''Red Devils'' (russian: Красные дьяволята, Krasnye dyavolyata) is a 1923 Soviet
adventure film directed by
Ivan Perestiani
Ivan Nikolaevich Perestiani (also Ivane, ka, ივანე პერესტიანი; russian: Иван Николаевич Перестиани; — 14 May 1959) was a Georgian/Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor, and Peop ...
based on the
eponymous story by Pavel Blyakhin. It has become one of the most famous and oft-quoted works of the Soviet adventure film.
Plot
The film is about the adventures of three young agents, fighters of the
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The 1st Cavalry Army (russian: Первая конная армия, Pervaya konnaya armiya) was a prominent Red Army military formation. It was also known as "Budyonny's Cavalry Army" or simply as ''Konarmia'' (Кона́рмия, "Horse ...
, set against the background of the
Russian Civil War
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and the struggle with the
Makhnovist forces. At the beginning
Nestor Makhno
Nestor Ivanovych Makhno, The surname "Makhno" ( uk, Махно́) was itself a corruption of Nestor's father's surname "Mikhnenko" ( uk, Міхненко). ( 1888 – 25 July 1934), also known as Bat'ko Makhno ("Father Makhno"),; According to ...
and his troops attack the village, committing various crimes, including murdering peasants, robbing huts, stealing livestock, killing communists. In the attack, a man's father is captured, tortured and killed under Makhno's orders. Afterwards, the three of them organize a detachment against Makhno.
Cast
*Pavel Yesikovsky - Misha
*Sofia Josephey - Dunyasha, Misha's sister
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Kador Ben-Salim - Tom Jackson
*Vladimir Kucherenko (credited as Vladimir Sutyrin) -
Makhno
*Konstantin Davidovsky -
Budyonny
Semyon Mikhailovich Budyonnyy ( rus, Семён Миха́йлович Будённый, Semyon Mikháylovich Budyonnyy, p=sʲɪˈmʲɵn mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ bʊˈdʲɵnːɨj, a=ru-Simeon Budyonniy.ogg; – 26 October 1973) was a Russian ca ...
*G. Lane - Petrov, worker, father of Misha and Dunyashi
*Nikolay Nirov - Garbuzenko
*Svetlana Lux - Oksana
*Jan Burinsky - captain
*Zakariy Berishvili - bandit
*Georgiy Makarov - bandit
*Patwakan Barkhudaryan - bandit
Sequels
* ''
The Savur-Mohyla'' (1926)
* ''
The Crime of Shirvanskaya'' (1926)
* ''
The Punishment of Shirvanskaya'' (1926)
* ''
Ilan-dili'' (1926)
See also
* ''
Red Devils (story)''
External links
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References
Soviet silent feature films
Films directed by Ivan Perestiani
Odessa Film Studio films
Soviet black-and-white films
Soviet adventure films
1923 adventure films
1923 films
Cultural depictions of Nestor Makhno
Silent adventure films
Soviet-era films from Georgia (country)
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