Chapaev

1934
1h 33m

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Boris Babochkin and Boris Zelensky in Chapaev (1934)

This film is based on the book about Vasili Ivanovich Chapaev (1887 - 1919) who was in real life the Commander of the 25th Division of the Red Army. Chapaev is an uneducated peasant and a de... Read allThis film is based on the book about Vasili Ivanovich Chapaev (1887 - 1919) who was in real life the Commander of the 25th Division of the Red Army. Chapaev is an uneducated peasant and a decorated hero in the World War I and later in the Russian Civil War, that followed the Russ... Read allThis film is based on the book about Vasili Ivanovich Chapaev (1887 - 1919) who was in real life the Commander of the 25th Division of the Red Army. Chapaev is an uneducated peasant and a decorated hero in the World War I and later in the Russian Civil War, that followed the Russian revolution. This man of action is fighting on the side of the poor people. His troops ... Read all

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7.0/10

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Boris Babochkin

Chapayev - Vasiliy Ivanovich

Boris Blinov

Furmanov - Division Commissar

Varvara Myasnikova

Anna - 'Anka' machine gunner

Leonid Kmit

Petka - Chapayev's orderly

Illarion Pevtsov

Colonel Borozdin - Sergey Nikolayevich
(as I. N. Petsov)

Stepan Shkurat

Cossak - Potapov (Petrovich), Borozdin's orderly
(as S. Shkurat)

Vyacheslav Volkov

Yelan - kombrig (brigade commander)

Nikolai Simonov

Zhikharev - kombrig (brigade commander)

Boris Chirkov

Peasant

Andrei Apsolon

Red Army man
(uncredited)

Emil Gal

Tall Veterinary Surgeon
(uncredited)

Mikhail Gipsi

Red Army Soldier
(uncredited)

Nikolay Kondratyev

Partisan
(uncredited)

Stepan Krylov

Red Army man
(uncredited)

Pavel Leshkov

Col. Borozdin's interlocutor
(uncredited)

Kasim Mukhutdinov

Red Army man
(uncredited)

Zula Nakhashkiyev

Appearing
(uncredited)

Konstantin Nazarenko

Red Army Troblemaker
(uncredited)

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Trivia
P.S. Chapaev and his assistants Petka and Anka are the popular characters of hundreds of Russian jokes.

Goofs
In the movie Chapayev is riding a horse. However it could not be possible since Chapayev got a wound during WW1 and couldn't actually ride a horse. Furthermore as a commander of a shooting division he preferred riding a car.

Quotes
Boy: Mister, hey mister, why do people go to the death?
Peasant: For what? Hm. Clear for what: For life. Everyone wants a good life.

Connections
Featured in Ya rodom iz detstva (1966)

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6/10

socialist realism on film

Vasiliy Chapaev wasn't one of the most famous figures in Russia's revolution. "Chapaev" takes a look at his deeds, employing socialist realism (the Red Army consists of glorious peasants while the White Army consists of regressive aristocrats). Whatever the purpose, the result is a fine piece of cinema: compelling characters, impressive camera work, and an incisive look at Russian culture. You don't have to know a lot about the Bolshevik Revolution to enjoy this movie (but it helps). Good one.