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The Childhood of Maxim Gorky (1938)

★ 5.8/10 100 min Drama Soviet Union Russian
Director: Mark Donskoy
Writers: Ilya Gruzdev, Mark Donskoy
Book: Maxim Gorky
Script Consultant: Ivan Ladyzhnikov
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

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Mikhail Troyanovsky
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Yelizaveta Alekseyeva
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Aleksandr Zhukov Mikhail Kashirin, an uncle
K. Zubkov Old Grigori
Daniil Sagal
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Sergey Tikhonravov
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