Eternal Call (Vechnyy zov)
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Country
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Language
Russian
Channel
Central Television of the USSR
Creator
Vladimir Krasnopolskiy
Genre
Historical
Broadcast
1983
No. of Episodes
7 (Ep.13-19)
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Eternal Call Vechnyy zov ) is a Soviet 19761-1983 TV series directed by Vladimir Krasnopolskiy and Valeriy Uskov and based on the eponymous novel by Anatoly Ivanov. The epic family saga depicts the life and fate of Savelievs family from a Siberian village through the events of half a century, from 1906 to 1961. First six episodes were released in 1976, and 6 more in 1979; these 12 episodes form Season 1 Season 2 was released in 1983. It consists of seven episodes (13-19), set in 1942-1961.
The DVD release of the series is truncated in comparison with the original TV release. This page is based on full TV version.
The following weapons were used in the film Eternal Call (Vechnyy zov) - Season 2 :
Pistols Tokarev TT-33 Tokarev TT-33 pistols are widely used by Soviet Army officers, notably Yakov Aleinikov (Vladlen Biryukov ), in Eps. 13-17, set in 1942-1944. Both pre- and post-1947 versions are seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Post-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet official, further commander of partisan unit (Oleg Mokshantsev ) holds a TT during the retreat of Soviet troops in Summer 1942 (Ep.13). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maj. Yakov Aleinikov (Vladlen Biryukov ) draws his TT on Abwehr agent Valentik (Nikolay Penkov ) (Ep.14). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same scene. The pistol is of correct pre-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Vasily Khlebnikov (Vladimir Sergienko ) leads his soldiers with a TT in hand (Ep.15). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Artillery Lt. Ruzheynikov (Nikolay Merzlikin ) carries a TT in holster (Ep.15). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Valentik (Nikolay Penkov ), disguised as a Soviet Lt. Col., holds a TT (Ep.15). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aleinikov holds a TT during the shootout with Ukrainian nationalist fighters in flashback scene, set in 1944, in Ep.19. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Aleinikov's pistol. This is a post-1947 version. Luger P08 Abwehr officer Oberstleutnant (Lt. Col.) Arnold Milhailovich Lakhnovsky (Oleg Basilashvili ) carries a Luger P08 in Eps.15-16.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lakhnovsky takes a run when Soviet commandos attack Abwehr base (Ep.16). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wounded Lakhnovsky with a Luger in hand. Walther P38 Abwehr senior officer Oberst (Col.) Rudolf Berger (Nikolai Brilling ) carries a Walther P38 in Ep.14.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Berger puts his P38 back in holster. Submachine Guns PPSh-41 PPSh-41 SMGs are used by numerous Soviet soldiers and officers, notably Yakov Aleinikov (Vladlen Biryukov ) and Ivan Saveliev (Nikolay Ivanov ), in Eps.13-17.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tank crewmember Alifanov (Yevgeni Bezrukavy) holds a PPSh in a scene of Kursk battle (Ep.15). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Khlebnikov's soldiers stand in formation with PPSh-41s (Ep.15). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sr. Lt. Ruzheynikov with a PPSh and Ivan Saveliev with MP40 (Ep.15). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aleinikov and his driver Grigory Yeryomenko (Vasiliy Mishchenko ) with PPSh-41s (Ep.16). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivan Saveliev, a member of Aleinikov's commando group, with a PPSh on rest (Ep.16). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Brothers Ivan and Fyodor Savelievs meet as enemies (Ep.16). Error creating thumbnail: File missing The bitter final. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Aleinikov's commandos fires a PPSh in flashback scene, set in 1944, in Ep.19. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aleinikov with a PPSh in the same scene. MP40 MP40 SMGs are used by German soldiers and Ukrainian nationalist fighters in Eps.13-17. Some Soviet soldiers are also seen with MP40s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers encircle wounder Fyodor Saveliev (Ep.13). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of MP40 in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tank crewmember Ivan Saveliev (Nikolay Ivanov ) with a captured MP40 during the Kursk battle (Ep.15). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier with MP40 (Ep.15). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Valentik (Nikolay Penkov ) fires his MP40 during the attack of Soviet commandos on Abwehr base (Ep.16). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fyodor Saveliev (Vadim Spiridonov ), currently serving in Hilfspolizei , holds his MP40 during the shootout with Soviet commandos. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The bitter end of the meeting of Saveliev brothers. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles are seen in hands of Soviet soldiers in Ep.13.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A guard on military factory carries an M91/30 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet soldiers with M91/30 rifles, M38 Carbines and DP-27 machine gun rise in attack. Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines are used by Soviet soldiers in Eps.13-15.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet officer at the right holds an M38 Carbine (Ep.13). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grigory Yeryomenko (Vasiliy Mishchenko ) reloads his M38 Carbine (Ep.13). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yeryomenko aims. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet soldier (Aleksandr Lebedev ) in attack with M38 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing M38 carbines are seen when Capt. Khlebnikov's soldiers are on rest (Ep.15). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers of penal battalion with M38 carbines cross the swamp (Pyotr Zubov (Yuri Gusev ) at the foreground, unnamed soldier (Anatoly Balchev ) behind him) (Ep.15). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A native girl Lika Shinova (Tatyana Lebedeva ) is a guide during the crossing of the swamp. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pyotr Zubov in action. Karabiner 98k Karabiner 98k rifles are used by German soldiers, Hilfspolizei personnel and Ukrainian nationalist fighters in Eps.13-17.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Guards with 98k rifles at the German commandant's office (Ep.14). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Hilfspolizei (Igor Buchko ) holds a 98k rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 98k rifle is seen (at the right) in trench during the Kursk battle (Ep.15). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Hilfspolizei (Vyacheslav Bogachyov ) with 98k rifle (Ep.16). Error creating thumbnail: File missing An SS guard in Buchenwald concentration camp aims his 98k rifle in a flashback scene in Ep.17. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Ukrainian nationalist female sniper (Larisa Negreeva-Tseslyak ) aims her 98k rifle in flashback scene in Ep.19. Vz. 24 Czech Mauser Most SS guards in Buchenwald concentration camp are seen with Vz. 24 Czech Mauser rifles (Eps.16-17).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Czech vz. 24 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing The groove on stock allows to differ Vz.24 rifle from Karabiner 98k. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shotguns Mosin Nagant/Frolov Shotgun A "Frolovka" shotgun is seen in Pankrat Nazarov's house in one scene in Ep.18, set in 1957.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Frolovka" shotgun (converted Mosin Nagant rifle) - 28 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Frolovka" is seen on the wall. Machine Guns Degtyaryov DP-27 Degtyaryov DP-27 light machine guns are used by Soviet soldiers, notably Fyodor Saveliev in Ep.13. In flashback scene, set in 1944, in Ep.19 Yakov Aleinikov (Vladlen Biryukov ) and one of commandos of his group, Sergei (Sergei Samojlov ), use DP-27s during the shootout with Ukrainian nationalist fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DP-27 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fyodor Saveliev in attack with DP-27. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Destroyed Saveliev's DP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the left holds a DP-27. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sergei with DP-27. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aleinikov with DP-27. Degtyaryov DT A Degtyaryov DT machine gun is seen inside a T-34 tank, manned by Vakhromeev (Valeri Kuksin ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DT - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing PMK (visually modified) In several scenes in Eps.15 and 16 German soldiers use PKM machine guns, visually modified to resemble MG34 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A picture of the original MG34 and PK conversion Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fake MG34 in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fake MG34 fires from a house. Maxim M1910/30 A Maxim machine gun, probably M1910/30 , is briefly seen in several scenes in Ep.13.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910/30 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim is seen at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim is seen at the background. Other Weapons PTRD-41 A PTRD-41 AT rifle is briefly seen on Soviet positions in Ep.13.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PTRD-41 Anti-tank rifle - 14.5x114mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A PTR is seen in center. SPSh Flare Pistol In one scene in Ep.15 a Sovier officer fires a flare pistol, probably an SPSh .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing SPSh Flare Pistol - 26.5mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing RGD-33 In Ep.15 Semyon Saveliev (Vladimir Borisov ) uses a bundle of RGD-33 hand grenades against a German tank.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing RGD-33 (mockup) In several scenes in Eps.13-15 Soviet soldiers use hand grenades that appear to be mockups, resembling RGD-33 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grenade is seen next to M91/30 rifle at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pyotr Zubov (Yuri Gusev ) pulls the pin with his teeth (commonly seen but unrealistic feat). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grenade is seen next to PPSh and MP40 on Soviet positions. Model 24 Stielhandgranate Model 24 Stielhandgranates are seen in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" stick grenade with fragmentation sleeve Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier carries an Stielhandgranate in Ep.14. