
Kalashnikov
2020 · Movie · 105 min · ★ 7.4
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.
Also known as AK-47 · AK-47 Kalashnikov
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-02-20
- Language
- Russian
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (361 votes)
Themes
- world war ii
Cast & crew

Yura Borisov
as Kalashnikov

Olga Lerman
as Katya

Artur Smolyaninov
as Engineer captain Lyutyy

Eldar Kalimulin
as Zaytsev

Vitaliy Khaev
as Major General Kurbatkin

Valeriy Barinov
as Major General Degtyarev

Anatoliy Lobotskiy
as Colonel Glukhov

Aleksey Vertkov
as State security captain Lobov

Dmitriy Bogdan
as Engineer Major Sudaev

Maksim Bityukov
as Kazakov
Directed by Konstantin Buslov