Maps of Movies

The Diamond Arm (1969)

Where The Diamond Arm says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Istanbul in the film is really Baku, and a Soviet seaside comedy was shot from Sochi to a Moscow underpass

Scenes and places

The cruise ship setting out (1969)

Gorbunkov joins a Soviet tourist cruise to Turkey, and Gesha boards the same ship as the smugglers' courier.

Set in Cruise ship "Mikhail Svetlov" — The tourist cruise ship that carries Gorbunkov and Gesha toward Turkey.

A fictional liner name; the ship that played it is disputed between sources.

The fall on the Istanbul street (1969)

Gorbunkov slips and mutters the code swear. The smugglers decide he is their courier and plaster the jewels into a cast on his arm.

Set in Istanbul, the street outside the pharmacy — Gorbunkov slips and swears the code phrase, and the local smugglers take him for the courier. Coordinate is the city of Istanbul. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Istanbul is played by Baku; some wide shots of the city used miniature models of a mosque and minaret.

Filmed at Old City (Icheri Sheher), Baku (Icheri Sheher, Baku, Azerbaijan) — Most of the 'foreign' shots were filmed in this historic district and around it. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The dark underpass (1969)

Gorbunkov is stopped in a dark underpass by a suspicious man.

Set in An underground passage — Gorbunkov meets a gloomy stranger in a dark underpass.

A passage whose real location is a Moscow underground toilet.

The Gorbunkov family flat (1969)

Back from the cruise, Gorbunkov returns to his family and tells the police what happened to him.

Set in Gorbunkov flat, 21 Morskaya Street (in the film) — The Khrushchev-era block where Gorbunkov lives with his wife, Nadia.

The film's Morskaya Street address is invented; the exterior is a Sochi street.

Fishing at the white rock (1969)

Gesha takes Gorbunkov fishing, planning to knock him out and take the cast. Gorbunkov, thrilled by a bite, keeps swinging his arms and ruins every blow.

Set in A fishing spot by a white rock — Gesha invites Gorbunkov to go fishing, hoping to knock him out in a quiet place.

The shore scene was filmed near Kiselyov Rock, with separate underwater shots.

Filmed at Kiselyov Rock, Tuapse district (Kiselyov Rock, Tuapse, Russia) — The fishing scene at the White Rock was shot near Kiselyov Rock. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The little island (1969)

Gorbunkov's cast draws attention on a small island, where a boy with a net appears.

Set in A small island scene — A scene set on a small island, with a boy carrying a fishing net.

The film's island scene has no source naming its location.

The Weeping Willow restaurant (1969)

Gesha treats Gorbunkov to a feast so Lyolik can overpower him. Both men end up drunk and cause a scene.

Set in Restaurant "Weeping Willow" — A fancy restaurant where Gesha and Lyolik try to get Gorbunkov drunk.

The restaurant is a studio set.

Filmed at Mosfilm Studio, Moscow (Mosfilm, Moscow, Russia) — The restaurant scene, including Gorbunkov's song, was shot in a Mosfilm studio pavilion. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Atlantica hotel room (1969)

Anna Sergeyevna invites Gorbunkov up to her room with a promise of a gown, and spikes his drink with a sleeping pill.

Set in Hotel "Atlantica", Anna Sergeyevna's room — Anna Sergeyevna lures Gorbunkov to her hotel room and drops a sleeping pill in his wine.

The source gives no filming location for this room.

The voluntary-labour day (1969)

On a Saturday work day the Chief digs up a box of jewels.

Set in A vacant lot on a Saturday work day — On a subbotnik, the Chief finds a box of jewels in the ground.

A vacant lot in the Kuntsevo district of Moscow.

The car-wash showdown (1969)

Gorbunkov faces Gesha and Lyolik at a car wash, and the machinery turns the scene into a comic fight.

Set in A car wash — The face-to-face showdown of Gorbunkov with Gesha and Lyolik.

The car wash was built for the film and later given to the city.

The forest and the helicopter (1969)

Gorbunkov is chased through the woods while a helicopter joins the pursuit.

Set in The forest outside the city — The forest scenes, including those with the helicopter.

Two separate expeditions, one near Moscow and one in Smolensk Oblast, shot the forest scenes.

Filmed at Pavlovskaya Sloboda, Moscow Oblast (Pavlovskaya Sloboda, Moscow Oblast, Russia) — Forest scenes, including the helicopter ones. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Gzhatsk (now Gagarin), Smolensk Oblast (Gagarin, Smolensk Oblast, Russia) — Forest scenes, including the helicopter ones. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Semyon Gorbunkov — A modest Soviet economist whose arm is mistaken for a smuggler's courier cast.
• Gesha Kozodoyev — The Chief's courier, a model by day.
• Lyolik — The Chief's tough auto-mechanic henchman.
• Anna Sergeyevna — A femme fatale sent to retrieve the cast.
• Nadia — Gorbunkov's wife.
• The Chief — Head of the smuggling ring.