Drama · Soviet Union · 1938 · 1h 40m

The Childhood of Maxim Gorky

Детство Горького

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Director
Mark Donskoy
Cast
Aleksei Lyarsky as Aleksei Peshkov Varvara Massalitinova as Akulina Ivanva Kashirin Mikhail Troyanovsky as Vasili Vasilyevich Kashirin Yelizaveta Alekseyeva as Varvara Kashirina Peshkova Aleksandr Zhukov as Mikhail Kashirin, an uncle K. Zubkov as Old Grigori
Crew
Pyotr Yermolov — Director of Photography Lev Shvarts — Original Music Composer Mark Donskoy — Writer Ilya Gruzdev — Writer Ivan Stepanov — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Mark Donskoy Director Pyotr Yermolov Director of Photography Lev Shvarts Original Music Composer Mark Donskoy Writer Ilya Gruzdev Writer Ivan Stepanov Production Design
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