Armed and Dangerous (1977 film)
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| Directed by | Vladimir Vajnshtok |
| Written by | Vladimir Vajnshtok Pavel Finn |
| Produced by | Arkady Kushlyansky |
| Starring | Donatas Banionis Mircea Veroiu Lyudmila Senchina |
| Cinematography | Konstantin Ryzhov |
| Music by | Georgy Firtich |
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Release date | January 9, 1978 |
Running time | 99 min |
| Countries | Soviet Union Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Language | Russian |
Armed and Dangerous (Russian: Вооружён и очень опасен, romanized: Vooruzhyon i ochen opasen) is a 1977 Soviet western film. Based on the novel Gabriel Conroy and stories of Bret Harte.[2]
Plot[edit]
Events taking place at the end of the 19th century in the Wild West in America. The plot — the complex vicissitudes of life of hard workers — a prospector Gabriel Conroy. Having found oil on his land, he knows happiness and disappointment, and danger, and despair.
Cast[edit]
- Donatas Banionis as Gabriel Conroy, a prospector (voiced by Alexander Demyanenko).[3]
- Mircea Veroiu as Jack Gemlin, professional gambler (voiced by Anatoly Kuznetsov)
- Lyudmila Senchina as Julie Prudhomme, the singer of cabaret
- Maria Ploae as Dolores Damphy (voiced by Valentina Talyzina)
- Leonid Bronevoy as Peter Damphy, entrepreneur
- Lev Durov as Lucky Charlie
- Vsevolod Abdulov as Henry York, a young journalist
- Ferenc Bence as Harry, shooter (voiced by Nikolai Grabbe)
- Yan Shanilets as Julian Barreto
- Algimantas Masiulis as Starbottle (voiced by Yuri Sarantsev)
- Gregory Lampe as seller of secrets
- Sergei Martinson as Mr. Trott
- Oleg Zhakov as Judge Flemming
- Talgat Nigmatulin as Joyce
Soundtrack[edit]
Vladimir Vysotsky wrote seven texts for the film, three of which were put by the composer Firtich to music and performed by Lyudmila Senchina.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Vladimir Vysotsky by Female Voice. Людмила Сенчина". www.wysotsky.com. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Mark Tsibulsky. Vooruzhen i ochen' opasen — Владимир ВЫСОЦКИЙ. Каталоги и статьи". Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Поход в Крым: скала Белая, урочище Панагия". Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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