Eternal Call (Vechnyy zov)
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Country
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Language
Russian
Channel
Central Television of the USSR
Creator
Vladimir Krasnopolskiy
Genre
Historical
Broadcast
1976-1978
No. of Episodes
12
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Eternal Call Vechnyy zov ) is a Soviet 1976-1983 TV series directed by Vladimir Krasnopolskiy and Valeriy Uskov and based on the eponymous novel by Anatoly Ivanov. The epic family saga depicts the life and fate of Savelievs family from a Siberian village through the events of half a century, from 1906 to 1961. First six episodes were released in 1976, and six more in 1979; these 12 episodes form Season 1 that is set in 1906-1941. Season 2
The DVD release of the series is truncated in comparison with the original TV release. This page is based on full TV version.
The following weapons were used in the film Eternal Call (Vechnyy zov) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are widely used throughout the series, seen in hands of Polikarp Matveevich Kruzhilin (Pyotr Velyaminov ), Pankrat Grigorievich Nazarov (Ivan Lapikov ), Yakov Nikolaevich Aleinikov (Vladlen Biryukov ), Anna Mikhailovna Savelieva (Ada Rogovtseva ), Mikhail Lukich Kaftanov (Yefim Kopelyan ), Arnold Milhailovich Lakhnovsky (Oleg Basilashvili ), Pyotr Petrovich Polipov (Yuri Smirnov ), Kaftanov's trusted man Demyan Inyutin (Nikolay Mikheev ), White Army officers, including Col. Vladimir Zubov (Vladimir Kozel ), Russian Imperial police officers and prison guards, including Dorofeev (Konstantin Zabelin ) and Kosorotov (Mikhail Dadyko ), Red partisans, NKVD personnel (including Viktor Markin ), and criminals.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant. This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a War time issued weapon. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Imperial police officer Dorofeev (Konstantin Zabelin ) threatens Fyodor Saveliev with a Nagant during the hunt for Anton Saveliev in Ep.3, set in 1916. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A prison guard Kosorotov (Mikhail Dadyko ) holds a Nagant in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arnold Lakhnovsky (Oleg Basilashvili ) holds a Nagant during the events of counterrevolutionary rebellion in the town on Novo-Nikolaevsk in Ep.4, set in 1918. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pyotr Polipov (Yuri Smirnov ), Lakhnovsky's agent in revolutionary committee, hands his revolver to Lakhnovsky in Ep.4. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Polipov's revolver on table. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Polikarp Kruzhilin (Pyotr Velyaminov ), the chairman of district council, holds a Nagant during the attack of brigands of the village in Ep.4. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Demyan Inyutin (Nikolay Mikheev ) holds a Nagant in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pankrat Nazarov (Ivan Lapikov ), the chairman of village council, holds his Nagant in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of Nazarov's Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arnold Lakhnovsky, now White Army Lt.Colonel and chief of counterintellegence service, holds a Nagant during the interrogation of captured Anton Saveliev. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red partisans Vasiliy Khlebnikov (Vladimir Sergienko ) with a Nagant and Korney Baulin (Yevgeni Burenkov ) with Nagant in holster in Ep.5, set in 1919. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Kaftanov (Yefim Kopelyan ) draws a Nagant when Red partisans attack his taiga hamlet in Ep.5. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anna (Ada Rogovtseva ) in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nazarov carries a Nagant tucked in his belt, in Ep.6, set in late 1920s - early 1930s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A criminal Makar Kaftanov (Nikita Astakhov ) recieves a Nagant from Kosorotov in Ep.6. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aleinikov, chief of district NKVD , holds a Nagant during the arrest of Kosorotov in Ep.8, set in late 1930s. Pistols Mauser C96 In Eps. 4 and 5 Yakov Aleinikov (Vladlen Biryukov ) carries a Mauser C96 pistol in several scenes. His pistol several times switches from a classic C96 to C96 M1930 (see below) and back. Judging by the grips, there are two different Mauser pistols. In one scene in Ep.5 Ivan Saveliev's (Nikolay Ivanov ) C96 M1930 also swithes to a classic C96.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aleinikov announces the Soviet power in village in Ep.4. He carries a Mauser C96 in holster. The pistol has white grips, possibly with metal platings. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aleinikov holds a C96 in Demyan Inyutin's house. In previous scene he is armed with a C96 M1930. Error creating thumbnail: File missing When Red partisans are trapped in a stone gorge (Ep.5), Aleinikov has another C96, with standard grips. This pistol appears to be a Wartime Commercial model, with typical solid safety lever knob. