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Chapayev

1934 · 93 min

A solemn, old-fashioned war chronicle that builds slowly to a tense, tragic climax, earnest and stirring rather than thrilling.

Overview
An account of the peasant turned mythical military hero Vasily Chapayev, charting his campaign in the Red Army during the Russian Civil War.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • friendship
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • countryside
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, history, war
Directed by
Sergey Vasilev, Georgi Vasilyev
Written by
Georgi Vasilyev, Sergey Vasilev
Starring
Boris Babochkin, Leonid Kmit, Varvara Myasnikova, Boris Blinov, Illarion Pevtsov, Nikolai Simonov, Boris Chirkov, Stepan Shkurat
Music
Gavriil Popov
Cinematography
Alexandr Sigaev, Aleksandr Ksenofontov
Runtime
93 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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