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A cinematographic novel in two parts from the life of smugglers - The Diamond Arm
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Title: The Diamond Arm

Release Date: 23 May 1969

Runtime: 1h 40m

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Director: Mosfilm

Production Companies: Mosfilm

Overview: A diamond smuggling operation goes wrong when an ordinary Soviet citizen becomes unwittingly involved, and the criminals are forced to court him to retrieve their diamonds.

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Average Vote: 7.8 (285 votes)

Cast

  • Семён Семёнович Горбунков: Yuriy Nikulin
  • Надежда Ивановна Горбункова: Nina Grebeshkova
  • управдом: Nonna Mordyukova
  • Анна Сергеевна: Svetlana Svetlichnaya
  • Лёлик: Anatoliy Papanov
  • Геннадий Козодоев: Andrey Mironov
  • капитан Михаил Иванович: Stanislav Chekan
  • лейтенант Володя: Vladimir Gulyaev
  • старушка: Yevgeniya Melnikova
  • продавец лотерейных билетов: Andrey Fayt
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