The Adventures of Prince Florisel (Priklyucheniya printsa Florizelya)

The Adventures of Prince Florisel
(Priklyucheniya printsa Florizelya)

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Country	USSR
Directed by	Yevgeni Tatarsky
Release Date	1981
Language	Russian
Studio	Lenfilm

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Prince Florisel	Oleg Dal
Nick Nichols aka The Chairman	Donatas Banionis
Col. Geraldine	Igor Dmitriev
Janette	Lyubov Polishchuk
Perkins	Askhab Abakarov
Gen. Vendeler	Boris Novikov
Lady Vendeler	Elena Solovey
Frank Screamger	Valeriy Matveev

The Adventures of Prince Florisel (original title Priklyucheniya printsa Florizelya) is a 1981 Soviet made for TV adventure movie directed by Yevgeni Tatarsky and based on stories "The Suicide Club" and "The Rajah's Diamond" by Robert Louis Stevenson. In Victorian London Prince Florizel of Backardia (Oleg Dal) and his faithful companion Colonel Geraldine (Igor Dmitriev) fight against villainous Chairman of the Suicide Club (Donatas Banionis), a criminal mastermind, also known as Nick Nichols and "The Checkered".

In 1999 the movie was re-released under the title Klub samoubiyts, ili Priklyucheniya titulovannoy osoby (The Suicide Club, or The Adventures of the Noble).

The following weapons were used in the film The Adventures of Prince Florisel (Priklyucheniya printsa Florizelya):

Reichsrevolver M1879

Reichsrevolver M1879 revolvers are used by various characters.

Reichsrevolver M1879 Revolver - 10.6x25mmR

Florizel's manservant sleeps with a Reichsrevolver M1879 in hand.

Frank Screamger (Valeriy Matveev), a young man from Texas, carries a belt with two revolvers even on a Paris street.

Reichsrevolver M1883

The Chairman (Donatas Banionis) carries a Reichsrevolver M1883 revolver in the climactic scene. M1883s are also seen in hands of minor characters.

Reichsrevolver M1883 - 10.6x25mmR

One of Florizel's manservants carries a Reichsrevolver M1883 in his pocket.

An Ottoman policeman holds a Reichsrevolver M1883 in the scene in Istanbul.

An Ottoman policeman (Tariel Keniya) (in center) holds a Reichsrevolver M1883 in the scene in Istanbul.

In the same scene an escaping criminal (Valeriy Filonov) is also armed with an M1883.

The Chairman holds his revolver in the climactic scene.

The Chairman and Prince Florizel throw away their revolvers.

Galand Revolver

Galand Revolvers are also seen in hands of various characters.

Galand M1868 - 12mm (or a lesser-known 7mm or 9mm).

A Galand is a personal weapon of one of Florizel's manservants (Valeri Doronin).

A Turkish policeman holds a Galand in the scene in Istanbul.

Smith & Wesson Compact Revolver

A top-break compact revolver is seen in hands of Prince Florizel (Oleg Dal) in the climactic scene. It is most likely same Smith & Wesson 4th Model that can be seen in other Lenfilm productions of same period, like Priklyucheniya Sherloka Holmsa i doktora Vatsona.

For comparison: Smith & Wesson 4th Model Double Action - .32 S&W

Prince Florizel holds a revolver.

A closer view of the gun.

The Chairman and Prince Florizel throw away their revolvers.

Percussion Dueling Pistol

In one scene Mark (Vitaliy Ilin), Prince Florizel's manservant, is seen with a Percussion Dueling Pistol.

Modern replica of Lepage percussion dueling pistol.

Mark holds a pistol.

Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* Signal Pistol

In the scene when a thief sneaks in Gen. Vendeler's house at night, Lady Vendeler (Elena Solovey) appears with a large handgun. It is seen only in darkness but small parts that are visible allow to guess this gun to be a Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* Signal Pistol.