Chapayev
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Chapayev

5.9 / 10 1934 1h 33mNR Russian
DramaHistoryWar

Storyline

An account of the peasant turned mythical military hero Vasily Chapayev, charting his campaign in the Red Army during the Russian Civil War.

Cast & Crew

Boris Babochkin

Boris Babochkin

Chapayev

Lead
Leonid Kmit

Leonid Kmit

Petka

Varvara Myasnikova

Varvara Myasnikova

Anka

Boris Blinov

Boris Blinov

Furmanov

Illarion Pevtsov

Illarion Pevtsov

Borozdin

Nikolai Simonov

Nikolai Simonov

Zhikharev

Boris Chirkov

Boris Chirkov

Peasant

Stepan Shkurat

Stepan Shkurat

Borozdin's striker

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sergey Vasilev's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Chapayev is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker