Kalashnikov AK-47

Kalashnikov AK-47

1h 45m 7.4/10

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.

Director

Konstantin Buslov

Top Billed Cast

Artur Smolyaninov

Artur Smolyaninov

Engineer captain Lyutyy

Yura Borisov

Yura Borisov

Kalashnikov

Vitaliy Khaev

Vitaliy Khaev

Major General Kurbatkin

Olga Lerman

Olga Lerman

Katya

Eldar Kalimulin

Eldar Kalimulin

Zaytsev

Valeriy Barinov

Valeriy Barinov

Major General Degtyarev

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