Water Thieves (Pohititeli vody)
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Water Thieves (a direct translation of the original title Pohititeli vody ) is a 1992 Russian action comedy directed by Vladimir Feoktistov and Mark Orlov. Ivan Mukhin (Sergei Rozhentsev ), a lifeguard on a beach in small town, counters mafia under the "Director" (Algis Matulionis ) who plans to take control on local municipal services.
The following weapons were used in the film Water Thieves (Pohititeli vody) :
Revolvers
Reck Python
A Colt Python style revolver is hold by mafia money keeper Saraphanych (Yuriy Gorobets ). It appears to be a blank/gas firing Reck Python .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reck Python - 9mm R.K. blank
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saraphanych draws his revolver.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing He confronts "Director".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The confrontation ended badly for Saraphanych.
Pistols
Makarov PM
Mafia boss "Director" (Algis Matulionis ) and several of his men use Makarov PM pistols.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A criminal (Fyodor Gavrilov) in center holds a PM.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A criminal, nicknamed "Maradona" (Pavel Abdalov ), draws a PM on a cash courier.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of same scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of "Maradona"'s pistol when he kills a pair of innocent bystanders.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivan Mukhin (Sergei Rozhentsev ) disarms "Director" by a leg kick. "Maradona"'s AKS-74U is seen on the ground.
Tokarev TT-33
TT-33 pistols are briefly seen in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Post-1947 version.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A TT is blurry seen on the table next to a corrupt official (Viktor Pavlovskiy).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A trio of kids play with the guns they found in local catacombs. Tim (Roman Fainshtein) examines a TT at the left.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivan Mukhin (Sergei Rozhentsev ), "Sensei" of the kids, holds confiscated TT.
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41
A PPSh-41 is seen among the guns that a trio of kids - Dan, Val and Tim - find in local catacombs.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Val (Anton Yashin) plays with a PPSh (at the right).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh and MP40 , confiscated by Ivan Mukhin (Sergei Rozhentsev ), are seen at the left.
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MP40
A pair of criminals, Senik (V. Kolosov) and Zhorik (Yu. Kurganskiy), carry MP40s in one scene. MP40s are also seen in hands of a corrupt official (Anatoliy Obukhov) and among the guns, found by Dan, Val and Tim.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saraphanych's bodyguards Senik and Zhorik carry MP40s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A corrupt official (Anatoliy Obukhov ) with MP40.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing This MP40 is confiscated by Ivan Mukhin. Note the lack of the plates on pistol grip. Same looking MP40 is seen in several movies (like Otryad osobogo naznacheniya ) by Odessa Film Studio, where Pohititeli vody was filmed.
Assault Rifles
AKS-74U
Members of "Director"'s gang carry AKS-74U in several scenes. In one scene Mukhin (Sergei Rozhentsev ) captures an AKS-74U from a gangster "Maradona" (Pavel Abdalov ). All these guns are fitted with blank firing adapters instead of muzzle compensators.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gangsters, disguised as waiters, massacre the officials of city administration. All five gangsters (actors, from left to right: Aleksandr Borovikov , Oleg Rogachyov, Pavel Abdalov , Fyodor Gavrilov, Mikhail Burlakov ) are armed with AKS-74U.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closeups of gangsters' guns.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Maradona" fires at Saraphanych.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Maradona" stands over killed Saraphanych.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivan Mukhin disarms "Maradona".
Shotguns
TOZ-34
Drunkard "Bukharik" (nickname meaning "Drunkard") (Igor Tiltikov ), a dismissed lifeguard, holds an engraved TOZ-34 over and under shotgun until Ivan Mukhin (Sergei Rozhentsev ) disarms him.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Bukharik" aims at the kids.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good side view of the shotgun.
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Pump Action Shotgun
What appears to be a pump action shotgun is unclearly seen on the table. It appears to have an extended magazine tube, but gun is unclear for accurate identification.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparsion: Manufrance Rapid shotgun with extended magazine tube - 12 Gauge
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A gun is seen on the table next to a corrupt official (Yuriy Dubrovin ).
Other Weapons
RG-14/30
RG-14/30 hand grenades (possibly mockups) are seen among the weapons, found by Dan, Val and Tim.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several grenades are seen.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 , MP40 , TT-33 , harpoon gun and several grenades are confiscated by Ivan from the kids.
RPO-2 Harpoon Gun
An RPO-2 compressed air harpoon gun is seen among the guns of the three kids.
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Trivia
Ivan Mukhin attacks the gang base, using a T-34-85 tank.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivan breaks on the gang base on a T-34, colored in pink with blue dots.
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