United Kingdom / Feb 10, 1935 / Film Society private screening in London
1h 33min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
An account of the peasant turned mythical military hero Vasily Chapayev, charting his campaign in the Red Army during the Russian Civil War.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Stepan Shkurat | Borozdin's striker |
| Vyacheslav Volkov | Yelan |
| Emil Gal | Tall veterinary sergeon |
| Mikhail Gipsi | A red soldier |
| Konstantin Nazarenko | The Lanky Fellow |
| Mikhail Rostovtsev | Short veterinary sergeon |
| Georgi Vasilyev | A white officer |
| Elena Volyntseva | Peasant woman |
| Viktor Yablonskiy | Cossack |
| Georgi Zhzhyonov | Teresha |
| Kostiantyn Mukhutdinov | Red army soldier in Chapaev division |
Genres
DramaHistoryWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Чапаев |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Lenfilm |
| Release date | 7 novembre 1934 |
| Executive producer | Mikhail Shostak |
| Writer | Georgi Vasilyev, Sergey Vasilev, Dimitri Furmanov, Anna Furmanova, Ivan Kutyakov, D. Kovalev |
| Cinematography | Aleksandr Ksenofontov, Alexandr Sigaev |
| Assistant directors | Sergey Vasilev, Georgi Vasilyev, Yuri Muzykant |
| Camera operators | Aleksandr Ksenofontov, Alexandr Sigaev |
| Additional photography | Aleksandr Ksenofontov, Alexandr Sigaev |
| Production design | Isaak Makhlis |
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| Art direction | Isaak Makhlis |
| Set decoration | Isaak Makhlis |
| Music | Gavriil Popov, Aleksandr Bekker |
| Sound | Gavriil Popov, Aleksandr Bekker |
| Costume design | Anton Andzhan |
| Makeup | Anton Andzhan |
| Hairstyling | Anton Andzhan |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Russia / Nov 07, 1934
United States / Jan 12, 1935 / New York City, NY
XC / Apr 26, 1935
France / Dec 10, 1935 / Cinéma du Panthéon, Paris
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Spain / Aug 13, 1936 / Earliest attested screening
Germany / Mar 14, 1946
Algeria / Jan 01, 1964 / Exact date unknown
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