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'''''The Age of Mercy''''' (original title '''''Mesto vstrechi izmenit nelzya''''' (''The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed'')) is a 1979 Russian 5-part television miniseries by Stanislav Govorukhin. The film is set in post-WWII Moscow. Two ''MUR'' (Moscow Department of Criminal Investigations) detectives - Gleb Zheglov ([[Vladimir Vysotsky]]) and Vladimir Sharapov ([[Vladimir Konkin]]) - investigate the murder of a young actress and hunt for a gang of robbers calling itself "Black Cat". | '''''The Age of Mercy''''' (original title '''''Mesto vstrechi izmenit nelzya''''' (''The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed'')) is a 1979 Russian 5-part television miniseries by Stanislav Govorukhin. The film is set in post-WWII Moscow. Two ''MUR'' (Moscow Department of Criminal Investigations) detectives - Gleb Zheglov ([[Vladimir Vysotsky]]) and Vladimir Sharapov ([[Vladimir Konkin]]) - investigate the murder of a young actress and hunt for a gang of robbers calling itself "Black Cat". | ||
"The Age of Mercy" is title of novel on which the movie is based. | "The Age of Mercy" is title of novel by Vayner Brothers on which the movie is based. | ||
{{Film Title|The Age of Mercy}} | {{Film Title|The Age of Mercy}} | ||
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== Tokarev TT-33 == | == Tokarev TT-33 == | ||
A [[Tokarev TT-33]] pistol is a personal weapon of Vladimir Sharapov ([[Vladimir Konkin]]). TT-33 are also used by ''MUR'' detectives Ivan Passyuk ([[Aleksandr Milyutin]]), Pyotr Solovyov ([[Vsevolod Abdulov]]), Vasily Vekshin ([[Evgeniy Leonov-Gladyshev]]), and by robbers of the ''Black Cat'' gang Fox ([[Aleksandr Belyavskiy | A [[Tokarev TT-33]] pistol is a personal weapon of Vladimir Sharapov ([[Vladimir Konkin]]). TT-33 are also used by ''MUR'' detectives Ivan Passyuk ([[Aleksandr Milyutin]]), Pyotr Solovyov ([[Vsevolod Abdulov]]), Vasily Vekshin ([[Evgeniy Leonov-Gladyshev]]), and by robbers of the ''Black Cat'' gang Fox ([[Aleksandr Belyavskiy]]), "Promokashka" (Blotting Paper) ([[Ivan Bortnik]]), and an unnamed person ([[Vladimir Zharikov]]). | ||
[[Image:TT-33-Wartime.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version.]] | [[Image:TT-33-Wartime.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version.]] | ||
[[File:MVIN-TT-11.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Vekshin carries a TT, tucked at his belt, in the opening scene.]] | [[File:MVIN-TT-11.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Vekshin carries a TT, tucked at his belt, in the opening scene.]] | ||
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[[File:MVIN-TT-15.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Solovyov hides his TT under a newspaper while in ambush.]] | [[File:MVIN-TT-15.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Solovyov hides his TT under a newspaper while in ambush.]] | ||
[[File:MVIN-TT-3.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Fox, disguised as a Soviet Army officer, draws a TT.]] | [[File:MVIN-TT-3.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Fox, disguised as a Soviet Army officer, draws a TT.]] | ||
[[File:MVIN-TT-5.jpg|thumb|none|501px|A TT is hidden in storeroom.]] | [[File:MVIN-TT-5.jpg|thumb|none|501px|A TT is hidden in storeroom.]] | ||
[[File:MVIN-TT-19.jpg|thumb|none|501px|"Promokashka" (at the left) holds a TT.]] | [[File:MVIN-TT-19.jpg|thumb|none|501px|"Promokashka" (at the left) holds a TT.]] | ||
[[File:MVIN-TT-1.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Sharapov with a TT in final scene.]] | [[File:MVIN-TT-1.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Sharapov with a TT in final scene.]] | ||
== Femaru 37M == | |||
''Black Cat'' gang member Tyagunov ([[Oleg Savosin]]) is armed with [[Femaru 37M]]. ''Note:'' at first it was identified as TT but upon closer inspection it appears to be Femaru. | |||
[[Image:Frommer_37M_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Frommer 37M pistol - 9x17 Browning Short]] | |||
[[File:MVIN-TT-4.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Tyagunov draw his pistol. Note the shape of the rear part and the external extractor. The hole in the slide shows that the pistol was deactivated.]] | |||
== Walther PP == | == Walther PP == | ||
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= Shotguns = | = Shotguns = | ||
== 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun == | == 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun == | ||
