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  • Gorky 1: The Childhood of Maxim Gorky (1938)
  • 98 min | Biography, Drama
Gorky 1: The Childhood of Maxim Gorky (1938)
98 min | Biography, Drama

A drama reveals the great writer's inauspicious early years as an orphan raised by conniving relatives.
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Ivan Stepanov (as I. Stepanov)
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Updated Jun 18, 1938

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Sep 27, 1938 (United States)
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17 cast members
Name Known for
Aleksei Lyarsky
Aleksei Peshkov (later, Maxim Gorky) (as Alyosha Lyarsky) Aleksei Peshkov (later, Maxim Gorky) (as Alyosha Lyarsky)   See fewer
Varvara Massalitinova
Akulina Ivanva Kashirin, grandmother Akulina Ivanva Kashirin, grandmother   See fewer
Mikhail Troyanovskiy
Vasili Vasilyevich Kashirin, grandfather Vasili Vasilyevich Kashirin, grandfather   See fewer
Elizaveta Alekseeva
Varvara Kashirina Peshkova, mother (as E. Alekseeva) Varvara Kashirina Peshkova, mother (as E. Alekseeva)   See fewer
Vyacheslav Novikov
Uncle Yakov Kashirin (as V. Novikov) Uncle Yakov Kashirin (as V. Novikov)   See fewer
Aleksandr Zhukov
Mikhail Kashirin, an uncle Mikhail Kashirin, an uncle   See fewer
K. Zubkov
Old Grigori Old Grigori   See fewer
Daniil Sagal
Ivan, aka 'Gypsy' Ivan, aka 'Gypsy'   See fewer
Sergey Tikhonravov
The Lodger (as S. Tikhonravov) The Lodger (as S. Tikhonravov)   See fewer
Igor Smirnov
Alexei, aka 'Lenka' or 'Lex', a crippled boy Alexei, aka 'Lenka' or 'Lex', a crippled boy   See fewer
E. Mamaev
Sacha Kashirin, nephew Sacha Kashirin, nephew   See fewer
V. Korochentchikov
Mikhail's son, also named Sacha Mikhail's son, also named Sacha   See fewer
Valentin Korneyev
Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited) Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)   See fewer
A. Lebedev
Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited) Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)   See fewer
Vladimir Maslatsov
Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited) Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)   See fewer
Nikolay Pogodin
Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited) Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)   See fewer
B. Radkevich
Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited) Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)   See fewer
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