The seamy Jewish underworld of Odessa 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. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 6.5/10 | |
Released: | January 1, 1926 | |
Runtime: | 90 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Companies: | VUFKU (All-Ukrainian Photo-Cinema Administration) | |
Cast: | Matvei Lyarov Nikolai Nademsky Yuri Shumsky Ivan Zamychkovsky | |
Crew: | Isaak Babel Vladimir Vilner | |
Rasnac : One of my most favourite Jarmusch movies. Must have watched it 3-4 times now over the year...