The Age of Mercy
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The Age of Mercy Mesto vstrechi izmenit nelzya The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed )) is a 1979 Russian 5-part television miniseries by Stanislav Govorukhin. The film is set in post-WWII Moscow. Two MUR (Moscow Department of Criminal Investigations) detectives - Gleb Zheglov (Vladimir Vysotsky ) and Vladimir Sharapov (Vladimir Konkin ) - investigate the murder of a young actress and hunt for a gang of robbers calling itself "Black Cat".
"The Age of Mercy" is title of novel by Vayner Brothers on which the movie is based.
The following weapons were used in the film The Age of Mercy :
Handguns Nagant M1895 A Nagant M1895 revolver is a personal weapon of Gleb Zheglov (Vladimir Vysotsky ). Nagants are also used by MUR detectives Nikolai Taraskin (Andrei Gradov ), Ivan Passyuk (Aleksandr Milyutin ) (in one scene; later he is seen with a TT-33 ), Toporkov (Yevgeni Stezhko ), and the driver Kopytin (Aleksey Mironov ), and by robbers of the Black Cat gang "Gorbaty" (Hunchback) (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan ), "Zhzhony" (Burnt) (Aleksandr Abdulov ) and one uncredited person.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38N cartridge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taraskin holds his Nagant during the shootout with criminals. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taraskin fires the revolver in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A "Black Cat" robber (uncredited) holds a Nagant during the robbery of a general store. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Zhzhony" holds a Nagant in the final scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Gorbaty" holds a Nagant in the final scene (his previously seen Luger P08 switches to Nagant due to a continuity error). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zheglov aims his Nagant in the final scene. Tokarev TT-33 A Tokarev TT-33 pistol is a personal weapon of Vladimir Sharapov (Vladimir Konkin ). TT-33 are also used by MUR detectives Ivan Passyuk (Aleksandr Milyutin ), Pyotr Solovyov (Vsevolod Abdulov ), Vasily Vekshin (Evgeniy Leonov-Gladyshev ), and by robbers of the Black Cat gang Fox (Aleksandr Belyavskiy ), "Promokashka" (Blotting Paper) (Ivan Bortnik ), and an unnamed person (Vladimir Zharikov ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vekshin carries a TT, tucked at his belt, in the opening scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivan Passyuk fires his TT during the shootout with criminals. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sharapov holds a TT. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Solovyov hides his TT under a newspaper while in ambush. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fox, disguised as a Soviet Army officer, draws a TT. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A TT is hidden in storeroom. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Promokashka" (at the left) holds a TT. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sharapov with a TT in final scene. Femaru 37M Black Cat gang member Tyagunov (Oleg Savosin ) is armed with Femaru 37M . Note: at first it was identified as TT but upon closer inspection it appears to be Femaru.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Frommer 37M pistol - 9x17 Browning Short Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tyagunov draw his pistol. Note the shape of the rear part and the external extractor. The hole in the slide shows that the pistol was deactivated. Walther PP In the scene of car chase Vladimir Sharapov's (Vladimir Konkin ) TT-33 switches to a Walther PP and later back again.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther PP Pistol - .32 ACP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wounded Sharapov holds a Walther PP. Luger P08 "Gorbaty" (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan ), the boss of Black Cat gang, carries a Luger P08 . In the final scene it switches to a Nagant M1895 due to a continuity error.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm. This is blank adapted movie gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Gorbaty" fires his Luger. Walther P38 A criminal Levchenko (Viktor Pavlov ) carries a Walther P38 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Levchenko holds his pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Levchenko with P38 in hands in the final scene. Walther Model 4 A Walther Model 4 is the murder weapon in the case investigated by Zheglov and Sharapov. In the movie it is incorrectly called "Bayard 6.35mm".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther Model 4 - .32 ACP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Walther is found during the search. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zheglov shows the pistol to Gruzdev. Submachine Guns MP40 An MP40 is seen in a deleted scene of Sharapov's wartime flashback.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sharapov (Vladimir Konkin ) (at the left) holds an MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sharapov fires his MP40. Rifles Mosin Nagant Rifle In final scene several militioneers are armed with full-length Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Full-length Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shotguns 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun An aged store keeper (Vladimir Yevchenko ) tried to protect himself with 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun against "Black Cat" robbers, but fails.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A shotgun is seen on the wall. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Store keeper is killed by robbers when trying to get his shotgun. The weapon is hold by a robber (Rudolf Mukhin ). Mosin Nagant/Frolov Shotgun A bolt action Mosin Nagant/Frolov Shotgun (supposedly an R-32 version) is seen in hands of a store keeper (uncredited) during the unsuccessful robbery attempt.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Frolovka" R-32 shotgun (converted Mosin Nagant rifle) - 32 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing A store keeper holds his shotgun. 
