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  • Bennie the Howl (1927)
  • Not Rated
    81 min | Drama
Bennie the Howl (1927)
Not Rated
81 min | Drama

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 ...See moreThe 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. Written by National Center for Jewish Film See less
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Director
Writer
Isaak Babel (book, 'Odessa Tales')
Cinematographer
Production Designer
Heinrich Beisenherz (as Georgi Baizengerts)
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Updated Jan 18, 1927

Release date
Jan 18, 1927 (Soviet Union)

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Matvei Lyarov
Mendel Krik Mendel Krik   See fewer
Yuri Shumsky
Benya Krik - Mendel's son Benya Krik - Mendel's son   See fewer
Anna Goricheva
Dvoyra - Benya's sister (as A. Goricheva) Dvoyra - Benya's sister (as A. Goricheva)   See fewer
Abram Vabnik
Lazar - Dvoyra's groom (as A. Vabnik) Lazar - Dvoyra's groom (as A. Vabnik)   See fewer
Nikolai Nademsky
Kolka Pakovskiy Kolka Pakovskiy   See fewer
Teodor Brainin
Lyovka Byk Lyovka Byk   See fewer
Georgi Astafyev
Abdulla Abdulla   See fewer
Aleksandr Sashin
Saveliy Butsis Saveliy Butsis   See fewer
Osip Merlatti
Froim Grach (as O. Marlatti) Froim Grach (as O. Marlatti)   See fewer
Evgeniy Lepkovskiy
Tartakovski (as Ye. Lepkovsky) Tartakovski (as Ye. Lepkovsky)   See fewer
Leonid Barbe
Muginstein - Tartakovski's clerk Muginstein - Tartakovski's clerk   See fewer
Anastasiya Kozhevnikova
Tsyganka (as V. Kozhevnikova) Tsyganka (as V. Kozhevnikova)   See fewer
Ivan Zamychkovsky
Glechik - assistant bailiff Glechik - assistant bailiff   See fewer
Nikolai Kuchinsky
Sokovich - bailiff Sokovich - bailiff   See fewer
Sergei Minin
Sobkov - the comissar Sobkov - the comissar   See fewer
Ivan Sizov
Kochetkov - Sobkov's assistant (as I. Sizov) Kochetkov - Sobkov's assistant (as I. Sizov)   See fewer
Leonid Chembarskiy
auctioneer / Tsysin (as L. Chembarskiy) auctioneer / Tsysin (as L. Chembarskiy)   See fewer
Vladimir Lanskoy
Appearing (uncredited) Appearing (uncredited)   See fewer
Saksaganskaya
The bailiff's mother (uncredited) The bailiff's mother (uncredited)   See fewer
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