Demons (Besy) (2014 Film)

Demons (Besy) DVD Cover Country Russia Directed by Roman Shalyapin Release Date 2014 Language Russian Studio Marmot-film Main Cast Character Actor Erkel Nina Loshchinina Verkhovensky Evgeni Tkachuk Liputin Oleg Sokolov Kirillov Andrey Shchipanov Lyamshin Aleksandr Sazonov Stavrogin Evgeniy Matveev Shatov Aleksandr Alyabev Virginskiy Roman Shalyapin

Demons (original title Besy) is a Russian 2014 low budget movie loosely based on the famous novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky and unofficial mockbaster of TV series of the same year.

The following weapons were used in the film Demons (Besy):

Nagant M1895

Verkhovensky (Evgeni Tkachuk) owns a Nagant M1895. At the one scene, he gave it to Liputin (Oleg Sokolov). It appears to be a Blef ("bluff") blank firing revolver, a conversion of live Nagant.

"Blef" (VPO-503 "Nagan-S"), a blank-firing version of Nagant M1895 - .22 Gevelot small cap

Verkhovensky (Evgeni Tkachuk) fans his nagant.

Verkhovensky (Evgeni Tkachuk) hands his revolver to Liputin (Oleg Sokolov).

Close Up. Note the groove on the frame between the cylinder and the barrel, it's a feature of Blef.

Zip Gun

Kirillov (Andrey Shchipanov) owns a Zip Gun. At the a few scenes, his weapon appears in the hands of Verkhovensky (Evgeni Tkachuk) and Erkel (Nina Loshchinina). This gun had never fires, so it's most likely a non firing prop.

Verkhovensky (Evgeni Tkachuk) hands the gun back to his owner. Hammer is seen.

Kirillov (Andrey Shchipanov) in ambush.

Close Up.

Erkel (Nina Loshchinina) aims.

Another view of the same scene.

See Also

Other screen adaptations of the original novel:

• Les Possédés, 1988 French movie directed by Andrzej Wajda.
• Demons (Besy) (1992), 1992 Russian movie directed by Dmitri Talankin and Igor Talankin.
• Demons (Besy) (2006), 2006 Russian mini series directed by Valeri Akhadov, Gennady Karyuk and Felix Schultess.
• Demons (Besy) (2014 TV Series), 2014 Russian mini series directed by Vladimir Khotinenko.