Restless Youth (Trevozhnaya molodost)Restless Youth (Trevozhnaya molodost) - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video GamesRestless Youth (Trevozhnaya molodost)
Restless Youth (Trevozhnaya molodost) is a Soviet 1955 (filmed 1954) B&W historical drama movie directed by Aleksandr Alov and Vladimir Naumov. It is based on the trilogy of novels "Staraya krepost" ("The Old Fortress") by Vladimir Belyaev. The movie depicts the fate of several kids, later young men and women, who live in the town of Kamenets-Podolskyi in Western Ukraine during and after the Russian Civil war.
This movie is the second screen adaptation of Belyaev's novels, preceded by a 1938 movie and followed by a 1973 TV series (both entitled "Staraya krepost", like the trilogy).
During the Russian Civil War, a Nagant M1895 revolver is seen in hands of a Haidamak (a soldier of the Ukrainian National Army). Chekist Nikita Kolomeyets (Grigoriy Gai) holds a Nagant in another scene set a decade later.
A Smith & Wesson Victory Model revolver (standing in for the original M&P) is used by Ukrainian Sotnik (Capt.) Zenon Pecheritsa (Yuri Lavrov). This gun is supposedly the same prop that appears in several other productions by Dovzhenko (Kiev) Film Studios in following decades.
A Glisenti M1874 revolver is seen in several scenes throughout the movie. Initially, it is seen during the events of the Russian Civil War when Nikita Kolomeyets (Grigoriy Gai) gives the revolver to wounded Commissar Timofey Sergushin (Nikolay Kryuchkov). Then, the Glisenti is stolen by a boy, Kot'ka Grigorenko (Orest Kirst). A decade later, Grigorenko (Nikolai Rybnikov) uses the revolver when he illegally crosses the Soviet border. After his arrest the revolver, returns to Kolomeyets, who identifies his old gun. In the movie, the revolver is called a "Wobley-Scott" (an incorrect pronunciation of "Webley & Scott"), following the text of the original novel. This prop is most likely the same that is seen in several other Dovzhenko (Kiev) Film Studios productions, like Zigmund Kolosovskiy and Zelyonyy Furgon.
A Colt Single Action Army revolver with pearl/ivory grips is seen in hands of a Haidamak. This prop is most likely the same that is seen in several other Dovzhenko (Kiev) Film Studios productions, like Sapogi vsmyatku.
Top break revolvers that are possibly Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action models are seen in several scenes (it is probably the same prop reused). The screen gun is most likely not an original S&W production, but rather a WWI era Spanish manufactured gun in .455 Webley (British contract) or 10.35mm Glisenti (Italian contract). The same prop is possibly seen in several Dovzhenko Film Studios productions of 1950s-1960s.
A Ukrainian Sotnik (Aleksandr Khvylya) carries a Mauser C96 in a holster. The appearance of the grip allows to make a guess that this is a mere wooden mockup.
Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles are used by Nikita Kolomeyets (Grigoriy Gai) and by Haidamaks during the events of the Russian Civil War, along with Soviet border guards and Komsomol volunteers, notably Vasiliy Mandzhura (Aleksandr Susnin) and Petro Maremukha (Mikhail Kramar).
Some Red soldiers carry Mauser rifles. These rifles are of carbine length and have straight bolt handles. Polish Karabinek wz. 1929 seems to be a decent guess for some of them.
Maxim machine guns are used by Reds during the events of the Russian Civil War. The only one of them that is seen clear enough appears to be an M10/30.
