Road to Life (1931)
The 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.
Director: Nikolai Ekk
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Nikolai Batalov as Николай Иванович Сергеев, организатор трудовой коммуны |
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Yvan Kyrlya as Мустафа «Ферт» |
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Mikhail Zharov as Фомка «Жиган» |
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Vladimir Uralskiy as Head of children allocation (uncredited) |
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Rina Zelyonaya as девушка из «малины» Жигана |
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Georgi Zhzhyonov as (нет в титрах) |
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Vasiliy Kachalov as вступительное и заключительное слово |
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Aleksander Novikov as Васька «Буза» |
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Mariya Andropova as детский соц.инспектор Мария Скрябина |
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Vladimir Vesnovsky as отец Кольки |
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Mariya Gonfa as Лелька «Мазиха» |
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M. Libakov-Ilyinskiy as эпизод (нет в титрах) |
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Viktor Lazarev as |
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Lev Kovylin as Street child |
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Vasiliy Metlov as |
| Directing | Nikolai Ekk | Director |
| Writing | Aleksandr Stolper | Writer |
| Writing | Anton Makarenko | Novel |
| Writing | Nikolai Ekk | Writer |
| Camera | Vasily Pronin | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Yakov Stollyar | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Aleksandr Evmenenko | Set Designer |
| Art | Ivan Stepanov | Production Design |
| Writing | Regina Yanushkevich | Writer |
| Production | Moisey Aleynikov | Producer |
| Sound | Yevgeniy Nesterov | Sound |
