Chapayev

Chapayev

1934 · 93 min · ★ 5.9 · 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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