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Kalashnikov AK-47
"The weapon that would change the world"
2020 • 1h 45m • ★ 7.4 (345 votes) Released
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
Screenplay
Sergei Bodrov
Screenplay
Alexey Borodachev
Screenplay
Anatoli Usov
Rating
7.4
Runtime
105 min
Budget
$3.5M
Revenue
$1.6M
Profit/Loss
-1.9M
Production
R.B. Productions
Etalon-Film
Top Billed Cast
Gallery
Keywords
world war ii
