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The Possessed (Les Possédés)
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The Possessed (original title Les Possédés) is a French 1988 screen adaptation of the famous novel Besy by Fyodor Dostoevsky, directed by Andrzej Wajda.
The following weapons were used in the film The Possessed (Les Possédés):
Handguns
Nagant 1877 Gendarmerie
Ivan Sjatov (Jerzy Radziwilowicz) owns a Nagant 1877 Gendarmerie double barreled pistol. Sjatov incorrectly calls it a revolver (like it was in the original novel).
Elgin Cutlass Pistol
Pyotr Verkhovensky (Jean-Philippe Écoffey) uses an Elgin Cutlass Pistol or some other similar looking gun to commit the murder.
Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model
Aleksey Kirillov (Laurent Malet) owns a Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model revolver.
Unidentified revolver
When Pyotr Verkhovensky (Jean-Philippe Écoffey) visits Kirillov in the end of the movie, he is armed with a revolver instead of previously used Cutlass Pistol.
Long Guns
Percussion cap muskets
In the scene of workers' riot mounted Cossacks carry percussion cap muskets.
Unidentified long guns
In one scene a pair of soldiers on the railroad station carry nondescript long guns with spike bayoners.
See Also
Other screen adaptations of the original novel:
- Besy, 1992 Russian movie directed by Dmitri Talankin and Igor Talankin.
- Besy, 2014 Russian mini series directed by Vladimir Khotinenko.