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Benya Krik | |
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Directed by | Vladimir Vilner[1] |
Screenplay by | Isaak Babel |
Based on | Odessa Stories |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Benya Krik (Russian: Беня Крик, romanized: Benya Krik) is a 1927 Soviet black comedy silent film, directed by Vladimir Vilner[1][2][3] and starring Yuri Shumsky as Benya Krik.
The film depicts the career of a Jewish Russian gangster, and was based on the Odessa Stories of Isaak Babel. The main setting is the city of Odesa.