Kalashnikov AK-47 (2020)
“The weapon that would change the world”
Movie20201h 45mRussian
Our verdict
Worth watching
Well received by most viewers.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 379 ratings.
Movie review: Kalashnikov AK-47
Kalashnikov AK-47 is a film from 2020. It is catalogued under War, History, Drama. Its listed tagline is “The weapon that would change the world”.
Story
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.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 7.4/10 based on 379 votes.
Production
Release date: February 20, 2020 · Runtime: 105 minutes · Original language: Russian · Reported budget: $3,500,000 · Reported revenue: $1,593,464
Official trailer
Cast
Yura BorisovKalashnikov
Olga LermanKatya
Artur SmolyaninovEngineer captain Lyutyy
Eldar KalimulinZaytsev
Vitaliy KhaevMajor General Kurbatkin
Valeriy BarinovMajor General Degtyarev
Anatoliy LobotskiyColonel Glukhov
Aleksey VertkovState security captain Lobov
Dmitriy BogdanEngineer Major Sudaev
Maksim BityukovKazakov
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