Kalashnikov AK-47
6.6
“The weapon that would change the world”
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.
Cast
45 people
Yura Borisov
Kalashnikov
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Anora
To the Lake
Ekbal Kabir Siam
Mikhail
Olga Lerman
Katya
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Sergei Bodrov
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Konstantin Buslov
Maxim Shinkorenko
Artur Smolyaninov
Engineer captain Lyutyy
Known for
9th Company
The Darkest Hour
Alexei Borodachyov
Anatoly Belozerov
Eldar Kalimulin
Zaytsev
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Sergei Gorbunov
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Sisters
Elena Perepechko
Konstantin Buslov Director · Sergei Bodrov Screenplay Anatoly Usov Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.6M · Budget $3.5M · First release February 15, 2020
Box office
Budget
$3,500,000
Worldwide gross
$1,593,464
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
R.B. Productions
Production
Etalon-Film
Production
Okko
Production
Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Калашников
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Italian · Russian
Release dates
Russia · February 15, 2020
Premiere
Russia · February 20, 2020
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
April 1, 2021 · Digital
Estonia
February 21, 2020
Germany
April 1, 2021 · Digital
Japan
October 9, 2020 · Digital
Poland
May 5, 2020
Spain
December 17, 2020
United Kingdom
April 5, 2021 · Digital
April 5, 2021 · Physical
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