Putyovka v zhizn (1931)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Nikolai Ekk

Writers:

Nikolai Ekk (writer)
Anton Semyonovich Makarenko (book)

Release Date:

27 February 1959 (Finland)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

"An appealing human document. It has the fine artistry we would expect from the Russian people. Everyone should see it" - H. V. Kaltenborn

Plot:

Young hobos are brought to a new camp to become good Soviet citizens. This camp works without any guards...

Plot Keywords:

Railroad | Bathing Scene | Dead Boy | Railroad Hand Car | Inn

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Nikolai Batalov	...	Nikolai Sergeiev
Yvan Kyrlya	...	'Dandy' Mustapha
Mikhail Dzhagofarov	...	Nikolai 'Kolka' Rebrov
Mikhail Zharov	...	Tomka Zhigan, leader of the wild boys
Aleksandr Novikov	...	Vasha Busa, a Wild Boy
Mariya Andropova	...	Maria Skriabina, social worker
Vladimir Vesnovsky	...	Mr. Rebrov
Mariya Gonfa	...	Lelka, aka 'Merizhka'
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bozhak Besprizornykh
Tsifan Kyriya
Viktor Lazarev
Vladimir Uralsky
Regina Yanushkevich	...	Mrs. Rebrova
Rina Zelyonaya
Georgi Zhzhyonov

Also Known As:

Путёвка в жизнь (Soviet Union: Russian title)
Road to Life (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

USA:105 min

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Tagephon)

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (1932)

Company:

Mezhrabpomfilm

Trivia:

First soviet talking film

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Fejezetek a film történetéböl: A szovjet hangosfilm 1930-1953 (#1.10)" (1990)

one of the best movies and book i have ever experienced

i have to say very little cause all you need to do is read his book "pedagoziki" cause its amazingness will drag you away from all that hollywood @#$%, i have never been to russia, or know many russian directors, but i have seen russian movies, and they were all better that the hollywood crap we're watching today