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The Childhood of Maxim Gorky is a drama and a 1938 biopic of the Soviet writer Maxim Gorky, depicting his early life.
Original Release
06/18/1938
US Release
09/27/1938
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Aleksei Lyarsky | Aleksei Peshkov (later, Maxim Gorky) / Aleksei Peshkov |
| Varvara Massalitinova | Akulina Ivanva Kashirin / Akulina Ivanva Kashirin, grandmother |
| Mikhail Troyanovskiy | Vasili Vasilyevich Kashirin / Vasili Vasilyevich Kashirin, grandfather |
| Elizaveta Alekseeva | Varvara Kashirina Peshkova / Varvara Kashirina Peshkova, mother |
| Vyacheslav Novikov | Uncle Yakov Kashirin |
| Aleksandr Zhukov | Mikhail Kashirin, an uncle |
| K. Zubkov | Old Grigori |
| Daniil Sagal | Ivan, aka 'Gypsy' / Vanya, aka 'Gypsy' |
| Sergey Tikhonravov | The Lodger |
| Igor Smirnov | Alexei, aka 'Lenka' or 'Lex', a crippled boy |
Directors
Writers
Mark Donskoy, Maxim Gorky, Ilya Gruzdev
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Aleksei Lyarsky | Aleksei Peshkov (later, Maxim Gorky) / Aleksei Peshkov |
| Varvara Massalitinova | Akulina Ivanva Kashirin / Akulina Ivanva Kashirin, grandmother |
| Mikhail Troyanovskiy | Vasili Vasilyevich Kashirin / Vasili Vasilyevich Kashirin, grandfather |
| Elizaveta Alekseeva | Varvara Kashirina Peshkova / Varvara Kashirina Peshkova, mother |
| Vyacheslav Novikov | Uncle Yakov Kashirin |
| Aleksandr Zhukov | Mikhail Kashirin, an uncle |
| K. Zubkov | Old Grigori |
| Daniil Sagal | Ivan, aka 'Gypsy' / Vanya, aka 'Gypsy' |
| Sergey Tikhonravov | The Lodger |
| Igor Smirnov | Alexei, aka 'Lenka' or 'Lex', a crippled boy |
| E. Mamaev | Sacha Kashirin, nephew |
| V. Korochentchikov | Mikhail's son, also named Sacha |
| Valentin Korneyev | Member of 'The Gang' |
| A. Lebedev | Member of 'The Gang' |
| Vladimir Maslatsov | Member of 'The Gang' |
| Nikolay Pogodin | Member of 'The Gang' |
| B. Radkevich | Member of 'The Gang' |