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same scene. The lanyard ring of Aleinikov's C96 can be seen (at the left). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of Ivan Saveliev's C96. Mauser C96 M1930 Mauser C96 M1930 pistols also appear in the series. There are two different props of this anachronistic version of C96, one of early variation, with milled rails on each side of the barrel extension, and another one of late variation, with smooth rails (like the sample gun). The late version of C96 M1930 is used by Yakov Aleinikov (Vladlen Biryukov ) during the attack of Kaftanov's gang in Ep.4, and by Ivan Saveliev (Nikolay Ivanov ) and Demyan Inyutin (Nikolay Mikheev ) in the scene in taiga hamlet in Ep.5. The early version is also seen in Ep.5, used by Yakov Aleinikov and Ivan Saveliev (instead of previously seen late model).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser C96 M1930 - 7.63x25mm Mauser. Note the stepped barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aleinikov holds his C96 M1930 in Ep.4. The stepped barrel can be seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The lanyard ring is side-to-side. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of smooth rails, a sign of late M1930. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aleinikov's C96 M1930 in Ep.5. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pistol has milled rails, a sign of early M1930. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivan Saveliev with C96 M1930. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Demyan Inyutin takes Ivan's pistol. This closeup shows smooth rails. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wounded Ivan gets back his pistol. But now this is an early M1930 with milled rails. Luger P08 In Ep.12, set in 1941, Pyotr Zubov (Yuri Gusev ) surrenders a Luger P08 when he is arrested.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zubov surrenders his Luger to NKVD officer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yakov Aleinikov (Vladlen Biryukov ), currently Chief of district NKVD , examines Zubov's pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the gun. Submachine Guns MP40 German soldiers hold MP40 SMGs in Anton Saveliev's flashback scene in Ep.10.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldier with an MP40 guards Soviet POWs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with MP40 SMGs and Karabiner 98k rifles in the same scene. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, standing for original M91s, are widely used by White Army soldiers in Eps. 4 and 5. Some Red partisans and brigands also are seen with M91/30 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Kaftanov's brigands carries an M91/30 rifles in Ep.4. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of receiver and bolt of M91/30. Error creating thumbnail: File missing White Army soldiers (Mikhail Bocharov at the foreground) escort Anton Silantiev to execution. Error creating thumbnail: File missing White Army soldier fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of barrel and bayonet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the rifle in hands of White Army soldier in Ep.5. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan Arkadiy Molchun (Mikhail Kokshenov ) holds a rifle, recently captured from a White soldier. Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Anachronistic Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines are mostly used by Red partisans in Ep.5. M38s are also seen in some other scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing In Ep.3 Polikarp Kuzhilin (Pyotr Velyaminov ) uses an M38 Carbine against Mikhail Kaftanov's dogs, attacking Fyodor Saveliev. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivan Saveliev (Nikolay Ivanov ) holds his M38 Carbine in Ep.5. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red partisans with M38 Carbines in Ep.5. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Korney Baulin (Yevgeni Burenkov ) holds an M38 Carbine in center. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of Kiryan Inyutin's (Andrey Martynov ) carbine is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A brigand from Lakhnovsky's gang carries an M38 Carbine in Ep.6. Mosin Nagant "Obrez" Several of Kaftanov's brigands carry Mosin Nagant "obrez" sawed-off rifles in Eps.4 and 5. In the scene in taiga hamlet in Ep.5 Fyodor Saveliev (Vadim Spiridonov ) uses an "obrez".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sawn-off Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R. In Russian such weapon is called "obrez " which means "cut". It was mostly used by criminals and rebels. