Crime · Soviet Union · 1924 · 1h 6m

Gang of Batka Knysh

Банда батьки Кныша

Gang of Batka Knysh poster
Director
Aleksandr Razumnyj
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
Crew
Aleksandr Razumnyj — Director of Photography Yuri Tarich — Writer Natan Ayzikovich — Writer Aleksandr Razumnyj — Production Design
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.

Key Collaborators
Aleksandr Razumnyj Director Aleksandr Razumnyj Director of Photography Yuri Tarich Writer Natan Ayzikovich Writer Aleksandr Razumnyj Production Design
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