The Childhood of Maxim Gorky (1938)

5.8/10 100 min 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.

Cast

Aleksei Lyarsky

Aleksei Peshkov

Varvara Massalitinova

Akulina Ivanva Kashirin

Mikhail Troyanovsky

Vasili Vasilyevich Kashirin

Yelizaveta Alekseyeva

Varvara Kashirina Peshkova

Daniil Sagal

Vanya, aka 'Gypsy'

Sergey Tikhonravov

The Lodger

Vyacheslav Novikov

Yakov Kashirin

Nikolay Pogodin

Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)

Recommendations

Lorelei
The Young One
Pimp
The Thief
In the Family
Charm City Kings
Mr. Turner
Eleanor the Great
All Day and a Night
O.G.
Girl in the Box
Fast Girls
Flights in Dreams and in Reality
Brotherly Love
Around the Bend
Hands of Stone
The Truth About Emanuel
Starving in Suburbia
Inside I'm Dancing
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl