Error creating thumbnail: File missing Teheran 43 (1981).
Teheran 43 is a 1981 USSR-France-Switzerland film by Aleksandr Alov and Vladimir Naumov. It was distributed in Russian under the title Tegeran-43 , in English as Teheran 43: Spy Ring and Assassination Attempt (the title of the TV version), in French as Téhéran 43, nid d'espions . The story takes place in Teheran during the Teheran Conference of 1943 when German agents planned to assassinate the Big Three - Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt - and 37 years later in Paris where several heroes and antiheroes meet again.
The following weapons are seen in the movie Teheran 43:
Revolvers
Nagant M1895 short-barreled revolver
One of the German agents uses a short Nagant M1895 revolver hidden inside a camera while training for the assassination attempt in 1943. This is a custom version with a very short barrel (shorter than the "standard" short Nagant).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver with 3.3inch (85mm) barrel - 7.62x38N cartridge (aka 7.62 Nagant ammo).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German agent disguised as a press photographer opens his camera to get his revolver out.
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Unidentified revolver 1
One of the German agents in Teheran uses an unidentified revolver during the shootout in the antique shop (the other one is armed with a Walther P38 ).
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Smith & Wesson Model 38
Police inspector Foche (Alain Delon ) uses Smith & Wesson Model 38 revolver during the plane-hijacking scene in 1980.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 38 - .38 Special
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Foche (Alain Delon ) with his revolver in hand while negotiating with the hijackers.
Unidentified revolver 3
Max Richard (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan ) uses an unidentified revolver during the final scene in Paris in 1980.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max Richard (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan ) holds his former boss (Albert Filozov) as a hostage.
Pistols
Luger P08 pistol
Andrei (Igor Kostolevsky ) uses a Luger P08 pistol in Teheran. It is also the weapon of several German agents.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm. This is a 1917 dated handgun, thus it is a World War One firearm.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Andrei (Igor Kostolevsky ) fires his Luger at the German agents.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Andrei runs with his Luger in hand.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Andrei and Marie (Natalya Belokhvostikova) after the shootout.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German agent with his P08.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing German agents disguised as locals fire at the Soviet soldiers. One of them is armed with a Thompson M1928A1 SMG and the other with a Luger P08 pistol.
Walther P38 pistol
German agents in Teheran use Walther P38 pistols. All of these pistols are nickel-plated, so it is likely that a single P38 was used in the movie.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German agent fires his P38 during the shootout in the antique shop.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German agent with his P38 after the shootout.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German agent disguised as a local fires his P38.
FN Model 1910 pistol
A photographer in Teheran pulls out an FN Model 1910 pistol when German agents threaten him.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The photographer with his FN Model 1910.
M1911A1 pistol
German agents and Soviet counterintelligence agency members use M1911A1 pistols in Teheran.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing World War II issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP
Error creating thumbnail: File missing German agents fire at Andrei with a M1911A1 pistol and a Thompson M1928A1 SMG. The screenshot is vague due to the fast movement of the car, but these weapons are easy to identify.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German agent with his M1911A1 pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet counterintelligence agent with his M1911A1 pistol.
TT-33 pistol
The Tokarev TT-33 is seen in the hands of Soviet officers in Teheran.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet soldiers pursue the German agents in Teheran. A wounded officer holds his TT pistol.
Browning Hi-Power pistol
Max Richard's (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan ) personal weapon while hiding in Paris in 1980 is a Browning Hi-Power pistol.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max Richard (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan ) pulls his Hi-Power out when someone tries to open the door of his apartment.
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Unidentified pocket pistol
One of the German agents pulls out an unidentified pocket pistol to threaten the Teheran photographer (who in turn shows the agent his FN Model 1910 ). The pistol is seen very briefly and is therefore hard to identify.
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SMGs
Thompson M1928A1
Thompson M1928A1 SMGs are used by German agents in Teheran. One of the hijackers of the French airplane in 1980 is also armed with a Thompson.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing German agents fire an M1911A1 pistol and a Thompson M1928A1 SMG at Andrei. The screenshot is vague due to the fast movement of the car, but these weapons are easy to identify.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max Richard (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan ) with his Thompson in Teheran.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing German agents disguised as locals fire at the Soviet soldiers. One of them is armed with a Thompson M1928A1 SMG and the other with a Luger P08 pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The hijacker with the Thompson is seen in the background.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of the Thompson is seen near the shoulder of the young woman.
MP40
The boss of the hijackers of the French airplane in 1980 is armed with an MP40 SMG.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm.
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M3A1
One of the hijackers of the French airplane in 1980 is armed with an M3A1 SMG.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M3 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP. The later model M3A1 would eliminate the crank lever for cocking the bolt, and instead used a simple hole in the bolt for the shooter to use their finger.
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PPSh-41
Soviet soldiers in Teheran are armed with PPSh-41 SMGs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The screenshot is vague due to the fast movement, but the PPSh-41 is easy to identify.
MAT-49
Several French policemen in 1980 are seen with MAT-49 SMGs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French policeman with a MAT-49 is seen in the background.
Uzi
An Uzi SMG is seen on police inspector Foche's table (Alain Delon ) when he is negotiating with the hijackers in 1980.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Uzi with collapsed buttstock - 9x19mm.
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Rifles
Lee-Enfield rifle
The guards at the door of the British embassy in Teheran are armed with rifles that look like Lee-Enfields .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 British. This was the main battle rifle of the British and Commonwealth forces during World War Two.
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M1 Carbine
US soldiers escorting President Roosevelt are armed with M1 Carbines .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing World War II Era M1 Carbine, with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - .30 Carbine .
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