Chapayev Movie Review 1934

Striking propagandist drama dealing with the exploits of a legendary Red Army commander during the 1919 battle with the White Russians. Stunning, and carefully choreographed, battle scenes. Adapted from a biographical novel by Dmitri Furmanov. In Russian with English subtitles.

Distribution

International Historic Films, Inc., PO Box 5796, Chicago, IL 60680, Phone: (773)927-2900, Fax: (773)927-9211, Email: info@ihffilm.com, URL: http://www.IHFfilm.com, Remarks: Some programs available in PAL & SECAM.

Available on VHS
Running time 101 minutes.
Originally from Russian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Propaganda, War, General, Red Scare, Biopics: Military

Screenplay

Sergei Vassiliev, Georgy Vassiliev

Cast

Boris Babochkin, Leonid Kmit, Boris Chirkov, Varvara Myasnikova, Illarian Pevzov, Stephan Shkurat, Boris Blinov, Vyacheslav Volkov, Nikolai Simonov, Georgi Zhzhenov

Cinematography

Aleksander Sigayev, Alexander Xenofontov

Director

Sergei Vassiliev, Georgy Vassiliev

Music

Gavriil Popov

Producer

Lenfilm