Benya Krik
1926, RU. Directed by Vladimir Vilner.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- RU
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Vladimir VilnerDirector
- Matvei LyarovMendel Krik
- Yurii ShumskyiBenya Krik, Mendel's son
- Anna GorichevaDvoira, Benya's sister
- Abram VabnikLazar Spilgagen, Dvoira's fiancé
- Mykola NademskyiKolka Pakovskiy
- Teodor BraininLyovka Byk
- Heorhiy AstafyevAbdullah
- Aleksandr SashinSavka Butsis
- Osyp MerlattiFroim Grach
- Mikhail SmolenskiyMarantz, broker
- Evgeni LepkovskyRuvim Tartakovskiy, owner of 19 bakeries
- Leonid BarbeMuginstein, Tartakovskiy's clerk
Details
- Released
- 28 April 1926
- Original title
- Беня Крик
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Isaak Babel
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What Benya Krik is based on
Benya Krik is based on The Odessa Tales (1931) by Isaak Babel, published by Tammi.
1931
The Odessa Tales
By Isaak Babel
Published by Tammi
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Benya Krik runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).
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Benya Krik isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 April 1926. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Benya Krik?
Benya Krik (1926) was directed by Vladimir Vilner and stars Matvei Lyarov, Yurii Shumskyi, Anna Goricheva.
What is Benya Krik based on?
Benya Krik is based on The Odessa Tales (1931) by Isaak Babel, published by Tammi.