The Childhood of Maxim Gorky

Name: The Childhood of Maxim Gorky
Genre: Drama
Released: 1938
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6

1938 · 100 min

Drama

★ 6.0

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Young Maxim grows up under the czarist regime with his grandparents as guardians. Continually demeaned by his martinet grandfather, Maxim is drawn to his warm-hearted grandmother, who instills in him the willingness to pursue his writing muse.

Crew

Director Mark Donskoy
Writer Ilya Gruzdev
Writer Mark Donskoy
Director of Photography Pyotr Yermolov

Cast

Aleksei Lyarsky
Aleksei Peshkov
Varvara Massalitinova
Akulina Ivanva Kashirin
Mikhail Troyanovsky
Vasili Vasilyevich Kashirin
Yelizaveta Alekseyeva
Varvara Kashirina Peshkova
A
Aleksandr Zhukov
Mikhail Kashirin, an uncle
K
K. Zubkov
Old Grigori
Daniil Sagal
Vanya, aka 'Gypsy'
Sergey Tikhonravov
The Lodger
Vyacheslav Novikov
Yakov Kashirin
I
Igor Smirnov
Alexei, aka 'Lenka' or 'Lex', a crippled boy
E
E. Mamaev
Sacha Kashirin, nephew
V
V. Korochentchikov
Mikhail's son, also named Sacha

Crew

Director — Mark Donskoy
Writer — Ilya Gruzdev
Writer — Mark Donskoy
Director of Photography — Pyotr Yermolov

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