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A brigand at the left holds an "obrez". Error creating thumbnail: File missing A brigand (Nikolai Shatsky ) carries an "obrez" tucked in his belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fyodor Saveliev raises his "obrez" on Col. Zubov (Vladimir Kozel). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fyodor fires. Karabiner 98k German soldiers hold Karabiner 98k rifles in Anton Saveliev's flashback scene in Ep.10.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with MP40 SMGs and Karabiner 98k rifles guard Soviet POWs. Shotguns Mosin Nagant/Frolov Shotgun What appears to be "Frolovka" shotgun is hold by Pankrat Nazarov (Ivan Lapikov ) in one scene in Ep.5.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Frolovka" R-32 shotgun (converted Mosin Nagant rifle) - 32 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing In Ep.4 a brigand carries an "obrez" of "Frolovka" shotgun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The smooth barrel is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant magazine and bolt are seen. Single Barreled Shotgun Fyodor Saveliev (Vadim Spiridonov ) holds a Single Barreled Shotgun in Ep. 2, set in 1914. This is most likely an Izh shotgun, like IZh-K or IZh-17 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing IZh-K - 16 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fyodor holds a shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He aims. Machine Guns Maxim M1910 Red Guards, partisans and White troops use Maxim M1910 machine guns in Eps. 4 and 5.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Guards with a Maxim near Novo-Nikolaevsk revolutionary committee in Ep.4. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pankrat Nazarov (Ivan Lapikov ) mans the Maxim in Ep.4. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of Nazarov's Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing White soldiers deploy Maxims against Red partisans during the scene in stone gorge in Ep.5. Trivia Revolver Holsters Error creating thumbnail: File missing A gorodovoy (Russian Imperial police officer) carries a holster for Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model revolver in Ep.1, set in 1906. It is most correct weapon for Russian police in province in early 1900s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant holster, carried by Lt. Col. Arnold Mikhailovich Lakhnovsky (Oleg Basilashvili ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant holster, carried by Col. Vladimir Zubov (Vladimir Kozel ). Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet soldiers with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles march on Red Square in Moscow during the military parade in late 1930s in Ep.7. Tokarev SVT-40 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR. Note the purple color of the bolt; this is a result of post-WWII re-arsenaling, and is thus incorrect for any media taking place during the war. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet soldier with SVT-40 rifle is seen in wartime documentary footage in Ep.9. MG15 Machine Gun Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG15 machine gun with 75-round double drum - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG15 machine guns are seen mounted on He 111 bombers...Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and on Ju 87 dive bombers. Berezin UBT Error creating thumbnail: File missing Berezin UBT, a turret version of UB with spade grips - 12.7x108mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Berezin UBT machine guns are mounted on Il-2 planes.Volkov-Yartsev VYa-23 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Il-2 fires 23mm Volkov-Yartsev VYa-23 autocannons. Tanks Error creating thumbnail: File missing T-26 tanks are seen in documetary footage of the military parade in late 1930s in Ep.7. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pz.III tanks in documetary footage of German invasion in USSR in Ep.9. Error creating thumbnail: File missing T-34-85 tank in attack in Ep.9. Airplanes Error creating thumbnail: File missing German He 111 bombers in documetary footage of German invasion in USSR in Ep.9. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German Ju 87 dive bombers in Ep.9. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet Il-2 ground attack planes in Ep.9. This footage of Il-2s in attack is often seen in Soviet war movies and TV series. Artillery Various Soviet artillery pieces are seen in wartime documentary footage in Ep.9.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 37 mm AA autocannons 61-K .Error creating thumbnail: File missing 76.2 mm field gun ZiS-3. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 122 mm gun A-19. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 152 mm howitzer M1909/30. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 152 mm howitzer-gun ML-20. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 210 mm heavy gun Br-17. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 305 mm siege howitzer M1915. 
