Kalashnikov AK-47 (2020)
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
Writers:
Sergei Bodrov, Alexey Borodachev, Anatoli Usov.
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Yura Borisov as Kalashnikov |
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Olga Lerman as Katya |
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Artur Smolyaninov as Engineer captain Lyutyy |
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Eldar Kalimulin as Zaytsev |
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Vitaliy Khaev as Major General Kurbatkin |
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Valeriy Barinov as Major General Degtyarev |
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Anatoliy Lobotskiy as Colonel Glukhov |
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Aleksey Vertkov as State security captain Lobov |
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Dmitriy Bogdan as Engineer Major Sudaev |
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Maksim Bityukov as Kazakov |
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Armen Arushanyan as Saakyants |
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Valery Afanasyev as Chief artillery marshal Voronov |
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Sergey Gazarov as Head of depot Krotov |
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Seydulla Moldakhanov as Lieutenant Colonel Basarov |
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Dmitriy Kulichkov as Major Lebedev |
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Igor Khripunov as Deputy Degtyarev |
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Yuriy Loparyov as Kuzmich |
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Aleksandr Nikolskiy as Uncle Misha |
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Mikhail Gudoshnikov as Kravchenko |
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Evgeny Antropov as Lieutenant in Alma-Ata |
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Amadu Mamadakov as Guard in Alma-Ata |
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Yevgeniy Kartashov as Officer in Golutwin |
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Arkady Timofeev as Wounded soldier |
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Igor Kulachko as Captain |
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Vladimir Maslakov as Bezrukiy |
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Elena Morozova as Katya's mother |
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Alexander Lymarev as Officer |
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Yakov Shamshin as Vitya |
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Saveliy Kudryashov as Young Misha Kalashnikov |
| Directing | Maksim Antipov | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Sergey Perepechko | Executive Producer |
| Art | Ekaterina Miklashevskaya | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Mariya Shklyarevskaya | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Elena Perepechko | Line Producer |
| Production | Irina Mazaeva | Casting |
| Directing | Anastasiya Naumova | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lyubov Dyakova | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Art | Igor Kotsarev | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Elizaveta Rankova | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Alexey Nikolaev | Assistant Property Master |
| Crew | Larisa Nemova | Drone Operator |
| Crew | Ruslan Prokhorov | Drone Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ekaterina Bryndina | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Denis Fetisov | Dolly Grip |
| Crew | Andrey Tavolzhanskiy | Drone Operator |
| Lighting | Dmitry Sartakov | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Oksana Prishepa | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Sergey Fokin | Dolly Grip |
| Visual Effects | Aleksey Prodan | Digital Compositor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrey Muchko | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariya Korolyova | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Art | Ilya Novik | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Kirienko | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Svetlana Pogulyaeva | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yelena Akhtyrko | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sergey Prishepa | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Visual Effects | Oleksandr Kucherov | Digital Compositor |
| Crew | Pavel Rosputko | Generator Operator |
| Visual Effects | Aleksey Kiselev | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Konstantin Listratov | Visual Effects Producer |
| Production | Dmitriy Monakhov | Extras Casting |
| Camera | Evgeniy Ridel | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Alexander Kikhalov | Steadicam Operator |
| Visual Effects | Maksim Chernykh | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Andrey Ryabtsev | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Timofey Pavelko | VFX Editor |
| Camera | Aleksey Dudin | Camera Technician |
| Lighting | Dmitriy Kovalenko | Gaffer |
| Visual Effects | Vladimir Prikhodko | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Tatyana Tarakanova | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Artur Khayrullin | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Marina Yeryomina | Location Manager |
| Directing | Anna Shubina | Script Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Mikhail Popov | VFX Artist |
| Production | Igor Dashavskiy | Location Manager |
| Directing | Anna Slivka | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Sergey Knigin | Camera Technician |
| Camera | Sergey Shkreba | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Crew | Sergey Moiseev | Drone Operator |
| Lighting | Artem Shashaev | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Svetlana Romanova | Casting Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Lucy Lisitsina | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Vladimir Ponikarovsky | Pyrotechnician |
| Visual Effects | Artem Savchenko | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Pavel Semerdzhyan | Visual Effects Producer |
| Production | Sergey Ramzaev | Location Manager |
| Camera | Ivan Mamonov | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Andrey Pitinov | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Aleksey Grigoryants | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Ilya Ivanov | Camera Operator |
| Visual Effects | Katerina Elinskaya | VFX Artist |
| Production | Aleksey Nosov | Location Manager |
| Art | Alexandr Sudakov | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Evgeny Salomaho | Generator Operator |
| Visual Effects | Dmitriy Parshikov | Digital Compositor |
| Production | Konstantin Gorbov | Extras Casting |
| Camera | Artur Baranov | Focus Puller |
| Art | Svetlana Sharapova | Set Designer |
| Visual Effects | Dmitriy Samoshkin | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Pavel Smirnov | VFX Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ekaterina Chernyshova | Costumer |
| Art | Konstantin Egorov | Property Master |
| Lighting | Aleksandr Tazov | Gaffer |
| Camera | Svetlana Malikova | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Vladimir Grebennikov | Pyrotechnician |
| Sound | Aleksey Kovalyov | Assistant Sound Engineer |
| Visual Effects | Julia Frolova | Visual Effects Producer |
| Art | Maxim Prozorov | Assistant Property Master |
| Crew | Nikita Balmin | Drone Operator |
| Camera | Ekaterina Golub | Still Photographer |
| Visual Effects | Pyotr Pankovskiy | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Nikita Sklokin | VFX Editor |
| Production | Tamara Ivanova | Administration |
| Sound | Elizaveta Kiryak | Assistant Sound Engineer |
| Production | Aleksey Nesterkin | Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | Alyona Kuznetsova | VFX Editor |
| Directing | Yuliya Skryabina | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Sergei Gorbunov | Idea |
| Production | Sergei Bodrov | Producer |
| Production | Konstantin Buslov | Producer |
| Writing | Sergei Bodrov | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alexey Borodachev | Screenplay |
| Writing | Anatoli Usov | Screenplay |
| Art | Evgeniy Kachanov | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aleksey Kamyshov | Costume Design |
| Camera | Maksim Shinkorenko | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Margarita Smirnova | Editor |
| Camera | Levan Kapanadze | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Konstantin Buslov | Director |
| Production | Alexander Dostal | Producer |
| Sound | Sergey Stern | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Anatoly Belozerov | Sound Director |
| Sound | Aleksandr Valentsov | Sound Director |
| Production | Scotty Gelt | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yulia Shishkina | Makeup & Hair |