An aged store keeper (Vladimir Yevchenko) tried to protect himself with [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] against "Black Cat" robbers, but fails. | An aged store keeper ([[Vladimir Yevchenko]]) tried to protect himself with [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] against "Black Cat" robbers, but fails. | ||
[[File:MVIN-Shotgun-11.jpg|thumb|none|501px|A shotgun is seen on the wall.]] | [[File:MVIN-Shotgun-11.jpg|thumb|none|501px|A shotgun is seen on the wall.]] | ||
[[File:MVIN-2barrel.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Store keeper is killed by robbers when trying to get his shotgun. The weapon is hold by a robber ([[Rudolf Mukhin]]).]] | [[File:MVIN-2barrel.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Store keeper is killed by robbers when trying to get his shotgun. The weapon is hold by a robber ([[Rudolf Mukhin]]).]] | ||
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[[Image:Frolovka-R-32.jpg|thumb|none|400px|"Frolovka" R-32 shotgun (converted Mosin Nagant rifle) - 32 Gauge]] | [[Image:Frolovka-R-32.jpg|thumb|none|400px|"Frolovka" R-32 shotgun (converted Mosin Nagant rifle) - 32 Gauge]] | ||
[[File:MVIN-Frolov-11.jpg|thumb|none|501px|A store keeper holds his shotgun.]] | [[File:MVIN-Frolov-11.jpg|thumb|none|501px|A store keeper holds his shotgun.]] | ||
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[[Category:Stanislav Govorukhin]] | [[Category:Stanislav Govorukhin]] | ||
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The Age of Mercy (original title Mesto vstrechi izmenit nelzya (The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed)) is a 1979 Russian 5-part television miniseries by Stanislav Govorukhin. The film is set in post-WWII Moscow. Two MUR (Moscow Department of Criminal Investigations) detectives - Gleb Zheglov (Vladimir Vysotsky) and Vladimir Sharapov (Vladimir Konkin) - investigate the murder of a young actress and hunt for a gang of robbers calling itself "Black Cat".
"The Age of Mercy" is title of novel by Vayner Brothers on which the movie is based.
The following weapons were used in the film The Age of Mercy:
Handguns
Nagant M1895
A Nagant M1895 revolver is a personal weapon of Gleb Zheglov (Vladimir Vysotsky). Nagants are also used by MUR detectives Nikolai Taraskin (Andrei Gradov), Ivan Passyuk (Aleksandr Milyutin) (in one scene; later he is seen with a TT-33), Toporkov (Yevgeni Stezhko), and the driver Kopytin (Aleksey Mironov), and by robbers of the Black Cat gang "Gorbaty" (Hunchback) (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan), "Zhzhony" (Burnt) (Aleksandr Abdulov) and one uncredited person.
Tokarev TT-33
A Tokarev TT-33 pistol is a personal weapon of Vladimir Sharapov (Vladimir Konkin). TT-33 are also used by MUR detectives Ivan Passyuk (Aleksandr Milyutin), Pyotr Solovyov (Vsevolod Abdulov), Vasily Vekshin (Evgeniy Leonov-Gladyshev), and by robbers of the Black Cat gang Fox (Aleksandr Belyavskiy), "Promokashka" (Blotting Paper) (Ivan Bortnik), and an unnamed person (Vladimir Zharikov).
Femaru 37M
Black Cat gang member Tyagunov (Oleg Savosin) is armed with Femaru 37M. Note: at first it was identified as TT but upon closer inspection it appears to be Femaru.
Walther PP
In the scene of car chase Vladimir Sharapov's (Vladimir Konkin) TT-33 switches to a Walther PP and later back again.
Luger P08
"Gorbaty" (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan), the boss of Black Cat gang, carries a Luger P08. In the final scene it switches to a Nagant M1895 due to a continuity error.
Walther P38
A criminal Levchenko (Viktor Pavlov) carries a Walther P38.
Walther Model 4
A Walther Model 4 is the murder weapon in the case investigated by Zheglov and Sharapov. In the movie it is incorrectly called "Bayard 6.35mm".
Submachine Guns
MP40
An MP40 is seen in a deleted scene of Sharapov's wartime flashback.
Rifles
Mosin Nagant Rifle
In final scene several militioneers are armed with full-length Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles.
Shotguns
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
An aged store keeper (Vladimir Yevchenko) tried to protect himself with 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun against "Black Cat" robbers, but fails.
Mosin Nagant/Frolov Shotgun
A bolt action Mosin Nagant/Frolov Shotgun (supposedly an R-32 version) is seen in hands of a store keeper (uncredited) during the unsuccessful robbery attempt.
