Released:
1938-09-27

Overview:
Young Maxim grows up under the czarist regime with his grandparents as guardians. Continually demeaned by his martinet grandfather, Maxim is drawn to his warm-hearted grandmother, who instills in him the willingness to pursue his writing muse.

Director:
Mark Donskoy

Runtime:
1h 40min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Aleksei Lyarsky
  as
  Aleksei Peshkov
• 
  Varvara Massalitinova
  as
  Akulina Ivanva Kashirin
• 
  Mikhail Troyanovsky
  as
  Vasili Vasilyevich Kashirin
• 
  Yelizaveta Alekseyeva
  as
  Varvara Kashirina Peshkova
• 
  Aleksandr Zhukov
  as
  Mikhail Kashirin, an uncle