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Benya Krik

52% | Apr 28, 1926 | 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 Crew

Vladimir Vilner
Director
Isaak Babel
Book

Cast

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Matviy Lyarov
Mendel Krik
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Yury Shumsky
Benya Krik, Mendel's son
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Anna Goricheva
Dvoira, Benya's sister
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Abram Vabnik
Lazar Spilgagen, Dvoira's fiancé
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Mykola Nademskyi
Kolka Pakovskiy

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