Chapayev
1934 · 93 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, History, War
An account of the peasant turned mythical military hero Vasily Chapayev, charting his campaign in the Red Army during the Russian Civil War.
Directed by Sergey Vasilev · Written by Georgi Vasilyev
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Boris Babochkin Chapayev -
Leonid Kmit Petka -
Varvara Myasnikova Anka -
Boris Blinov Furmanov -
Illarion Pevtsov Borozdin -
Nikolai Simonov Zhikharev -
Boris Chirkov Peasant -
Stepan Shkurat Borozdin's striker -
Vyacheslav Volkov Yelan -
Emil Gal Tall veterinary sergeon - M Mikhail Gipsi A red soldier
- K Konstantin Nazarenko The Lanky Fellow
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