One of the most beloved Russian comedies, this eccentric farce from celebrated director Leonid Gaidai -- based on a true story he read in the newspaper -- concerns a criminal operation that smuggles gold and diamonds inside a plaster arm cast. Modest economist Semyon Gorbunkov and a swindler named The Count embark on a wild series of smuggling adventures peppered with comic dialogue that spawned several popular catchphrases.
Más información en inglés: http://dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=3691The Soviet Union's biggest box-office hit of 1969, The Diamond Arm proves that English-language cinema certainly didn't hold a monopoly in Dayglo-dyed self-consciously trendy comedies - this could very easily be double-billed with the likes of one of the early Pink Panther films or just about anything starring Peter Sellers or directed by Richard Lester from the mid-to-late Sixties.
Mild-mannered, middle-aged economist Semyon Gorbunkov (Yuri Nikulin) goes on an Adriatic cruise to escape his wife and children for a week or so. On board the Mikhail Svetlov he shares a cabin with Gennady Kozodoyev (Andrei Mironov), whom we know is up to no good because we've already seen him plotting with his sidekick while still ashore and know in advance that "Damned melon!" is some kind of password.
Needless to say, though, it's Semyon who ends up slipping on a slice of melon when he reaches Istanbul, and his reaction is overheard by the smugglers, who naturally assume he's Gennady - so they knock him out, sprain his arm, and wrap it up in plaster, concealing diamonds, jewels and rare coins in the folds of the bandages. But unbeknown to them, Semyon is actually awake during this process, and immediately reports it to the ship's captain, who radios back to port. But, to his surprise, Semyon isn't stopped in customs - because the police realise that retrieving the contraband might be one thing, but capturing the whole gang is rather more attractive.
Leonid Gaidai
In his native Russia, Leonid Gaidai was considered a master of satirical comedy. Before studying film direction at Moscow's VGIK in the early '50s, Gaidai had graduated from the Drama Theater in Irkutsk in 1947 and established himself as a stage actor. Gaidai graduated from VGIK in 1955 and was co-director on Valentin Nevzorov's Dolgiy Put/The Long Way (1956). Dolgiy Put was a deadly serious and disturbing adaptation of the stories of V.G. Korolenko. Gaidai's sophomore effort, Zhenikh sTogo Sveta/The Bridegroom From the Other World, represented his first foray into satirical comedy and was a critical and popular success. Gaidai went on become the Soviet Union's main creator of slapstick comedies. He co-wrote most of his scripts and occasionally appeared in bit parts.
Título original: Brilliantovaya ruka.
País: Unión Soviética.
Dirección: Leonid Gaidai.
Reparto: Yuri Nikulin, Nina Grebeshkova, Andrei Mironov, Anatoly Papanov, Stanislav Chekan, Nonna Mordyukova, Svetlana Svetlichnaya, Vladimir Gulyayev, Grigory Shpigel, Leonid Kanevsky, Roman Filippov, Igor Yasulovich, Andrei Fait, Alexander Khvylia.
Año: 1968.
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Brilliantovaya ruka.avi 
Subtítulos en inglés sincronizados:
Brilliantovaya Ruka - Eng -Synchronized.srt Existe otra versión, la cual no he comprobado pero quizás tenga mejor calidad:
Brillianovaja.Ruka.1.of.2.avi Brillianovaja.Ruka.2.of.2.(DVDRip.DivX.Rus).ShareReactor.ru.avi 