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Ukrainian nationalist fighter carries an Stielhandgranate in flashback scene in Ep.19. Pineapple Grenade What appears to be a mockup of a pineapple grenade is carried by an Ukrainian nationalist fighter (Vladimir Myshkin ) in a flashback scene in Ep.19. Possibly it impersonates a Mills Bomb .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing S-Mine Training mockups of S-Mine are seen in Aleinikov's commando group (Ep.14).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing S-Mine 35. Error creating thumbnail: File missing TM-46 AT Mine What appears to be a training version of Soviet postwar TM-46 anti-tank mine is seen in abovementioned scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing TM-46 anti-tank mine Error creating thumbnail: File missing 7.5 cm Pak 40 7.5 cm Pak 40 AT guns are seen in Ep.15.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun - 75x714mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing German Pak 40 on position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Pak 40 in action. Trivia Holsters Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of TT-33 holster of a Soviet officer in Ep.13. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lakhnovsky (Oleg Basilashvili ) carries a holstered Luger (Ep.15). Error creating thumbnail: File missing SS officers and NCOs in Buchenwald concentration camp: ones at left (Andreas Schmidt-Schaller ) and right (Arno Wyzniewski ) carry Luger P08 holsters, while the commendant (Klaus Gehrke) has a holster for Walther PP . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Valentik (Nikolay Penkov ) carries a P08 holster. He isn't seen holding a Luger in the series. Artillery Error creating thumbnail: File missing Starshina (Sgt.Maj.) Magomedov (Radner Muratov ) at his 76.2mm ZiS-3 field gun (Ep.15).Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing ZiS-3 in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Katyusha" on road. These are most likely BM-13s but BM-31 is also possible. Tanks Error creating thumbnail: File missing T-34-85 under command of Lt. Yegor Dedyukhin (Leonid Kharitonov ) in Ep.13 (anachronistic for 1942). Ivan Saveliev (Nikolay Ivanov ), Semyon Saveliev (Vladimir Borisov ), Alifanov (Yevgeni Bezrukavy) and Vakhromeev (Valeri Kuksin ) are crewmembers of this tank. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alifanov loads the gun of T-34. Error creating thumbnail: File missing T-34-85 tanks in attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A T-44 (identified by the chassis), mocked up as a German tank. The barrel of frontal MG34 Panzerlauf is fake. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Scale models of destroyed German Pz.III and Pz.IV tanks. Error creating thumbnail: File missing BTR-40 stands for a German APC. Error creating thumbnail: File missing BTR-152 stands for German APC. Mauser C96 A Soviet officer fires a Mauser C96 in air in salute for the victory. This is a well known photo of soldiers and officers of 1st Battalion in the 756th Regiment of the 150th Rifle Division, under command of Capt. Stepan Neustroev.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 A Walther P38 is seen on abovementioned photo.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1944 Carbine A Mosin Nagant M1944 Carbine is seen in documentary footage.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine, with attached side-folding bayonet - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing An artilleryman carries an M44 Carbine. Degtyryov DT A Degtyaryov DT is seen mounted in rear position in KV-1 turret.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DT - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim M1910/30 Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are seen in documentary footage.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Maxim 1910/30 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim M1910/30 in M-4 AA quad mounting Error creating thumbnail: File missing M-4 AA quad mounting. Browning M1919A4 A Browning M1919A4 is seen mounted on M5 Half-track APC, supplied to USSR by Lend-Lease.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HB - .50 BMG Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tanks and Armoured Vehicles Error creating thumbnail: File missing T-34-76 in wartime documentary footage. Error creating thumbnail: File missing KV-1 in wartime documentary footage. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SU-122 SPG in wartime documentary footage. Error creating thumbnail: File missing M5 Half-track APC, supplied to USSR by Lend-Lease, is used as artillery prime mover. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Abandoned Sd Kfz 251 half-track APC. Airplanes Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ilyushin Il-4 bomber. Artillery Various Soviet artillery pieces are seen in wartime documentary footage.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 45mm 53-K AT gun.Error creating thumbnail: File missing 76.2mm ZiS-3 field gun on march. Lend-Lease M5 Half-track is used as prime mover. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 122mm M-30 howitzer on artillery factory. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 122mm M1910/30 howitzer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 152mm ML-20 howitzer-gun. 
