Movie, 1938
The Childhood of Maxim Gorky
IMDb 6.0, 100 min, Drama, Soviet Union
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.
Cast
17 credited
Aleksei Lyarsky
Aleksei Peshkov
Varvara Massalitinova
Akulina Ivanva Kashirin
Mikhail Troyanovsky
Vasili Vasilyevich Kashirin
Yelizaveta Alekseyeva
Varvara Kashirina Peshkova
AZ
Aleksandr Zhukov
Mikhail Kashirin, an uncle
KZ
K. Zubkov
Old Grigori
Daniil Sagal
Vanya, aka 'Gypsy'
Sergey Tikhonravov
The Lodger
Vyacheslav Novikov
Yakov Kashirin
IS
Igor Smirnov
Alexei, aka 'Lenka' or 'Lex', a crippled boy
EM
E. Mamaev
Sacha Kashirin, nephew
VK
V. Korochentchikov
Mikhail's son, also named Sacha
Details
DirectorMark Donskoy
WritersIlya Gruzdev, Maxim Gorky, Ivan Ladyzhnikov, Mark Donskoy
GenreDrama
Runtime100 min
ReleasedTue, Sep 27, 1938
CountrySoviet Union
IMDBtt0030055
