The Living and the Dead (Zhivye i Myortvye)

The Living and the Dead (Russian Title: Zhivye i Myortvye / Живые и мёртвые) is a 1964 World War II drama directed by Aleksandr Stolper and based on a novel by Konstantin Simonov. The early days of the German invasion in the Soviet Union. Soviet troops have suffered one defeat after another. The Red Army retreats to Moscow. War correspondent Ivan Sintsov (Kirill Lavrov) is a witness and participant to these tragic events. 
The movie was followed by Vozmezdie (1967) that shows the fate of the main characters during the Stalingrad Battle.
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= Handguns =
== Nagant M1895 ==
Nagant M1895 revolvers are service sidearms of most Soviet officers, notably Starshiy Politruk (Senior political officer, Captain rank) Ivan Petrovich Sintsov (Kirill Lavrov), General Fyodor Fyodorovich Serpilin (Anatoli Papanov), Commissar Segrey Nikolaevich Shmakov (Lev Lyubetskiy), Capt. (then Maj.) Ivanov (Oleg Efremov), combat medic Tatyana Nikolaevna Ovsyannikova (Lyudmila Krylova), Mladshiy Politruk (Junior political officer, Lieutenant rank) Lyusin (Roman Khomyatov), Lt. Khoryshev (Igor Pushkaryov), Maj. Danilov (Vladlen Paulus), and war correspondent Misha Wainstein (Zinovi Vysokovsky). Nagants are mostly seen in holsters.
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== Tokarev TT-33 ==
TT-33 pistols are also used by Soviet officers, notably by General Fyodor Fyodorovich Serpilin (Anatoli Papanov), Air Force General Kozyrev (Vladimir Marenkov), Air Force Maj. (Vladimir Gorelov), and an unnamed Sr. Lt. (Oleg Tabakov) who erroneously arrested Sintsov.
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= Submachine Guns =
== PPSh-41 ==
Some Soviet soldiers and officers, notably Ivan Petrovich Sintsov (Kirill Lavrov), Lt. Khoryshev (Igor Pushkaryov), Maj. Danilov (Vladlen Paulus) and Col. Baranov (Yuri Volkov), carry PPSh-41 SMGs. The appearance of these submachine guns during the events of Summer 1941 is anachronistic but during the Battle for Moscow in Autumn-Winter 1941 PPSh were really widely used.
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== MP40 ==
Some Soviet soldiers and officers use captured MP40s during the battles in Summer 1941. German soldiers are briefly seen with MP40 in one scene.
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= Rifles =
== Mosin Nagant M1891/30 ==
The main weapon of Soviet infantry is Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifle. Rifles are notably used by Politruk Malinin (Aleksey Glazyrin), Starshina Kovalchuk (Boris Yurchenko), Pvts. Pyotr Zolotaryov (Yuriy Dubrovin) and Efremov (Mikhail Vorobyov). Bayonets are often attached backwards. This is a exclusively cinematic practice; in reality such practice was banned by service manuals.
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== Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine ==
Some Soviet soldiers, mostly artillerymen and crewmembers of AT rifles and notably Mladshiy Politruk Lyusin (Roman Khomyatov), carry Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines.
= Shotguns =
== Double Barreled Shotgun ==
Some volunteers of the Moscow "Narodnoe Opolcheniye" (People's Militia) carry their personal double barreled shotguns, until these guns are replaced with military firearms. 
= Machine Guns =
== Degtyaryov DP-27 ==
Degtyaryov DP-27 light machine guns are used by Soviet troops.
== Degtyaryov DT ==
Degtyaryov DT machine guns are seen mounted on T-34 tanks.
== MG 34 ==
During the battles of Summer 1941 some Soviet soldiers use captured MG 34 machine guns.
== Maxim M1910/30 ==
Soviet troops use Maxim M1910/30 machine guns in several scenes.
== 37-mm M1939 (61-K) AA Autocannon ==
37mm 61-K AA autocannons are seen in several scenes.
= Other Weapons =
== PTRS-41 ==
PTRS-41 AT rifles are seen during the Battle for Moscow in Winter 1941.
== PTRD-41 ==
PTRD-41 AT rifles are seen during the Battle for Moscow in Winter 1941.
== Model 24 Stielhandgranate ==
During the battles of Summer 1941 some Soviet soldiers carry captured Model 24 Stielhandgranate hand grenades.
== 45mm M1937 (53-K) AT Gun ==
M1937 (53-K) AT guns are seen in several scenes.
= Trivia =
== Artillery ==
== Tanks and Armoured Vehicles ==
== Airplanes ==
Scale models of Soviet and German airplanes are used in the scenes of aerial battle in Summer 1941.
== Posters ==
Category:Movie
Category:B&W
Category:War
Category:Drama
Category:Soviet Produced
Category:Aleksandr Stolper