Kalashnikov AK-47

The weapon that would change the world

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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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Creators

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Konstantin Buslov

director

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Sergei Gorbunov

writer

Сергей Бодров

writer

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Alexey Borodachev

writer

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Anatoli Usov

writer

Cast

Yura Borisov actor Ольга Лерман actor Artur Smolyaninov actor Эльдар Калимулин actor

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Vitaliy Khaev actor

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Valeriy Barinov actor

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Anatoliy Lobotskiy actor

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Aleksey Vertkov actor

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Dmitriy Bogdan actor

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Maksim Bityukov actor

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Armen Arushanyan actor

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Valery Afanasyev actor

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Sergey Gazarov actor

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Seydulla Moldakhanov actor

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Dmitriy Kulichkov actor Игорь Хрипунов actor

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Yuriy Loparyov actor

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Aleksandr Nikolskiy actor Михаил Гудошников actor

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Evgeny Antropov actor