The Childhood of Maxim Gorky (1938)
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.
Director: Mark Donskoy
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Aleksei Lyarsky as Aleksei Peshkov |
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Varvara Massalitinova as Akulina Ivanva Kashirin |
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Mikhail Troyanovsky as Vasili Vasilyevich Kashirin |
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Yelizaveta Alekseyeva as Varvara Kashirina Peshkova |
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Aleksandr Zhukov as Mikhail Kashirin, an uncle |
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K. Zubkov as Old Grigori |
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Daniil Sagal as Vanya, aka 'Gypsy' |
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Sergey Tikhonravov as The Lodger |
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Vyacheslav Novikov as Yakov Kashirin |
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Igor Smirnov as Alexei, aka 'Lenka' or 'Lex', a crippled boy |
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E. Mamaev as Sacha Kashirin, nephew |
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V. Korochentchikov as Mikhail's son, also named Sacha |
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Valentin Korneyev as Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited) |
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A. Lebedev as Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited) |
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Vladimir Maslatsov as Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited) |
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Nikolay Pogodin as Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited) |
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B. Radkevich as Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited) |
| Directing | Mark Donskoy | Director |
| Camera | Pyotr Yermolov | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Lev Shvarts | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Ivan Stepanov | Production Design |
| Writing | Ilya Gruzdev | Writer |
| Writing | Maxim Gorky | Book |
| Camera | Ivan Malov | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Rafail Perelstein | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Emir Fayk | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | David Blok | Sound |
| Sound | Nikolai Ozornov | Sound Director |
| Writing | Ivan Ladyzhnikov | Script Consultant |
| Production | Maria Torgantseva | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Mark Donskoy | Writer |