

The Childhood of Maxim Gorky
Drama
Overview
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1938-09-27
Runtime:
1h 40m
Director:
Mark Donskoy
Writer:
Mark Donskoy, Ilya Gruzdev
Top Cast

Aleksei Lyarsky
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Varvara Massalitinova
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Mikhail Troyanovsky
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Yelizaveta Alekseyeva
Varvara Kashirina Peshkova

Aleksandr Zhukov
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Daniil Sagal
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