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The Childhood of Maxim Gorky (1938)

6 | Sep 27, 1938 (SU) | Drama | 01:40

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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Aleksei Lyarsky
Aleksei Peshkov
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Varvara Massalitinova
Akulina Ivanva Kashirin
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Mikhail Troyanovsky
Vasili Vasilyevich Kashirin
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Yelizaveta Alekseyeva
Varvara Kashirina Peshkova
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Aleksandr Zhukov
Mikhail Kashirin, an uncle
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K. Zubkov
Old Grigori
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Daniil Sagal
Vanya, aka 'Gypsy'