Gang of Batka Knysh (1924)
- Released
- Runtime 1h 6m
- Director Aleksandr Razumnyj
- Genres Crime
Synopsis
Silent film set in 1919 during the Russian Civil War. The Red Army liberated a small town, but a unit of White Russians is still operating in the suburbs. A group of Red Army officers are posing as a gang of Batka Knysh to provoke the White Russians before the final blow.
Cast
-
Pyotr Leontyev
as Chekist Stalnoy / Knysh
- Aleksandr Khachaturyants as Red commander
-
Boris Shlikhting
as Petrov
-
Vladimir Kriger
as White commander
- T. Kotelnikova as Katya Govorkova
-
Ivan Arkadin
as Katya's father
-
Olga Narbekova
as Mother
- F. Osipov as Ugor
-
Antonin Pankryshev
as Kozyrev
- Andrei Gorchilin as Knysh's negotiator
-
Nikolai Okhlopkov
as Violinist
-
Alexandr Gromov
as Chairman
- Nikolai Bravko as Bandit
-
Vsevolod Massino
-
Galina Kravchenko
- Lev Ivanov as Party official (uncredited)
-
Andrey Fayt
as Officer
-
Yevgeni Chervyakov
Crew
-
Aleksandr Razumnyj
Director
-
Aleksandr Razumnyj
Director of Photography
-
Yuri Tarich
Writer
- Natan Ayzikovich Writer
