The Childhood of Maxim Gorky (1938)
Detstvo Gorkogo (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 38min
- Biography, Drama
- 27 Sep 1938 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 win.
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Aleksei Lyarsky | ... |
Aleksei Peshkov (later, Maxim Gorky)
(as Alyosha Lyarsky)
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Varvara Massalitinova | ... |
Akulina Ivanva Kashirin, grandmother
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Mikhail Troyanovskiy | ... |
Vasili Vasilyevich Kashirin, grandfather
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Elizaveta Alekseeva | ... |
Varvara Kashirina Peshkova, mother
(as E. Alekseeva)
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Vyacheslav Novikov | ... |
Uncle Yakov Kashirin
(as V. Novikov)
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Aleksandr Zhukov | ... |
Mikhail Kashirin, an uncle
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K. Zubkov | ... |
Old Grigori
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Daniil Sagal | ... |
Ivan, aka 'Gypsy'
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Sergey Tikhonravov | ... |
The Lodger
(as S. Tikhonravov)
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Igor Smirnov | ... |
Alexei, aka 'Lenka' or 'Lex', a crippled boy
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E. Mamaev | ... |
Sacha Kashirin, nephew
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V. Korochentchikov | ... |
Mikhail's son, also named Sacha
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Valentin Korneyev | ... |
Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)
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A. Lebedev | ... |
Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)
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Vladimir Maslatsov | ... |
Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)
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Nikolay Pogodin | ... |
Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)
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B. Radkevich | ... |
Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mark Donskoy |
Written by
Mark Donskoy | ... | (writer) |
Maxim Gorky | ... | (books) |
Ilya Gruzdev | ... | (writer) |
Music by
Lev Shvarts |
Cinematography by
Pyotr Yermolov |
Production Design by
Ivan Stepanov | ... | (as I. Stepanov) |
Art Direction by
M. Torgancheva |
Set Decoration by
Ivan Stepanov |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rafail Perelshteyn | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Kerim Amirov | ... | sound recordist (1977 revision) (as K. Amirov) |
Nikolai Ozornov | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
Ivan Malov | ... | camera operator (as I. Malov) |
Additional Crew
I. Ladizhnikov | ... | design consultant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Amkino Corporation (1938) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Contemporary Films (1943) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Image Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- New Star (2015) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Rare Films and More (2016) (United States) (DVD) (English sub-titles)
- Libertas Film (II) (1946) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Thor Film (1939) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- International Historic Films (IHF) (United States) (VHS) (subtitled)
- Moskwood Media (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Telewizja Polska (TVP) - I Program (1956) (Poland) (tv)
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Plot Summary |
This haunting, unforgettable film, based upon Maxim Gorky's 1913 autobiography, shows a twelve-year-old's journey in life against the tumultuous backdrop of 19th century Russia. With tableaux beautifully vivid and forceful, it recounts the touching relationships which develop when Gorky is put into custody at his grandparents' home. His grandmother, a simple woman who knows how to make people laugh, represents optimism in the direst situations, honesty in a world of deceit. Gorky's poverty-stricken childhood formed his life-long compassion for the underdog, and the film is filled with powerful portraits of lower class people whose qualities of integrity and dignity shine through their hopeless circumstances. Among many others are the half-blind Grigory, who works at the grandfather's dye factory, and Gorky's little orphaned friends, who live out of garbage cans, dreaming of a utopian neverland. From these portraits come an inspiring, panoramic view of human conditions and conflicts. Written by Anonymous |
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Movie Connections | Followed by Gorky 2: My Apprenticeship (1939). See more » |