Fighting Film Collection No. 1
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Country
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Directed by
Sergey Gerasimov
Release Date
1941
Language
Russian
Studio
Mosfilm
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Maksim
Boris Chirkov
Nurse Ksyusha
Nina Petropavlovskaya
A Soviet soldier
Marian Yandultsky
A German officer
Aleksandr Gerr
Adolf Hitler
Pyotr Repnin
Napoleon
Vladimir Kantsel
Imperial German officer
Mikhail Troyanovsky
Livonian Knight Siegfried
Nikolai Bubnov
Fighting Film Collection No. 1 Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 1 ) is the first issue of Boyevoy kinosbornik series, released in August 1941. It contains three segments: "Vstrecha s Maksimom/Meeting with Maxim", "Son v ruku/Dream in the Hand" and "Troye v voronke/Three in a Shell Hole". Maksim Lisitsin (Boris Chirkov ), the main character of a popular trilogy of 1930s movies, appears as a storyteller, uniting the segments.
The following weapons were used in the film Fighting Film Collection No. 1 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 1) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 A Soviet Lt. holds a Nagant M1895 revolver in segment "Three in a Shell Hole". Nagants are seen in footage from the 1939 film Shchors
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant. This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a War time issued weapon. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagants are used during the close combat in sunflower field in Shchors . Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet Lt. (uncredited) holds a Nagant in "Three in a Shell Hole". Error creating thumbnail: File missing He leads his soldiers in attack. Pistols Tokarev TT-33 A Red Army officer holds a TT-33 in the opening sequence.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Army officer at the right holds a TT. FN Model 1900 FN Model 1900 pistols are seen in hands of Imperial German officers in footage from the 1939 film Shchors
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN Model 1900 - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German officer in center holds his FN 1900 during the close combat in sunflower field. FN Model 1903 What appears to be an FN Model 1903 is carried by Adolf Hitler (Pyotr Repnin) in segment "Dream in the Hand".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN Browning Model 1903 - 9x20mm Browning Long Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hitler carries the holster that matches FN 1903 pattern. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grip is seen in holster. Luger P08 In segment "Three in a Shell Hole" a wounded German officer (Aleksandr Gerr) draws a Luger P08 to kill a Soviet nurse who had bandaged him a minute before.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer draws his pistol. Note that his holster is for TT-33 pistol/. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing He prepares to fire at the nurse... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...but is shot himself. Submachine Guns PPSh-41 A Red Army soldier holds a PPSh-41 in the opening sequence.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Army soldier (at the right) with a PPSh in attack . Suomi M31 A German officer (uncredited) is armed with a Suomi M31 SMG in segment "Three in a Shell Hole".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Suomi KP/-31 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer hold a Suomi SMG. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closer view of Suomi. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer fires at a German soldier who stopped to fix his legwrap and puts his rifle on ground. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles are used by Red Army soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Army soldiers with M91/30 rifles in attack in the opening sequence. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Guards hold M91/30 rifles in footage from the 1938 film Vyborgskaya storona . Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the left with M91/30 rifle and in Soviet SSh-36 steel helmet appears as a German soldier in segment "Three in a Shell Hole" (probably due to the insufficient number of German uniform). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier (Marian Yandultsky) is wounded during the bayonet charge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Army soldiers march with M91/30 rifles in the final sequence of segment "Meeting with Maxim". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers carry M91/30 and SVT-38 rifles in same scene. Mosin Nagant M1891 Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles are seen in footage from the 1939 film Shchors
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Rifle in original configuration - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red soldier uses his M91 rifle in close combat in sunflower field in "Shchors". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet soldiers in bayonet charge in "Three in a Shell Hole". The soldier at the right is armed with M91 rifle. Mosin Nagant M1907 Carbine Mosin Nagant M1907 Carbines are also seen in footage from the 1939 film Shchors
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant Model 1907 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M07 Carbine is seen in hands of a Red soldier. Mauser Gewehr 1898 Imperial German soldiers carry Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles in footage from the 1939 film Shchors
