel - .357 Magnum]] | |||
[[File:ZSh_target_revolver.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A revolver is seen in the sheriff's holster]] | |||
[[Image:Zsh-Add2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Anthony DeMarco holds the revolver, which he took from Frank Angeli]] | |||
[[Image:Zsh-Add1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|DeMarco in the final shoot-out with Judd.]] | |||
[[Image:Zsh unk rvlv 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
==Bruni Olympic 5== | |||
Andrew McGreavy ([[Arnis Licitis]]) and Frank Angeli ([[Anatoliy Kotenyov]]) use a [[Bruni Olympic 5]] revolver in several scenes. | |||
[[Image:D 1396.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Bruni Olympic 5 - .380 blanks]] | |||
[[Image:Zsh snbs rvlr 4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Andrew McGreavy holds a Bruni Olympic 5 revolver.]] | |||
[[Image:Zsh unksbns rvlv 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
[[Image:Zsh unksbns rvlv 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
=Submachine Guns= | |||
==Thompson M1928A1== | |||
One of the police officers who arrives at the final battle bears a [[Thompson M1928A1]] with a drum magazine. | |||
[[Image:M1928A1Drum.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:Zsh tommy.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the police officers (left) armed with the M1928A1.]] | |||
==Suppressed PPS-43== | |||
DeMarco's thugs uses [[PPS-43]] submachine guns with (probably fake) integral suppressors, when they ambush the sheriff ([[Nikolai Litus]]) in a tunnel, disguised as garbagemen. One of the police officers who arrives in the final battle also carries a similar submachine gun. It is the same weapon which switches hands several times. | |||
[[Image:PPSh-43-Submachine-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Soviet PPS-43 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | |||
[[File:Sten MKII strutt.jpg|thumb|none|400px|For comparison: Sten Mk II(S) with internal suppressor - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:Zsh mp40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|DeMarco's man shoot the PPS-43 at the sheriff. It is worth noting that, in a rare case for cinema, the suppressor in the film does not sound completely silent.]] | |||
[[Image:Zsh pps43m.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another of DeMarco's men (Nikolai Gudz) shooting the sheriff in the tunnel. Note the integral suppressor (probably fake), similar to the one that was installed on the [[Sten Mk II(S)]] and [[M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun"]].]] | |||
[[Image:Zsh pps43m2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The police officer on the right carries a suppressed PPS-43.]] | |||
=Shotguns= | |||
==KS-23== | |||
SWAT officers at the end of the battle in the incinerator are armed with the [[KS-23]] shotgun. | |||
[[Image:Ks23-1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|KS-23 with a fixed wooden stock - 23mm]] | |||
[[Image:Zsh cmds1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SWAT with pump-action shotguns.]] | |||
[[Image:Zsh cmds2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
=Rifles= | |||
==StG-44== | |||
In the scene in the incinerator, one police officer is seen with a rifle that appears to be the same [[Sturmgewehr 44|StG 44]] with scope and custom compensator that will later be used in ''[[The Plane flies to Russia (Samolyot letit v Rossiyu)|The Plane flies to Russia]]'' (which also was filmed in Crimea). | |||
[[Image:StG-44 + ZF4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sturmgewehr 44 with ZF4 scope - 7.92x33mm Kurz]] | |||
[[File:Zsh_shotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The characteristic compensator are seen.]] | |||
[[File:Zsh_shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Rifle is seen at the middle.]] | |||
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[[Category:Crime]] | |||
[[Category:Detective]] | |||
[[Category:Soviet Produced]] |
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Sheriff's Star (Russian: Звезда шерифа; Zvezda sherifa, Ukrainian: Зiрка шерифа; Zirka Sheryfa) is a 1991 (released in 1992) Soviet (Ukrainian) detective film, based on the novel "The Naked Face" by Sidney Sheldon.
In contrast to the earlier, more famous 1984 movie adaptation by Menahem Golan, the plot of this film is very close to the original book, with the only difference being that the action is set in contemporary times.
The following weapons were used in the film Sheriff's Star (Zvezda sherifa):
Pistols
Makarov PM
Corrupt policeman Frank Angeli (Anatoliy Kotenyov) carries a Makarov PM as his weapon.
Suppressed Makarov PM
One of the killers (Nikolai Gudz) sent by DeMarco has a silenced Makarov PM.
Colt M1911A1
One of DeMarco's men sent to kill Judd has a Colt M1911A1. In the final battle in the incinerator, Judd Stevens (Sergei Martynov) kills one of the criminals and takes his Colt pistol.
Revolvers
Nagant M1895 (visually modified)
A heavily visually modified Nagant M1895 revolver is seen in the sheriff's (Nikolai Litus) holster. It is mocked-up to look like a modern Colt revolver, especially the Trooper MK V. Anthony DeMarco (Aleksandr Martynov) uses a similar revolver at the end of the movie (previously, he took it from Frank Angeli before killing him). It is the same gun which changed hands several times.
This is the exact same modified Nagant revolver that was previously used in the 1988 film New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and later used in the 1992 film Four Sheets of Plywood, and the 1993 film Killer's Wedge (because all films had the same armorers).
Bruni Olympic 5
Andrew McGreavy (Arnis Licitis) and Frank Angeli (Anatoliy Kotenyov) use a Bruni Olympic 5 revolver in several scenes.

Submachine Guns
Thompson M1928A1
One of the police officers who arrives at the final battle bears a Thompson M1928A1 with a drum magazine.
Suppressed PPS-43
DeMarco's thugs uses PPS-43 submachine guns with (probably fake) integral suppressors, when they ambush the sheriff (Nikolai Litus) in a tunnel, disguised as garbagemen. One of the police officers who arrives in the final battle also carries a similar submachine gun. It is the same weapon which switches hands several times.
Shotguns
KS-23
SWAT officers at the end of the battle in the incinerator are armed with the KS-23 shotgun.
Rifles
StG-44
In the scene in the incinerator, one police officer is seen with a rifle that appears to be the same StG 44 with scope and custom compensator that will later be used in The Plane flies to Russia (which also was filmed in Crimea).