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Ivan's Childhood (1962)
Ivanovo detstvo (original title)

95 min  -  Drama | War  -   27 June 1963 (USA)
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12-year old Ivan works as a spy at the eastern front. The small Ivan can cross the German lines unnoticed to collect information. Three Soviet officers try to take care of this boy-child.

Director:

Andrey Tarkovskiy, and 1 more credit »

Writers:

Vladimir Bogomolov (story), Vladimir Bogomolov (screenplay), and 3 more credits »

Stars:

Nikolay Burlyaev, Valentin Zubkov and Yevgeni Zharikov
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Cast

Cast overview:
Nikolay Burlyaev Nikolay Burlyaev ...
Ivan (as Kolya Burlyayev)
Valentin Zubkov Valentin Zubkov ...
Capt. Kholin (as V. Zubkov)
Yevgeni Zharikov Yevgeni Zharikov ...
Lt. Galtsev (as Ye. Zharikov)
Stepan Krylov Stepan Krylov ...
Cpl. Katasonov (as S. Krylov)
Nikolay Grinko Nikolay Grinko ...
Lt. Col. Gryaznov (as N. Grinko)
Dmitri Milyutenko Dmitri Milyutenko ...
Old Man (as D. Milyutenko)
Valentina Malyavina Valentina Malyavina ...
Masha (as V. Malyavina)
Irma Raush Irma Raush ...
Ivan's Mother (as I. Tarkovskaya)
Andrey Konchalovskiy ...
Soldier (as A. Konchalovskiy)
Ivan Savkin Ivan Savkin
Vladimir Marenkov Vladimir Marenkov
Vera Miturich Vera Miturich ...
Girl
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Storyline

12-year old Ivan works as a spy at the eastern front. The small Ivan can cross the German lines unnoticed to collect information. Three Soviet officers try to take care of this boy-child. Written by Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>  

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Plot Keywords:

Spy | Water Well | Dream | World War Two | Anti War  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian | German

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Infância de Ivan See more »

Filming Locations:

Dnieper River, Kanev, Ukraine

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mosfilm See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Nikolay Burlyaev is seen in this film ringing a bell. He would, 4 years later, play the character of Boriska - who shall build a giant bell - in Andrey Tarkovskiy's next feature Andrei Rublev. See more »

Connections

Featured in "Cinéma, de notre temps: Une journée d'Andrei Arsenevitch" (2000) See more »