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Feature film — 2020

Kalashnikov AK-47 (2020)

7.61h 45mWar — History — Drama

A Russian military propaganda film about the tank commander Kalashnikov, severely injured in battle in 1941. The accident leaves him incapacitated and unable to return to the front line. While recovering in the hospital, he begins creating the initial sketches of what will become one of the world’s most legendary weapons. A self-taught inventor is only 29 when he develops the now iconic assault riffle — the AK-47. Shot in occupied Crimea.

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A high-signal pick with 419 votes.

R.B. Productions / Etalon-Film / Okko

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Director: Konstantin Buslov

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Cast & crew

Yura Borisov as Kalashnikov

Yura Borisov

Kalashnikov

Olga Lerman as Katya

Olga Lerman

Katya

Artur Smolyaninov as Engineer captain Lyutyy

Artur Smolyaninov

Engineer captain Lyutyy

Eldar Kalimulin as Zaytsev

Eldar Kalimulin

Zaytsev

Vitaliy Khaev as Major General Kurbatkin

Vitaliy Khaev

Major General Kurbatkin

Valeriy Barinov as Major General Degtyarev

Valeriy Barinov

Major General Degtyarev

Anatoliy Lobotskiy as Colonel Glukhov

Anatoliy Lobotskiy

Colonel Glukhov

Aleksey Vertkov as State security captain Lobov

Aleksey Vertkov

State security captain Lobov

Dmitriy Bogdan as Engineer Major Sudaev

Dmitriy Bogdan

Engineer Major Sudaev

Maksim Bityukov as Kazakov

Maksim Bityukov

Kazakov

Armen Arushanyan as Saakyants

Armen Arushanyan

Saakyants

Valery Afanasyev as Chief artillery marshal Voronov

Valery Afanasyev

Chief artillery marshal Voronov

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