In WW2, twelve year old Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev works for the Soviet army as a scout behind the German lines and strikes a friendship with three sympathetic Soviet officers.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Nikolay Burlyaev | ... | Ivan Bondarev (as Kolya Burlyaev) | |
| Valentin Zubkov | ... | Leonid Kholin (as V. Zubkov) | |
| Evgeniy Zharikov | ... | Galtsev (as Ye. Zharikov) | |
| Stepan Krylov | ... | Katasonov (as S. Krylov) | |
| Nikolay Grinko | ... | Gryaznov (as N. Grinko) | |
| Dmitri Milyutenko | ... | Old Man (as D. Milyutenko) | |
| Valentina Malyavina | ... | Masha (as V. Malyavina) | |
| Irina Tarkovskaya | ... | Ivan's Mother (as I. Tarkovskaya) | |
| Andrey Konchalovskiy | ... | Soldier with glasses (as A. Konchalovskiy) | |
| Ivan Savkin | ... | (as I. Savkin) | |
| Vladimir Marenkov | ... | (as V. Marenkov) | |
| Vera Miturich | ... | Girl | |
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During World War II, 12-year old Ivan works as a spy on 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
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Country:
Soviet UnionRelease Date:
27 June 1963 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Ivan's Childhood See more »Filming Locations:
Dnieper River, Kanev, UkraineCompany Credits
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[Song played on the gramophone. English translation: "Masha is not allowed beyond the river".]
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GRAND PRIZE WINNER: 1962 San Francisco Film Festival Best Picture. See more »Goofs
In the famous "Well Scene" Ivan's mother says "If A well is too deep you can see a star in it even in the day time". While speaking she is standing on the left hand side of Ivan but when their reflection is shown in water she is standing on the right hand side. Lateral Inversion has not been depicted correctly. Please have a look. See more »Quotes
Ivan's Mother: If a well is really deep, you can see a star down there even in the middle of a sunny day.See more »
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Ne velyat Mashe[Song played on the gramophone. English translation: "Masha is not allowed beyond the river".]
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A superb film, by turns lyrical, harsh and tense, with a deep sympathy for ordinary people caught up in inexplicable events overwhelming their lives. The uneasy state of the Russian army, facing the German front across wetlands, is reflected in the characters - the boy and the men are getting 'jittery' - and the destruction waged on the landscape reflects the damage done to the people themselves: the old man with his cockerel and, especially, Ivan, who slips between the dreams of sleep and the nightmare of living. Nature and innocence are linked, and the scene in the birch forest is especially effective. A life-enhancing film, both poetic and poignant.