Kalashnikov
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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 Degtyaryov
Valeriy Barinov
Colonel Glukhov
Anatoly Lobotsky
Kalashnikov AK-47 AK-47 , Mikhail Kalashnikov. The film takes place from 1943 to 1949, and chronicles the story of how Kalashnikov went from a tanker on the Eastern Front to the inventor of the service rifle of the Soviet Union.
The following weapons were used in the film Kalashnikov :
Handguns Tokarev TT-33 Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov) uses a Tokarev TT-33 , given to him by Sahakyants. State Security captain Lobov (Aleksey Vertkov ) also uses a Tokarev TT-33 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sahakyants giving Kalashnikov his TT-33. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Kalashnikov provides suppressing fire against Wehrmacht soldiers with his TT-33. Error creating thumbnail: File missing State Security captain Lobov holds Mikhail Kalashnikov at gunpoint. Submachine Guns PPSh-41 Sahakyants (Armen Arushanyan ) is armed with a PPSh-41 . PPSh-41s are also seen on the conveyor belt at a factory production line.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sahakyants aiming his PPSh-41 at Wehrmacht soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sahakyants returning fire with his PPSh-41. Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41s at a factory production line. PPS-43 Alexey Sudaev (Dmitry Bogdan) presents his PPS-43 at the 1943 weapons competition. In 1945, some Red Army soldiers are seen armed with PPS-43s and celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rejoicing at the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, a Red Army soldier fires his PPS-43 skyward in celebration. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same soldier celebrating, holding his PPS-43. 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 trials.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The PPK prototype resting on Mikhail Kalashnikov's lap as he prepares to present it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The PPK prototype is presented at state trials. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming the PPK protoype. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing the PPK protoype. PPK-42 Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov) modifies his prototype to the PPK-42 in order to present it at state trials. His weapon, however, loses the contest to the PPS-43 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPK-42 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Inspecting the modified PPK protoype, now designated PPK-42. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Kalashnikov showcasing how to operate the PPK-42 during state trials. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The PPK-42 lying on the kitchen counter by Katya (Olga Lerman). She was an engineer and did much technical drawing work for her husband, which is displayed in detail in the film. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing the PPK-42. Rifles Mosin Nagant Red Army soldiers are seen at the beginning of the film armed with shoulder-slung Mosin Nagant rifles, although they are somewhat difficult to make out.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers with shoulder-slung Mosin Nagants Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Army soldier on horseback with a shoulder-slung Mosin Nagant SVT-40 Some Red Army soldiers are seen with shoulder-slung SVT-40s, although they are difficult to make out.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Army soldier in the background with an SVT-40 shoulder-slung. AK-46 In the process of developing a assault rifle for a weapons competition, Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov) creates an AK-46.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AK-46 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing With the war over, Mikhail Kalashnikov stands before his AK-46 with worry, contemplating the ambiguous future of the weapon. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Kalashnikov showcasing his AK-46 as a means to request further research and development on the weapon. AKS-47 Together with the AK-47 , Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov) creates and presents the AKS-47 at state trials. It competes against the AD-46 and the AB-46.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type I AKS-47 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Kalashnikov receives a crate with his brand-new Type I AKS-47 models. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Kalashnikov checks one of the Type I AKS-47 models. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Inserting a fresh magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up on the receiver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Kalashnikov aiming the Type I AKS-47 at a makeshift target without authorization, after being denied entrance to the firing range. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another close-up of the receiver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Type I AKS-47 lying on a table. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type I AKS-47 during state trials, being tested for water-proofing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type I AKS-47 during state trials, being tested for water-proofing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type I AKS-47 during state trials, being tested for sand/dust proofing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming the Type I AKS-47 during state trials. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing the sand-covered and water-tested Type I AKS-47 during state trials; needless to say, it exceeds all expectations. AK-47 Kalashnikov's work culminates in the creation of the legendary AK-47 rifle series.
Type I Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov) creates the first AK at the Degtyaryov plant, and later presents it at the state trials.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type I AK-47 - 7.62x39mm. Type III Soviet soldiers are seen armed with the AK-47 Type III in 1949.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing AB (Avtomat Bulkina) -46 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The AB-46 about to be tested. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Testing the AB-46 for water-proofing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Testing the AB-46 for water-proofing. AD-46 Along with the AK-47, AB-46 and other assault rifles, the AD-46 is presented at the assault rifle state trials. It competes against the AB-46 and the AKS-47.
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