
The Diamond Arm
Taste attributes: adventurecomedycrimeespionagedetectivetried & testedlightimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"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
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
7.9 /10
TMDB · 177 votes
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Streaming data: JustWatch
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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...
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 1968
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Mosfilm
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











