The Diamond Arm
Film1968100 min

The Diamond Arm

Taste attributes: adventurecomedycrimeespionagedetectivetried & testedlightimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"A cinematographic novel in 2 parts from the life of smugglers"

Boxlist takeSmart and unsentimental: a sweeping crime comedy, familiar rather than fresh. Best if you like easy over intense.

Taste details

Quality rating

7.9 /10

TMDB · 177 votes

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What lines up

  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

In the southern town, a gang of "currency traders" is operating, led by the Chief and his assistant Kozodoyev. A modest Soviet clerk and an exemplary family man Semyon Semyonovich Gorbunkov goes on a foreign cruise on a motor ship, on which Kozodoyev also sailed, who must pick up diamonds in one of the eastern cities and transport them in a plaster hand. But due to a misunderstanding, instead of a swindler, an unsuspecting Gorbunkov falls in the appointed place, and a precious plaster is imposed on him. That's where it all starts...

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Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
1968
Runtime
100 min
Status
Released
Studio
Mosfilm
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