Drama · Soviet Union · 1931 · 1h 48m

Road to Life

Путёвка в жизнь

Road to Life poster
Director
Nikolai Ekk
Cast
Nikolai Batalov as Николай Иванович Сергеев, организатор трудовой коммуны Yvan Kyrlya as Мустафа «Ферт» Mikhail Zharov as Фомка «Жиган» Vladimir Uralskiy as Head of children allocation (uncredited) Rina Zelyonaya as девушка из «малины» Жигана Georgi Zhzhyonov as (нет в титрах)
Crew
Vasily Pronin — Director of Photography Yakov Stollyar — Original Music Composer Aleksandr Stolper — Writer Nikolai Ekk — Writer Regina Yanushkevich — Writer Anton Makarenko — Novel
Synopsis

Young hobos are taken to a new camp to become good Soviet citizens. This camp works without any guards, and it works well. But crooks kill one of the young people when they try to damage the newly built railroad to the camp.

Mood & Themes
railroad
Key Collaborators
Nikolai Ekk Director Vasily Pronin Director of Photography Yakov Stollyar Original Music Composer Aleksandr Stolper Writer Nikolai Ekk Writer Regina Yanushkevich Writer Anton Makarenko Novel Ivan Stepanov Production Design
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