Drama ·War · Soviet Union · 1962 · 1h 35m

Ivan's Childhood

Иваново детство

Ivan's Childhood poster
Director
Andrei Tarkovsky
Cast
Nikolay Burlyaev as Ivan Valentin Zubkov as Kholin Yevgeni Zharikov as Galtsev Stepan Krylov as Katasonov Mykola Hrynko as Gryaznov Dmytro Milyutenko as Old Man
Crew
Vadim Yusov — Director of Photography Lyudmila Feiginova — Editor Vladimir Bogomolov — Screenplay Mikhail Papava — Screenplay Andrei Tarkovsky — Screenplay Andrei Konchalovsky — Screenplay
Synopsis

In WW2, twelve year old Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev works for the Soviet army as a scout behind the German lines and strikes a friendship with three sympathetic Soviet officers.

Trailer Ivan's Childhood — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
dreamsspyworld war iiswampflashbackblack and whiteanimalsappleflare1940schildren in wartime
Key Collaborators
Andrei Tarkovsky Director Vadim Yusov Director of Photography Lyudmila Feiginova Editor Vladimir Bogomolov Screenplay Mikhail Papava Screenplay Andrei Tarkovsky Screenplay Andrei Konchalovsky Screenplay Vladimir Bogomolov Novel Evgeniy Chernyaev Production Design
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