Benya Krik
First aired on Apr 28, 1926
Runtime: 81 mins
50%
Genres: Drama
The seamy Jewish underworld of Odesa is the setting for Isaac Babel's story based on the life of gangster king Mishka Yaponchik "Mike the Jap" Vinnitsky. Murder is a way of life for Benya and his gang until he finds himself ensnared in a Bolshevik trap.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Matviy Lyarov | Mendel Krik
Yurii Shumskyi | Benya Krik, Mendel's son
Anna Goricheva | Dvoira, Benya's sister
Abram Vabnik | Lazar Spilgagen, Dvoira's fiancé
Mykola Nademskyi | Kolka Pakovskiy
Teodor Brainin | Lyovka Byk
Featured Crew
Vladimir Vilner | Director
Isaak Babel | Book
Isaak Babel | Screenplay
Oleksiy Kalyuzhnyi | Director of Photography
Heinrich Beisenherz | Production Design
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