History Film / TheDiamondArm

* UsefulNotes/GosKino: The superintendent's warning to Semyon's wife that she wouldn't be surprised if Semyon is secretly visiting a mistress is the result of the Soviet censors redubbing her line. If you look at her lips carefully, she is most likely saying "synagogue" instead of "mistress". Ultimately, "mistress" makes more sense, since his wife [[MistakenForCheating catches him with another woman]] shortly after.

* CharacterTics: Gennadiy is known to occasionally jerk his head back slightly. This turns funny when he's standing with his back to a wall.

* CatapultNightmare

* {{Streetwalker}}

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Guesha

* BreakingTheFourthWall

TheEveryman named Semyon Gorbunkov goes on a cruise to Istanbul. On the way, he meets a younger gentleman named Gennadiy. Unbeknownst to Semyon, Gennadiy is actually working for TheMafiya, being sent by the Chief (the only name given to the mob boss) to Turkey to smuggle jewelry into the USSR. The Turkish contacts don't know what the courier looks like, only the secret phrase he is supposed to use (they don't even speak Russian). Semyon ends up accidentally speaking the phrase and receives an orthopedic cast full of jewelry on his arm. After returning home, Semyon immediately goes to the [[SpellOurNameWithAPo cops]], and they decide to use him as bait for the smugglers. HilarityEnsues as the two inept henchmen (Gennadiy and Lyolik) hatch various schemes to retrieve the contraband without killing Semyon or attracting unwanted attention.

* VoiceoverLetter: Semyon's wife leaves him one after the MistakenForCheating event above, letting him know that she is taking their kids and moving in with her mother.

TheEveryman named Semyon goes on a cruise to Istanbul. On the way, he meets a younger gentleman named Gennadiy. Unbeknownst to Semyon, Gennadiy is actually working for TheMafiya, being sent by the Chief (the only name given to the mob boss) to Turkey to smuggle jewelry into the USSR. The Turkish contacts don't know what the courier looks like, only the secret phrase he is supposed to use (they don't even speak Russian). Semyon ends up accidentally speaking the phrase and receives an orthopedic cast full of jewelry on his arm. After returning home, Semyon immediately goes to the [[SpellOurNameWithAPo cops]], and they decide to use him as bait for the smugglers. HilarityEnsues as the two inept henchmen (Gennadiy and Lyolik) hatch various schemes to retrieve the contraband without killing Semyon or attracting unwanted attention.

* UsefulNotes/GosKino: The superintendent's warning to Semyon's wife that she wouldn't be surprised if Semyon is secretly visiting a mistress is the result of the Soviet censors redubbing her line. If you look at her lips carefully, she is most likely saying " synagogue" instead of "mistress". Ultimately, "mistress" makes more sense, since his wife [[MistakenForCheating catches him with another woman]] shortly after.

* ThrowItIn: Gaidai was known for giving a lot of creative freedom to his actors. For example most of Lyolik's dialogue was actually ad-libbed by Anatoli Papanov, his actor, and the crane's hook hitting Semyon while he was extracted from the speedboat in the epilogue was a real filming accident — Yuri Nikulin almost got a concussion.
** Also, there's a scene where Lyolik is calling Gennadiy an idiot. Papanov was, in fact, telling that to a sound engineer who almost hit him with a microphone. The camera happened to be running, and Gaidai decided to keep it.

* GosKino: The superintendent's warning to Semyon's wife that she wouldn't be surprised if Semyon is secretly visiting a mistress is the result of the Soviet censors redubbing her line. If you look at her lips carefully, she is most likely saying " synagogue" instead of "mistress". Ultimately, "mistress" makes more sense, since his wife [[MistakenForCheating catches him with another woman]] shortly after.

Unfortunately, the "undercover" operation ends up taking a toll on Semyon's personal life. After catching him with with a woman who appears to be his mistress (she is actually working for the Chief as well), his wife leaves with their children. Trying to get to her, Semyon ends up being taken by Lyolik (who is disguised as a cop) to an abandoned car wash to retrieve the jewelry no matter what. Semyon gets away from them and happens upon a man who is driving through the woods, for some reason. Both get captured and tied to a tree. Gennadiy and Lyolik cut open the cast and take it. Semyon realizes that the man he has just met is the Chief and explains that the cops have had the contraband all this time. The criminals stuff Semyon into the trunk and drive off, intending to kill him later. However, a police helicopter finds them and picks up the car. Not realizing it, Semyon manager to open the trunk and falls out. The criminals are caught, and Semyon is reunited with his family, who now know the truth. Unfortunately, Semyon's leg is now broken for real.

* GosKino: The superintendent's warning to Semyon's wife that she wouldn't be surprised if Semyon is secretly visiting a mistress is the result of the Soviet censors redubbing her line. If you look at her lips carefully, she is most likely saying "[[UnfortunateImplications synagogue]]" instead of "mistress". Ultimately, "mistress" makes more sense, since his wife [[MistakenForCheating catches him with another woman]] shortly after.

* ThrowItIn: Gaidai was known for giving a lot of creative freedom to his actors. For example most of Lyolik's dialogue was actually ad-libbed by Anatoli Papanov, his actor, and the crane's hook hitting Semyon while he was extracted from the speedboat in the epilogue was a real filming accident — Yuri Nikulin almost got a concussion.

* ThrowItIn: Gaidai was known for giving a lot of creative freedom to his actors. For example most of Lyolik's dualogue was actually ad-libbed by Anatloy Papanov, his actor, and the crane's hook hitting Semyon while he was extracted from the speedboat in the epilogue was a real filming accident — Yuri Nikulin almost got a concussion.

* ThatRemindsMeOfASong: Like many others Soviet films of that period, this one features several characters randomly bursting into song. It only really makes sense once, when the (very drunk) Semyon gets on the stage at a restaurant and starts singing about rabbits, with the music making sense, since there's a live band playing. However, the Gennadiy is singing on the cruise ship, the music is coming from nowhere. For reference, Andrei Mironov, the actor playing him, was an accomplished singer.

** Not to mention that Gennadiy is played by Andrei Mironov, the MrFanservice of Soviet cinema.