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Across the Cemetery (Cherez kladbishche)

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Across the Cemetery
(Cherez kladbishche)
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Original Theatrical Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing USSR
Directed by Viktor Turov
Release Date 1965
Language Russian
Studio Belarusfilm
Main Cast
Character Actor
Mikhas Pashkevich Vladimir Martynov
Sazon Ivanovich Kulik Vladimir Belokurov
Sofya Kazimirovna Bugreeva Yelizaveta Uvarova
Vasiliy Egorovich Bugreev Vladimir Yemelyanov
Feliks Bugreev Igor Yasulovich
Eva Galina Morachyova


Across the Cemetery (Cherez kladbishche) is a Soviet 1965 (filmed 1964) B&W war drama directed by Viktor Turov. The plot is set in Autumn 1942 in Nazi-occupied Belorussia. A partisans unit is in dire need of explosives to make attacks on German military trains. Young Mikhas Pashkevich (Vladimir Martynov) is send to meet mechanic Bugreev who secretly store unexploded shells. Mikhas is accompanied by elderly Sazon Ivanovich Kulik who works for Germans by the secret task of partisans.


The following weapons were used in the film Across the Cemetery (Cherez kladbishche):


Pistols

FN Model 1905

In the final scene Eva gives Feliks' FN Model 1905-style pocket pistol to Mikhas Pashkevich (Vladimir Martynov).

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FN Model 1905 - .25 ACP
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Mikhas takes the pistol from below the pillow.
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Mikhas readies the pistol.

Unidentified pistol

When Mikhas prepares to go to his mission, Klava (Antonina Bendova) suggests him to take her pistol. The pistol resembles Walther P38 but seems to be hammerless (or just with a broken hammer spur).

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For comparison: Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm
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Klava hands her pistol to Mikhas.
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Mikhas examines the pistol.
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He hands it back to Klava.

Submachine Guns

MP40

Most German soldiers carry MP40 submachine guns.

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MP40 - 9x19mm
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Sentries with MP40s.
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Soldiers with MP40s block the street during a military funeral.
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Soldiers with MP40s carry coffins during the military funeral.

MP38

Some MP38 submachine guns are also seen in hands of German soldiers.

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MP38 - 9x19mm
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A soldier with an MP38 on guard of the railway crossing.
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At least one of the soldiers in the formation holds an MP38.

PPSh-41

Several partisans are armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns.

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PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
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A PPSh hangs on the tree in the partisans' camp.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant

A partisan carries a full-length Mosin Nagant Rifle of unclear model, M91/30 or original M91.

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Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R
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A partisan carries a rifle. The typical magazine is seen.

Karabiner 98k

Two Hilfspolizei carry Karabiner 98k rifles.

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Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser. Manufactured in Germany, 1937.
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Two Hilfspolizei runs with their rifles in hands.
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They stop Kulik's cart.
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A good view of the rifle on one of Hilfspolizei.

Machine Guns

Maxim M1910

Maxim M1910 machine guns are seen in the partisans' forest camp.

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Maxim M1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR
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A Maxim is visible in the light of a flashlight.
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The Maxim with the smooth water jacket is seen.

MG34

An MG34 on tripod is mounted on the railway flatcar.

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MG34 on tripod - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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The MG34 is seen blurry due to fast motion.

Other Weapons

PTRD-41

A PTRD-41 AT rifle on a makeshift anti-aircraft mount is seen in the partisans' forest camp.

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PTRD-41 - 14.5x114mm
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Pak 40

A Pak 40 AT gun is seen during the funeral of a German officer.

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7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun - 75x714mm R
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The officer's coffin is carried on the gun carriage.

ZiS-3

A ZiS-3 divisional gun is seen on the railway flatcar of the German train.

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M1942 (ZiS-3) divisional gun - 76.2 mm
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The gun is seen very blurry due to fast motion.

Trivia

An SS officer (Vitold Janpavlis) and a senior Hilfspolizei (Valentin Bryleev) carry holsters for Luger P08. It's hard to define if the holsters are empty or not.

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The senior Hilfspolizei carries a holster for P08 pistol.
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The SS-Oberscharfuhrer carries a holster for P08 pistol.