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title: Once Upon a Time in Odessa
date: 2021-12-23T09:46:18-06:00
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# Once Upon a Time in Odessa

Mishka Yaponchik was an Ukrainian gangster, Jewish revolutionary and Soviet military leader. His commanding personality and unconventional nature led Isaak Babel to base his character Benia Krik in The Odessa Tales on this legendary criminal.

- **Type:** Series
- **Director:** Sergey Ginzburg
- **Cast:** Evgeniy Tkachuk, Elena Shamova, Valentin Gaft
- **Released:** 2011
- **Rating:** TV-14
- **Genres:** [Drama](https://janson.com/streaming?genre=drama), [Crime](https://janson.com/streaming?genre=crime)
- **Language:** [Russian](https://janson.com/streaming?language=russian)

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