Road to Life (1931)
The first Russian talking picture which won a prize at the 1st Venice IFF. The action is set in 1923. The USSR is struggling with hunger and economic ruin. It is a story of homeless teenagers for whom a work commune is set up with the idea of uniting and reforming them.
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Cast
- Nikolai Batalov — Николай Иванович Сергеев, организатор трудовой коммуны
- Yvan Kyrlya — Мустафа «Ферт»
- Mikhail Zharov — Фомка «Жиган»
- Vladimir Uralskiy — Head of children allocation (uncredited)
- Rina Zelyonaya — девушка из «малины» Жигана
- Georgi Zhzhyonov — (нет в титрах)
- Vasiliy Kachalov — вступительное и заключительное слово
- Aleksander Novikov — Васька «Буза»
- Mariya Andropova — детский соц.инспектор Мария Скрябина
- Vladimir Vesnovsky — отец Кольки
- Mariya Gonfa — Лелька «Мазиха»
- M. Libakov-Ilyinskiy — эпизод (нет в титрах)
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