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20/02/2020 War, History, Drama 1h 45m
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The weapon that would change the world

Overview

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.

  1. Konstantin Buslov

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Yura Borisov

    Kalashnikov

  2. Olga Lerman

    Katya

  3. Artur Smolyaninov

    Engineer captain Lyutyy

  4. Eldar Kalimulin

    Zaytsev

  5. Vitaliy Khaev

    Major General Kurbatkin

  6. Valeriy Barinov

    Major General Degtyarev

  7. Anatoliy Lobotskiy

    Colonel Glukhov

  8. Aleksey Vertkov

    State security captain Lobov

  9. Dmitriy Bogdan

    Engineer Major Sudaev

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
Russian

Budget
$3,500,000.00

Revenue
$1,593,464.00

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