Kalashnikov (2020)

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Kalashnikov Калашников Movie Poster Country Russia Directed by Konstantin Buslov Release Date 2020 Language Russian German Studio RB production Main Cast Character Actor Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov Yuri Borisov Ekaterina Moiseeva Olga Lerman Captain Lyutyj Artur Smolyaninov Zaitsev Eldar Kalimulin major General Kurbatkin Vitaliy Khaev Lieutenant General Degtyarev Valeriy Barinov Colonel Glukhov Anatoly Lobotsky

Kalashnikov is a 2020 Russian biographical drama about the inventor of the AK-47 Mikhail Kalashnikov directed by Konstantin Buslov. The film takes place from 1943 to 1949. At the beginning of the war, a tankman, senior Sergeant Mikhail Kalashnikov, performs a combat task at the cost of a severe injury. After the hospital, in a series of life-long searches, he begins inventive activities, achieves participation in all-Union weapons competitions, where he competes on equal terms with leading inventors, and builds relationships with his future wife Ekaterina. As a result, the developed AK is adopted, and the inventor is awarded the Stalin prize.

The following weapons were used in the film Kalashnikov:

Handguns

Tokarev TT-33

Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov) fires a Tokarev TT-33. State security captain Lobov also use Tokarev TT-33 pistol in film.

Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version.

Submachine Guns

PPSh-41

Sahakyants (Armen Arushanyan) is armed with PPSh-41. Also PPSh-41 is seen on the conveyor at the factory

PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev.

PPS-43

Alexey Sudaev (Dmitry Bogdan) presented his PPS-43 at the 1943 weapons competition. In 1945 some Red Army soldiers were armed with PPS-43

PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

PPK-42

Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov) modifies his prototype to the PPK-42 in order to present it on state tests. But his weapon lost the contest to PPS-43.

PPK-42 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

PPK prototype

Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov) creates a prototype at a railway plant and goes with it to Alma-Ata to present it at state tests.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant

Red Army soldiers are armes with Mosin Nagant rifles.

Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR

AK-47

Type I

Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov) creates a first AK on Degtyarev plant and later present it at state tests.

Type I AK-47 - 7.62x39mm.

Type III

Soviet soldiers armed with AK-47 Type III in 1949.

Type III AK-47 - 7.62x39mm

AKS-47

Together withAK-47, Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov) created and presented AKS-47 at state tests.

Type I AKS-47 - 7.62x39mm

AK-46

In the process of developing a assault rifle for a weapons competition, Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov) creates an AK-46

AK-46 - 7.62x39mm

AB-46

Along with the AK-47, AD-46 and other assault rifles, the AB-46 was presented at the weapons competition.

AB (Avtomat Bulkina) -46 - 7.62x39mm

AD-46

Along with the AK-47, AB-46 and other assault rifles, the AD-46 was presented at the weapons competition.

AD (Avtomat Dementieva) -46 - 7.62x39mm

Machine Guns

Degtyaryov DP-27

Red army soldiers are armed with a DP-27.

DP-27 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR

Kalashnikov LMG

Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov) creates this LMG on Degtyarev plant and later present it on state tests.

Kalashnikov LMG 1943 - 7.62x54mmR

Other

T-34

Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov) was driving the T-34 at the beginning of the film. He and his crew of the tank ran over an anti tank gun and destroyed it.