Storm Over the Belaya (Groza nad Beloy)
Original Theatrical Poster
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Mikhail Vasilyevich Frunze
Aleksandr Mikhaylov (II)
Andrey Karpov
Aleksey Yakovlev
Sasha Vikhrova
Natalya Tenyakova
Veselkov
Vladimir Kashpur
Abalov
Gennadiy Yukhtin
Gen. Mikhail Vasilyevich Khanzhin
Yefim Kopelyan
Sofya Alekseevna Popova
Emma Popova
Fyodor Fyodorovich Novitskiy
Nikolay Volkov, Sr.
Admiral Aleksandr Vasilyevich Kolchak
Bruno Frejndlikh
Storm Over the Belaya Groza nad Beloy ) is a 1968 Soviet B&W historical war movie directed by Evgeniy Nemchenko and Stanislav Chaplin. The plot depicts an episode of the Russian Civil War - the battle on the Belaya river in February-June 1919 when the Red troops under the command of Mikhail Frunze defeated the White Army and took the city of Ufa.
The following weapons were used in the film Storm Over the Belaya (Groza nad Beloy) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are used by many Red Army commanders and enlisted men, notably the commander of brigade Veselkov (Vladimir Kashpur ). The 4th Army Commander Mikhail Vasilyevich Frunze (Aleksandr Mikhaylov (II)), the 4th Army Chief of Staff Fyodor Fyodorovich Novitskiy (Nikolay Volkov, Sr. ) and the scouts unit commander in Veselkov's brigade Sasha Vikhrova (Natalya Tenyakova) carry Nagants in holsters. Most if not all revolvers are of anachronistic post-1930 model.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38R Nagant. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Novitskiy (at the right) carries a Nagant in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Frunze carries a Nagant in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Veselkov draws a Nagant during the unrest in his brigade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Polundov (Nikolay Kuzmin ), a scout of Vikhrova's unit, holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Polundov carries his Nagant tucked into his belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Veselkov (in center) holds a Nagant during the attack. A Nagant is also seen in hands of a junior commander (at the background left). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Red junior commanders fire their Nagants while Veselkov fires a Maxim M1910 machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Veselkov holds his Nagant when his troops prepare for repelling of the counterattack of the Whites. Pistols Mauser C96 Mauser C96 pistols are widely used in the movie (as it is common for the Soviet films about the Civil War, and much wider than it actually was), notably by a scout Andrey Karpov (Aleksey Yakovlev).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two junior commanders in Veselkov's bridage (in center) carry Mauser C96 pistols in holsters. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Veselkov's orderly (Aleksandr Anisimov ) carries a Mauser C96 in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the unrest in Veselkov's brigade, one of the commanders draws his Mauser but another one (Yuriy Bashkov) grabs the gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karpov carries a Mauser with cocked hammer in his bosom, preparing for the attempt on Frunze. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Abalov (Gennadiy Yukhtin ), the artillery commander who turns out to be a White spy, takes the Mauser from Karpov after the latter refuses to fire at Frunze. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karpov carries the Mauser tucked into his belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red commander (Vladimir Karpenko ) carries a Mauser in holster during the river crossing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karpov meets Abalov, now a White officer, on the battlefield. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon and M1891/30 Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon and anachronistic M1891/30 rifles, very similar in appearance, are used by both Reds and Whites. Only in some cases the exact model can be identified.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A sentry at Frunze's staff railway wagon holds an M1891 Dragoon rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Whites with rifles. The black uniform was never used by the White Army on the Eastern Front (of all White troops, the black uniform was assigned only to the General Markov's officer regiment that operated on the Southern Front), but this myth, created by Chapaev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Veselkov's brigade crosses the river. Most rifles are M1891 Dragoon or/and M1891/30 models. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Reds in attack. The hooded front sight of M1891/30 rifle is seen at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M1891/30 rifle in hands of a killed Red Army man. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reds prepare to repel the enemy counterattack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrels of two M1891/30 rifles with bayonets, attached backwards. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Army man aims an M1891/30 rifle (the hooded front sight is seen). Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry rifles are also seen in hands of Red Army men.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Full-length, Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A sentry in the Red headquarters (at the left) holds an M1891 Infantry rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Frunze (Aleksandr Mikhaylov (II)) holds a M1891 rifle (most likely Infantry model), raising Red Army men in attack. The original M1891 bayonet is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Red Army men (Boris Ryzhukhin at the left) with M1891 Infantry rifles in recently captured trench wait for enemy counterattack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Army man in center holds an M1891 Infantry rifle with the bayonet, attached backwards. Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Some Red Army men carry anachronistic Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Red Army men carry M38 Carbines. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of M38 Carbine is seen at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the attacking Reds holds an M38 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Army man with an M38 Carbine. The barrel of Maxim M1910 machine gun is seen at the left. Machine Guns Maxim M1910 Both Reds and Whites use Maxim M1910 machine guns. Due to continuity errors, M1910 and M1910/30 machine guns are replaced with each other.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim M1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing An unloaded (despited being in battle position) Maxim M1910 of the Red unit on the railway flatcar. In the previous moment it was an M1910/30. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another Red M1910 on the flatcar. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Veselkov (Vladimir Kashpur ) fires a Maxim. Nagant revolvers of two junior commanders are seen at the left and right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim M1910 of the White troops is seen in the trench, captured by Reds. Maxim M1910/30 Maxim M1910/30 (or early type M1910 ) machine guns are also seen. Due to continuity errors, M1910 and M1910/30 machine guns are replaced with each other.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim M1910/30 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim M1910/30 of the Red unit on the railway flatcar. In the next moment it is replaced with an M1910. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Andrey Karpov (Aleksey Yakovlev) readies to fire a Maxim M1910. In the previous moment this machine gun was an M1910. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karpov's Maxim M1910/30 in action. Other Weapons RG-14 Hand Grenade Red Army men carry RG-14 (or RG-14/30) hand grenades.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RG-14 Russian hand grenade (Model 1914 grenade) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several men of Veselkov's brigade carry hand grenades tucked into their belts. Trivia Artillery Red troops use Russian 76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902 , French 75 mm Mle 1897, and British 18-pounder field guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Canon de 75 Mle 1897 Error creating thumbnail: File missing 76.2mm M1902 Field Gun Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ordnance QF 18-pounder Field Gun Mk II Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 75 mm gun on the parade of the Red troops. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 3-inch gun in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 18-pounder gun in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An abandoned 75 mm gun of the White troops on the battlefield. Armor A Red armored car is a replica of Austin, the most common armored car of Russian Imperial and Red Armies.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 
