Road to Life (1955 film)
| Road to Life (Педагогическая поэма) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Aleksei Maslyukov Mechislava Mayevskaya |
| Written by | Aleksandr Makarenko Iosif Manevich Aleksei Maslyukov |
| Produced by | A. Bocharov V. Buzhilevich |
| Starring | Vladimir Yemelyanov Georgi Yumatov |
| Cinematography | Ivan Shekker |
| Edited by | I. Karpenko |
| Music by | Anatoly Svechnikov |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Road to Life (Russian: Педагогическая поэма, translit. Pedagogicheskaya poema) is a 1955 Soviet biographical drama film directed by Aleksei Maslyukov and Mechislava Mayevskaya and based on the book by Anton Makarenko. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Plot
The story takes place in 1920. The first colony for homeless children, named after Gorky, was established in the village of Rakitnoye near Poltava. The children undergo a challenging journey from homelessness to becoming a cohesive community, overcoming hardships and adversities alongside the adults.
Cast
- Vladimir Yemelyanov as Anton Semyonovich Makarenko
- Georgi Yumatov as Sasha Zadorov
- Mikhail Pokotilo as Kalina Ivanovich
- Yelena Litskanovich as Yekaterina Grigoryevna
- Nina Krachkovskaya as Lidia Petrovna
- Misha Chernov as Toska Solovyov
- Yuri Sarantsev as Grisha Burun
- Pavel Kadochnikov as Maxim Gorky
- P. Grubnik as Mityagan
- Ya. Panichev as Gud
- A. Chistik as Taranets
- Yulian Panich as Semyon Karabanov
- A. Susnin as Ivan Lapot
- K. Yevgenyev as Vetikovsky
- V. Zhinovyev as Zhorka Volkov
- Ye. Zhinovyev as Galamenko
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Road to Life". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
External links
- Road to Life at IMDb