And Quiet Flows the Don
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And Quiet Flows the Don Tikhiy Don ) is a Soviet 1957-1958 three-part epic drama directed by Sergey Gerasimov and based on the novel by Mikhail Sholokhov. It depict the fate of a Don Cossack family during the World War One, Russian revolution and civil war.
This movie is a second screen adaptation of Sholokhov's novel. The first one was a 1930 B&W movie ; the third one was a Russian-British-Italian seven-part miniseries directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and finished by Fyodor Bondarchuk (released in 2006); and the fourth adaptation is a 2015 TV series directed by Sergei Ursulyak.
The following weapons were used in the film And Quiet Flows the Don (Tikhiy Don) :
Handguns Nagant 1895 Numerous officers of Russian Empire Army, and Reds and Whites during the Russian civil war carry Nagant M1895 revolvers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38N. This is post-1930 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Russian officer at the left holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ilya Bunchuk (Pyotr Chernov ) holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Army commander leads his soldiers in attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Koshevoy (Gennadi Karyakin ) fires a Nagant. Mauser C96 Mauser C96 pistols are seen in hands of Reds and Whites during the Russian civil war.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red sailor holds a Mauser while a Cossack attacks him with a shashka sabre. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yakov Fomin (Viktor Bubnov ), the leader of Cossack uprising, carries a Mauser in wooden holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fomin fires his Mauser at pursuing Red cavalry. Mauser C96 "Bolo" In one scene a White officer holds a nickel plated Mauser C96 "Bolo" .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stainless Mauser C96 "Bolo" - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer holds a "Bolo" Mauser. Luger P08 In the scenes of World War I German and Austro-Hungarian officers are seen with Luger P08 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Austrian officers with Lugers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German officer holds a Luger. Walther P38 What appears to be an anachronistic Walther P38 is seen in hands of an Austro-Hungarian officer.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer runs away from the Cossacks, holding a supposed Walther. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Typical holster for P38 can be seen. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1907 Carbine Most Cossacks carry Mosin Nagant M1907 Carbines . In reality the service rifle of Cossack troops was M1891 Cossack rifle (a version of better known M1891 Dragoon rifle), but M1907 carbines were also used.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1907 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pyotr Melekhov (Nikolai Smirnov ) carries an M1907 carbine on sling when he tells goodbye to his father Pantelei Melekhov. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grigori Melekhov (Pyotr Glebov ) carries an M1907 carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the barrel of Grigori's carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cossacks with M1907 carbines arrest their commander Yesaul (Capt.) Kalmykov (Mikhail Gluzsky ) during the events of the Russian revolution of 1917. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dariya Melekhova (Lyudmila Khityaeva ), Pyotr Melekhov's widow, fires at a Red commissar, avenging her husband. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Cossack carries an M1907 carbine. Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Anachronistic Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines are also used by Cossacks.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A barrel of M1938 carbine is seen at the right. Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Most Russian infantry soldiers during WW1 and civil war are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, standing for original M1891 Infantry rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian soldiers with Mosin rifles in trenches. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Russian soldier in attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Cossack holds a Mosin rifle at the foreground. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A firing squad of Whites executes captured Reds. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red soldiers and sailors in attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red soldiers with M91/30 rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red commissar Osip Shtokman (Viliam Shatunovsky) holds a rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier aims his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several of Yakov Fomin's men carry M91/30 rifles. Winchester Model 1895 Some Russian soldiers are seen with Winchester Model 1895 rifles. A large number of Winchester M1895s was purchased by Russia in 1915-16.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Russian contract Model 1895 in 7.62x54 Russian. Note the loading bridge over the reciever Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier runs with a Winchester in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Winchester is seen at the left Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red soldier at the left holds a Winchester in the same scene. Mauser Gewehr 1898 During the scenes of 1916 battles many German soldiers are armed with Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles. Gewehr 98s are also seen in hands of some Russian soldiers. In the scene of the evacuation of White Army and French troops in 1920 some French soldiers carry Gewehr 98 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with Gewehr 98 rifles in trenches. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer stops a young soldier from firing without a command. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers fire at advancing Russian soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Russian soldier holds a Mauser 98. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French soldier with a Mauser 98. Karabiner 98k Out-of-place and out-of-time Karabiner 98k rifles are seen in hands of Austro-Hungarian soldiers in 1914, instead of correct Mannlicher M1895s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Austrian soldier runs from a Cossack. His rifle has a turned down bolt handle and appears to be a 98k. Vz.24 Czech Mauser Austro-Hungarian soldiers also carry Mauser-style short rifles with straight bolt handles that appear to be anachronistic Vz.24 Czech Mausers .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Czech vz. 24 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Austrian soldier holds a rifle that appears to be a Vz.24. Lee-Enfield Mk.I Carbine In the scene of the evacuation of White Army and French troops in 1920 some French soldiers carry rifles that appear to be early carbine model of Lee-Enfield , most likely Mk.I (presumbaly standing on Berthier Mle 1916 ). It is a late version made from surplus Long Lee parts and updated to SMLE standards.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield Cavalry Carbine - .303 British. This is a late production post-WWI carbine, updated to the CCLE-type standard, with charger bridge and a 10-round magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the left holds a Lee-Enfield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the right holds a Lee-Enfield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same gun. Machine Guns Maxim M1910/30 Maxim M1910/30 machine guns, standing for original M1910s, are used by Russian Empire army and by Reds and Whites.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Maxim 1910/30 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim in Russian trenches. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian soldier fires a Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Army commander Ilya Bunchuk (Pyotr Chernov ) fires a Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing White soldiers with a Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim is mounted on a tachanka cart. Hotchkiss M1914 Austro-Hungarian soldiers in 1914 and German soldiers in 1916 use Hotchkiss M1914 machine guns, instead of correct Maxim MG08s and Schwarzlose M07/12s . A Hotchkiss is also briefly seen in one scene of Russian civil war.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with Tripod Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Hotchkiss is seen in Austrtian trenches during the Russian cavalry attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Hotchkiss in German trenches. Note that this machine gun is belt-fed. A 250-round metal belt for Hotchkiss M1914 was adopted in 1917 mainly for use in tanks and airplanes. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German Hotchkiss opens fire at advancing Russian soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Hotchkiss machine guns are seen at the background. Other Weapons RG-14 hand grenade RG-14 hand grenades (most likely RG14/30s) are seen in several scenes, used by both Reds and Whites.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RG-14/30 Soviet hand grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pyotr Melekhov (Nikolai Smirnov ) carries a grenade on his belt when he returns home from the front. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A wounded Red sailor tries to reach a grenade on his belt. Trivia Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red soldiers fire 122-mm howitzers at White Army positions. 
