The Diamond Arm (Brilliantovaya ruka) (Krupniy plan)

The plot of this eccentric comedy is based on a newspaper item, found by script co-writer Yakov Kostyukovsky, about the arrest on the Italian border of a criminal who had hidden “gold and diamonds” in the plaster cast. The movie became the absolute box-office leader of 1969. It was seen by 76.7 million viewers.
The thrilling adventures of Semyon Semyonovich Gorbunkov, a modest economist, accompanied by a swindler named Count, have captivated several generations of moviegoers.
The smugglers’ comic dialogues were picked up for citations and catchwords.
Starring in the film were the brilliant actors Andrei Mironov, Anatoly Papanov, Yuri Nikulin and others.

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Ekstsentricheskaya komediya o skromnom truzhenike Semene Semenyche, vstupivshem v geroicheskiy poedinok s shaykoy kontrabandistov-valyutchikov, uzhe bolee chetverti veka ostaetsya odnim iz lyubimeyshih v narode kinoproizvedeniy. Feericheskiy kaskad tryukov, shutok, muzykalnyh nomerov v ispolnenii blistatelnyh komediynyh akterov neizmenno `porazhaet` smehom lyubuyu auditoriyu...



Polnaya restavratsiya izobrazheniya i zvuka.









Also Known As (AKA):
A gyémánt kar - Hungary
Briljanthanden - Finland (Swedish title)
Briljanttikäsi - Finland
Brylantowa reka - Poland
Crociera di lusso per un matto - Italy