Kalashnikov AK-47
The weapon that would change the world
A Russian military propaganda film about the tank commander Kalashnikov, severely injured in battle in 1941.The accident leaves him incapacitated and unable to return to the front line.While recovering in the hospital, he begins creating the initial sketches of what will become one of the world’s most legendary weapons.
- Worldwide
- $2M
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Cast
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24 billed performers
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A Russian military propaganda film about the tank commander Kalashnikov, severely injured in battle in 1941. The accident leaves him incapacitated and unable to return to the front line. While recovering in the hospital, he begins creating the initial sketches of what will become one of the world’s most legendary weapons. A self-taught inventor is only 29 when he develops the now iconic assault riffle — the AK-47. Shot in occupied Crimea.
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Box Office & Release
Kalashnikov AK-47 returned 0.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $4M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $2M
- Release date
- Feb 20, 2020
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Italian, Russian
- Country
- Russia
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