Film
Kalashnikov AK-47
2020· 14· 1h 45m· Drama· History· War
“The weapon that would change the world”
Kalashnikov AK-47 (2020) reimagines the birth of the iconic rifle through the lens of Russian military history, focusing on the life of Mikhail Kalashnikov, a tank commander injured in 1941. Incapacitated and hospitalized, Kalashnikov channels his wartime trauma into invention, sketching the blueprints for the AK-47. The film, shot in occupied Crimea, captures the ingenuity of a self-taught engineer who, at 29, crafts a weapon that would define modern warfare.
2020-02-20
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Key Crew
DirectorKonstantin Buslov
ScreenplayAlexey Borodachev
ProducerAlexander Dostal
Director of PhotographyLevan Kapanadze
Original Music ComposerSergey Stern
EditorMargarita Smirnova
Full cast & crew (29 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released2020-02-20
Runtime1h 45m · 14
StatusReleased
StudiosR.B. Productions · Etalon-Film · Okko
Budget$4M
Box office$2M
LanguagesRussian · Italian
CountriesRussia
Rating7.4/10 · 368 votes
Original languageru
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