The Childhood of Maxim Gorky (1938)

Name: The Childhood of Maxim Gorky
Genre: Drama
Released: 1938-09-27
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Aleksei Lyarsky, Varvara Massalitinova, Mikhail Troyanovsky, Yelizaveta Alekseyeva, Aleksandr Zhukov

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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Released 1938-09-27 · 100 min · Drama

Directed by Mark Donskoy

Part of The Gorky Collection

Cast

Aleksei Lyarsky as Aleksei Peshkov
Varvara Massalitinova as Akulina Ivanva Kashirin
Mikhail Troyanovsky as Vasili Vasilyevich Kashirin
Yelizaveta Alekseyeva as Varvara Kashirina Peshkova
Aleksandr Zhukov as Mikhail Kashirin, an uncle
K. Zubkov as Old Grigori
Daniil Sagal as Vanya, aka 'Gypsy'
Sergey Tikhonravov as The Lodger
Vyacheslav Novikov as Yakov Kashirin
Igor Smirnov as Alexei, aka 'Lenka' or 'Lex', a crippled boy
E. Mamaev as Sacha Kashirin, nephew
V. Korochentchikov as Mikhail's son, also named Sacha
Valentin Korneyev as Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)
A. Lebedev as Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)
Vladimir Maslatsov as Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)