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  • The Man with the Gun (1938)
  • 101 min | Drama, History, War
The Man with the Gun (1938)
101 min | Drama, History, War

A propaganda comedy that tells the story of the Bolshevik revolution through the eyes of an ignorant and easy-going peasant who, as a soldier, gets caught up in the proceedings. He does manage to make the Stalin and Lenin characters look ...See moreA propaganda comedy that tells the story of the Bolshevik revolution through the eyes of an ignorant and easy-going peasant who, as a soldier, gets caught up in the proceedings. He does manage to make the Stalin and Lenin characters look like just a pair of good old boys when they laugh as he tells them he allowed a White general to escape because he was awed by the uniform. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writer
Nikolay Pogodin (play) (screenplay)
Cinematographer
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Updated Nov 1, 1938

Release date
Jan 29, 1939 (United States)

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Cast

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28 cast members
Name Known for
Maksim Shtraukh
V. I. Lenin V. I. Lenin   See fewer
Mikheil Gelovani
I. V. Stalin I. V. Stalin   See fewer
Boris Tenin
Ivan Shadrin Ivan Shadrin   See fewer
Vladimir Lukin
Nikolai Chibisov Nikolai Chibisov   See fewer
Boris Chirkov
Yevtushenko Yevtushenko   See fewer
Nikolai Sosnin
Sibirchev Sibirchev   See fewer
Serafima Birman
Sibirchev's Wife Sibirchev's Wife   See fewer
Mark Bernes
Kostya Zhigilev Kostya Zhigilev   See fewer
Stepan Kayukov
Matros Dymov Matros Dymov   See fewer
Dmitri Andreyev
Nikanor Nikanor   See fewer
Pavel Sukhanov
Prisoner Prisoner   See fewer
Konstantin Sorokin
Watchman Watchman   See fewer
Pyotr Aleynikov
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Aleksandr Chekayevskiy
Red Guardist in Lenin's bodyguard (uncredited) Red Guardist in Lenin's bodyguard (uncredited)   See fewer
Pavel Kadochnikov
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Nikolay Kryuchkov
Red Guard Sidorov (uncredited) Red Guard Sidorov (uncredited)   See fewer
Nina Latonina
Appearing (uncredited) Appearing (uncredited)   See fewer
Nikolai Michurin
A guest of Simbirtseva (uncredited) A guest of Simbirtseva (uncredited)   See fewer
Ivan Nazarov
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Vladimir Taskin
Captain (uncredited) Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Yuriy Tolubeev
Revolutionary Sailor in the Smolny (uncredited) Revolutionary Sailor in the Smolny (uncredited)   See fewer
Yelizaveta Uvarova
The Simbirtevs Lodger (uncredited) The Simbirtevs Lodger (uncredited)   See fewer
Aleksandr Violinov
Polkovnik (uncredited) Polkovnik (uncredited)   See fewer
Vladimir Volchik
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Pavel Volkov
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Mikhail Yanshin
Officer attending Sibirtsevas seance (uncredited) Officer attending Sibirtsevas seance (uncredited)   See fewer
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