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Benya Krik
58%
Movie
1h 21m
AI Analysis
Benya Krik (1926) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Benya Krik (1926) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: The seamy Jewish underworld of Odesa 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. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~81 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Benya Krik 58% (6 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
58%
from 6 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The seamy Jewish underworld of Odesa 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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1926-04-28
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 189555
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What is Benya Krik about?
The seamy Jewish underworld of Odesa 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 g... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Benya Krik?
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How long is the movie Benya Krik?
The official runtime for Benya Krik is approximately 81 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Matvei Lyarov
Mendel Krik

Yurii Shumskyi
Benya Krik, Mendel's son
- A
Anna Goricheva
Dvoira, Benya's sister
- A
Abram Vabnik
Lazar Spilgagen, Dvoira's fiancé

Mykola Nademskyi
Kolka Pakovskiy
- T
Teodor Brainin
Lyovka Byk
- H
Heorhiy Astafyev
Abdullah
- A
Aleksandr Sashin
Savka Butsis

Osyp Merlatti
Froim Grach
- M
Mikhail Smolenskiy
Marantz, broker
- E
Evgeni Lepkovsky
Ruvim Tartakovskiy, owner of 19 bakeries
- L
Leonid Barbe
Muginstein, Tartakovskiy's clerk
- A
Anastasiya Kozhevnikova
Gypsy flower woman

Ivan Zamychkovskyi
Gleczik, the policeman

Mykola Kuchynskyi
Sokovich, bailiff

Serhii Minin
Commissar Sobkov
- I
Ivan Sizov
Kochetkov, Sobkov's assistant

Leonid Chembarsky
Auctioneer / Jury member Tsysin
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