Road to Life
1931 · 113 min
Drama
★ 6.2The first Russian talking picture which won a prize at the 1st Venice IFF. The action is set in 1923. The USSR is struggling with hunger and economic ruin. It is a story of homeless teenagers for whom a work commune is set up with the idea of uniting and reforming them.
Crew
- Director Nikolai Ekk
- Writer Aleksandr Stolper
- Writer Nikolai Ekk
- Writer Regina Yanushkevich
- Director of Photography Vasily Pronin
Cast
Nikolai Batalov
Николай Иванович Сергеев, организатор трудовой коммуны
Yvan Kyrlya
Мустафа «Ферт»
Mikhail Zharov
Фомка «Жиган»
Vladimir Uralskiy
Head of children allocation (uncredited)
Rina Zelyonaya
девушка из «малины» Жигана
Georgi Zhzhyonov
(нет в титрах)
Vasiliy Kachalov
вступительное и заключительное слово
Aleksander Novikov
Васька «Буза»
- M
Mariya Andropova
детский соц.инспектор Мария Скрябина
- V
Vladimir Vesnovsky
отец Кольки
- M
Mariya Gonfa
Лелька «Мазиха»
M. Libakov-Ilyinskiy
эпизод (нет в титрах)
Crew
- Director — Nikolai Ekk
- Writer — Aleksandr Stolper
- Writer — Nikolai Ekk
- Writer — Regina Yanushkevich
- Director of Photography — Vasily Pronin
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