Drama
The Childhood of Maxim Gorky
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.
Directed by Mark Donskoy, Maria Torgantseva
60
User score
29 votes
Status
Released
Released
September 27, 1938
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
Russian
Top cast
Aleksei Lyarsky
Aleksei Peshkov
Varvara Massalitinova
Akulina Ivanva Kashirin
Mikhail Troyanovsky
Vasili Vasilyevich Kashirin
Yelizaveta Alekseyeva
Varvara Kashirina Peshkova
Aleksandr Zhukov
Mikhail Kashirin, an uncle
K. Zubkov
Old Grigori
Daniil Sagal
Vanya, aka 'Gypsy'
Sergey Tikhonravov
The Lodger
Vyacheslav Novikov
Yakov Kashirin
Igor Smirnov
Alexei, aka 'Lenka' or 'Lex', a crippled boy
E. Mamaev
Sacha Kashirin, nephew
V. Korochentchikov
Mikhail's son, also named Sacha
Valentin Korneyev
Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)
A. Lebedev
Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)
Vladimir Maslatsov
Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)
Nikolay Pogodin
Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)
B. Radkevich
Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)
