The Diamond Arm

1969 · directed by Leonid Gaidai

Rating
80/100
Hit
yes

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.

The Diamond Arm (1969), directed by Leonid Gaidai, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Yuriy Nikulin
  • Nina Grebeshkova
  • Nonna Mordyukova
  • Svetlana Svetlichnaya
  • Anatoliy Papanov
  • Andrey Mironov
  • Stanislav Chekan
  • Vladimir Gulyaev
  • Yevgeniya Melnikova
  • Andrey Fayt

Crew

  • Igor Chernykh — Director of Photography
  • Valentina Yankovskaya — Editor
  • Aleksandr Zatsepin — Original Music Composer
  • Leonid Gaidai — Writer
  • Moris Slobodskoy — Writer
  • Yakov Kostyukovskiy — Writer

More from Leonid Gaidai

  1. Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession (1973) — 81/100 · hit
  2. Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures (1965) — 80/100 · hit
  3. Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967) — 80/100 · hit
  4. 12 Chairs (1971) — 79/100
  5. Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross (1961) — 78/100 · short, not counted
  6. Bootleggers (1961) — 76/100 · short, not counted

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