The Road (Doroga)

The Road (Doroga) Original Theatrical Poster Country USSR Directed by Aleksandr Stolper Release Date 1955 Language Russian Studio Mosfilm Main Cast Character Actor Sergei Ignatyevich Baytalin Andrei Popov Fyodor Ivanovich Vitali Doronin Capt. of State Security Ivan Alekseevich Nikolai Gritsenko Ekaterina Alekseevna Fyodorova Tamara Loginova Tagi Mukhtarov Takhir Sabirov Vasya Viktor Avdyushko Reginald Snyders Vladimir Kenigson Pasha Eskov Evgeniy Leonov

The Road (Doroga) is a Soviet 1955 adventure espionage movie, directed by Aleksandr Stolper. A group of trucks with passengers and cargo are stopped by a heavy snowstorm on a mountain road on Soviet Far East. One of the passengers appears to be a foreign spy who appointed a meeting to his agent on the mountain pass. Meanwhile a Soviet counterintellegence officer holds the investigation.

The following weapons were used in the film The Road (Doroga):

Revolvers

Nagant M1895

In the scene on the bus station Snyders' unnamed accomplice (Nikolay Gladkov) is at first seen with a Luger P08 (see below) that switches to Nagant M1895 revolver due to a continuity error (Nagant in turn switches to a TT-33).

Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant

The saboteur, trapped by Vasya (Viktor Avdyushko) in the cashier's room, fires a Nagant instead of previous seen Luger. Note that the revolver lacks ejector rod.

Pistols

Tokarev TT-33

TT-33 pistols are service sidearms of Capt. of State Security Ivan Alekseevich (Nikolai Gritsenko) and unnamed officer of State Security (Leonid Parkhomenko). Ivan Alekseevich also gives a TT to driver Tagi Mukhtarov (Takhir Sabirov) who in turn gives the pistol to Prof. Sergei Ignatyevich Baytalin (Andrei Popov). Baytalin uses the pistol in confrontation with the spy Reginald Snyders (Vladimir Kenigson) but is disarmed by the latter. A TT is also seen in hands of Snyders' unnamed accomplice (Nikolay Gladkov).

Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version.

Ivan Alekseevich gives a TT to Mukhtarov.

Ivan Alekseevich holds Snyders at gunpoint.

Mukhtarov aims at chief geologist Polipchuk (Evgeniy Matveev), thinking him to be Snyder's accomplice.

Ivan Alekseevich fires his pistol during the car chase.

Baytalin with a TT.

Snyder disarms Baytalin.

In the scene on the bus station the saboteur's Nagant (see above) switches to a TT due to a continuity error.

The State Security officer carries a TT in holster.

The officer holds his TT.

Luger P08

In the scene on the bus station Snyders' unnamed accomplice (Nikolay Gladkov) is at first seen with a Luger P08. Due to a continuity error it switches to Nagant M1895 (see above), then to a TT-33 (see above), and then again to a Luger.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm

The saboteur aims at Vasya (Viktor Avdyushko).

Vasya tries to neutralize the saboteur.

The saboteur aims.

A close view of the Luger.

The saboteur shoots himself with a Luger.

Submachine Guns

PPSh-41

Soldiers that appear on the bus station are armed with PPSh-41 SMGs.

PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

A soldier with a PPSh.

Soldiers ready their SMGs when their commander opens the cashier's room where the saboteur is trapped.

Shotguns

Double Barreled Shotgun

In several scenes Geologist Prof. Sergei Ignatyevich Baytalin (Andrei Popov), the chief manager of a bus station Vasya (Viktor Avdyushko), the unnamed musician (Boris Bityukov) and district trade division representative Beimbetov (Lev Sverdlin) carry Double Barreled Shotguns.

TOZ-B double barreled side by side shotgun - 16 Gauge. An example of double barreled shotgun with external hammers.

Baytalin readies his shotgun.

Vasya meets the officer of State Security outside the bus station.

Beimbetov (at the right) and the musician with shotguns.