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.
- Released
- 1931-06-01
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Nikolai Ekk
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 from 23 votes
Cast
- Nikolai Batalov as Николай Иванович Сергеев, организатор трудовой коммуны
- Yvan Kyrlya as Мустафа «Ферт»
- Mikhail Zharov as Фомка «Жиган»
- Vladimir Uralskiy as Head of children allocation (uncredited)
- Rina Zelyonaya as девушка из «малины» Жигана
- Georgi Zhzhyonov as (нет в титрах)
- Vasiliy Kachalov as вступительное и заключительное слово
- Aleksander Novikov as Васька «Буза»
- Mariya Andropova as детский соц.инспектор Мария Скрябина
- Vladimir Vesnovsky as отец Кольки
- Mariya Gonfa as Лелька «Мазиха»
- M. Libakov-Ilyinskiy as эпизод (нет в титрах)