Russia / Apr 28, 1926 / Kiev (Ukraine)
1h 21min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The seamy Jewish underworld of Odesa is the setting for Isaac Babel's story based on the life of gangster king Mishka Yaponchik "Mike the Jap" Vinnitsky. Murder is a way of life for Benya and his gang until he finds himself ensnared in a Bolshevik trap.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Aleksandr Sashin | Savka Butsis |
| Osyp Merlatti | Froim Grach |
| Mikhail Smolenskiy | Marantz, broker |
| Evgeni Lepkovsky | Ruvim Tartakovskiy, owner of 19 bakeries |
| Leonid Barbe | Muginstein, Tartakovskiy's clerk |
| Anastasiya Kozhevnikova | Gypsy flower woman |
| Ivan Zamychkovskyi | Gleczik, the policeman |
| Mykola Kuchynskyi | Sokovich, bailiff |
| Serhii Minin | Commissar Sobkov |
| Ivan Sizov | Kochetkov, Sobkov's assistant |
| Leonid Chembarsky | Auctioneer / Jury member Tsysin |
| Lyubov Gakkebush | (uncredited) |
| Saksaganskaya | Bailiff's mother (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Беня Крик |
| Original language | RU |
| Spoken languages | No Language |
| Production countries | Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | VUFKU |
| Release date | 28 aprile 1926 |
| Writer | Isaak Babel |
| Cinematography | Oleksiy Kalyuzhnyi |
| Assistant directors | Vladimir Vilner |
| Camera operators | Oleksiy Kalyuzhnyi |
| Additional photography | Oleksiy Kalyuzhnyi |
| Production design | Heinrich Beisenherz |
| Art direction | Heinrich Beisenherz |
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| Set decoration | Heinrich Beisenherz |
Release dates
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