The Childhood of Maxim Gorky

Mark Donskoy
1938-09-27


5.8
100 min

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

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