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The Diamond Arm

Original title: Brilliantovaya ruka

“A cinematographic novel in two parts from the life of smugglers”

1969 · 1 h 34 min
Directed by Leonid Gaidai
AdventureComedyCrime

Cast

Yuriy Nikulin Nina Grebeshkova Andrey Mironov Anatoliy Papanov Stanislav Chekan Vladimir Gulyaev

Plot

A mild Soviet man on a cruise is mistaken for a courier by smugglers, who hide diamonds in his cast, in a slapstick crime comedy.

Sinekatalog’s take

A hugely popular Soviet slapstick classic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.2 / 10 (18,343 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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