Gang of Batka Knysh (1924)
Silent film set in 1919 during the Russian Civil War. The Red Army liberated a small town, but a unit of White Russians is still operating in the suburbs. A group of Red Army officers are posing as a gang of Batka Knysh to provoke the White Russians before the final blow.
Director: Aleksandr Razumnyj
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Pyotr Leontyev as Chekist Stalnoy / Knysh |
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Aleksandr Khachaturyants as Red commander |
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Boris Shlikhting as Petrov |
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Vladimir Kriger as White commander |
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T. Kotelnikova as Katya Govorkova |
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Ivan Arkadin as Katya's father |
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Olga Narbekova as Mother |
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F. Osipov as Ugor |
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Antonin Pankryshev as Kozyrev |
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Andrei Gorchilin as Knysh's negotiator |
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Nikolai Okhlopkov as Violinist |
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Alexandr Gromov as Chairman |
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Nikolai Bravko as Bandit |
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Vsevolod Massino as |
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Galina Kravchenko as |
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Lev Ivanov as Party official (uncredited) |
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Andrey Fayt as Officer |
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Yevgeni Chervyakov as |
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Ekaterina Maloletnova as |
| Directing | Aleksandr Razumnyj | Director |
| Camera | Aleksandr Razumnyj | Director of Photography |
| Art | Aleksandr Razumnyj | Production Design |
| Writing | Yuri Tarich | Writer |
| Writing | Natan Ayzikovich | Writer |
