Chapayev

Chapayev

1934 · 93 min · RU · 6.0 (37 votes)
Dir. Sergey Vasilev, Georgi Vasilyev · Starring Boris Babochkin, Leonid Kmit, Varvara Myasnikova, Boris Blinov, Illarion Pevtsov, Nikolai Simonov · Music Gavriil Popov
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An account of the peasant turned mythical military hero Vasily Chapayev, charting his campaign in the Red Army during the Russian Civil War.

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A stirring, earnest portrayal of a folk hero. It feels like a grand, patriotic epic, celebrating the common man's rise against oppression. The film is a powerful piece of historical propaganda, meant to inspire and rally.

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