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Kalashnikov AK-47
The weapon that would change the world
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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Kalashnikov AK-47 was released February 20, 2020. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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Cast
Yura BorisovKalashnikov
Olga LermanKatya
Artur SmolyaninovEngineer captain Lyutyy
Eldar KalimulinZaytsev
Vitaliy KhaevMajor General Kurbatkin
Valeriy BarinovMajor General Degtyarev
Anatoliy LobotskiyColonel Glukhov
Aleksey VertkovState security captain LobovCredits
- Directed by
- Konstantin Buslov
- Written by
- Sergei Bodrov, Anatoli Usov, Alexey Borodachev
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Russian
- Original title
- Калашников
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Box office
- $1.6M
Production
- R.B. ProductionsRussia
- Etalon-FilmRussia
OkkoRussia