The Diamond Arm
8.2
“A cinematographic novel in two parts from the life of smugglers”
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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Cast
56 people
Yuriy Nikulin
Semyon Semyonovich Gorbunkov
Known for
Bootleggers
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
Nina Grebeshkova
Nadezhda Ivanovna Gorbunkova
Known for
It Can't Be!
12 Chairs
Юрий Никулин
Семен Горбунков
Nonna Mordyukova
Varvara Pliushch
Known for
Station for Two
They Fought for Their Motherland
Svetlana Svetlichnaya
Anna Sergeyevna
Known for
Seventeen Moments of Spring
The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed
Anatoliy Papanov
Lyolik
Known for
Well, Just You Wait!
The Twelve Chairs
Станислав Чекан
Капитан Михаил Иванович
Andrey Mironov
Gennadiy Kozodoyev
Known for
The Twelve Chairs
Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia
Нонна Мордюкова
Управдом
Stanislav Chekan
Mikhail Ivanovich, captain
Known for
War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov
Светлана Светличная
Анна
Vladimir Gulyaev
Volodya, lieutenant of militsiya
Known for
Spring on Zarechnaya Street
Leonid Gaidai Director · Moris Slobodskoy Writer Yakov Kostyukovskiy Writer
Worldwide gross $2.3K · First release April 23, 1969 · Produced in Russia, Russia
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,258
Production
Mosfilm
Production · Studio
Russia · Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Бриллиантовая рука
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · April 23, 1969
Premiere · Moscow
Russia · April 28, 1969
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
March 19, 1970 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 17, 2017 · Physical · DVD
Colombia
October 8, 1970 · Theatrical
Finland
May 23, 1969 · Theatrical
Germany
August 29, 1969 · Theatrical · East Germany
Romania
November 3, 1969 · Theatrical
Russia
April 8, 1972 · TV
Russia
April 29, 2009 · Physical · DVD
December 20, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
April 25, 2024 · Theatrical · Re-release
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