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Most Mausers, used by German soldiers during the close combat in sunflower field in Shchors , are Gewehr 98s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers in "Three in a Shell Hole" hold Mauser rifles with attached bayonets. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier (Viktor Kulakov ) stops to fix his legwrap and puts his rifle on ground. Straight bolt handle can be seen. The rifle seems to have a tangent-leaf sight rather than Lange-Visier so it can be a post-1918 version of G98 or its Czech or Polish 1920s derivative. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers in bayonet charge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A broken Mauser rifle is seen on battlefield. Mauser Karabiner 98b Karabiner 98b rifles are used by Imperial German soldiers in footage from the 1939 film Shchors
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98b - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier uses his Kar 98b in close combat in sunflower field. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Kar 98b is seen at the left. Mauser Karabiner 98AZ A Karabiner 98AZ is used by an Imperial German soldier in footage from the 1939 film Shchors
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Karabiner 98AZ is seen at the right. Note the protector of front sight and stacking hook. Tokarev SVT-38 In the final sequence of segment "Meeting with Maxim" some Red Army soldiers carry SVT-38 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev SVT-38 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers carry M91/30 and SVT-38 rifles. Unidentified rifle In segment "Three in a Shell Hole" some German soldiers are armed with unidentified rifles that are fitted with bayonets of typical French outlook. These may be Lebel Mle 1886 or Berthier Rifles .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the left holds the rifle with French-style bayonet. Note that despite he appears as a German soldier, he wears Soviet SSh-36 steel helmet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French-style bayonet is seen in center. Machine Guns Degtyaryov DP-27 A Red Army soldier carries a DP-27 in the opening sequence.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DP-27 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Army soldier with a DP-27 in attack. Unidentified machine gun An unidentified machine gun is seen in the final sequence of segment "Meeting with Maxim", very briefly and unclear.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the left carries a machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another soldier carries the disassembled bipod. Maxim M1910 A Maxim M1910 machine gun is seen in footage from the 1939 film Shchors
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red gunner opens fire. Other Weapons RG-14 Hand Grenades A Red soldier throws RG-14 hand grenades in footage from the 1939 film Shchors
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RG-14 Russian hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red soldier throws grenades in action. Mockup Hand Grenade In segment "Three in a Shell Hole" German soldiers carry hand grenades that resemble Model 24 Stielhandgranates but most likely are wooden mockups.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the left carries a grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the left carries a grenade. Trivia Holsters Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bolshevik Maksim Miklailovich Lisitsin (Boris Chirkov ) carries a Nagant holster in footage from the 1938 film Vyborgskaya storona . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maksim, the main character of three movies, including abovementioned Vyborgskaya storona , appears in segment "Meeting with Maxim". He carries a Nagant holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Imperial German officer carries a holster for FN Model 1900 pistol in footage from the 1939 film Shchors Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German gunner at the left carries a Luger holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German officer, armed with a P08, carries a TT holster. Degtyaryov DT Degtyaryov DT machine guns are mounted on Soviet tanks, seen in documentary footage.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 on tripod - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Artillery Error creating thumbnail: File missing 76.2mm M1931 (3-K) AA gun on march is seen in pre-war documentary footage. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Unidentified German gun. Armour Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing T-28 medium tanks are seen in pre-war documentary footage. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing T-26 light tanks are seen in pre-war documentary footage. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pz.II light tank is seen in German documentary footage. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pz.II (in center) and possibly Pz.I (at the right) are seen in German documentary footage. Navy Error creating thumbnail: File missing Krasnyi Kavkaz cruiser is seen in pre-war documentary footage. The scene shows the catapult with reconnaissance hydroplane KR-1 (Heinkel HD 55), twin 100mm AA guns and triple torpedo tubes.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gnevny -class destroyer is seen in pre-war documentary footage. The scene shows two 130mm main guns.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sevastopol -class battleship is seen in pre-war documentary footage. The scene shows triple 12-inch turret. 76.2mm 34-K AA guns are mounted atop the turret.Air Force Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tupolev TB-3 heavy bombers are seen in footage from the 1935 movie Aerograd Error creating thumbnail: File missing KR-1 (Heinkel HD 55) flying boat of Soviet Navy starts from Krasnyi Kavkaz cruiser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tupolev TB-1 bombers are seen in 1930s documentary footage (or maybe footage from some 1930s movie). 
