The Youth of Maxim
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The Youth of Maxim is a 1935 Soviet
film
directed by Grigori Kozintsev
and Leonid Trauberg
, the first part of trilogy about the life of a young factory worker, Maxim.
In 1910, a revolutionary underground group spreads leaflets featuring anti-tsarist slogans. Maksim, a young, happy-go-lucky worker and his comrades help the teacher Natasha, who is engaged in illegal activities in the factory, hide from the police. Maksim's friend Andrei and another worker lose their lives. Their funeral turns into a huge demonstration which is suppressed by the police. Numerous people are arrested, among them Maksim, who subsequently becomes Social Democratic activist.
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directed by Grigori Kozintsev
Grigori Kozintsev
Grigori Mikhaylovich Kozintsev was a Jewish Ukrainian, Soviet Russian theatre and film director. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1964.He studied in the Imperial Academy of Arts...
and Leonid Trauberg
Leonid Trauberg
Leonid Zakharovich Trauberg was a Jewish Ukrainian Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1924 and 1961 and was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1941.-Filmography:* The Adventures of Oktyabrina ...
, the first part of trilogy about the life of a young factory worker, Maxim.
In 1910, a revolutionary underground group spreads leaflets featuring anti-tsarist slogans. Maksim, a young, happy-go-lucky worker and his comrades help the teacher Natasha, who is engaged in illegal activities in the factory, hide from the police. Maksim's friend Andrei and another worker lose their lives. Their funeral turns into a huge demonstration which is suppressed by the police. Numerous people are arrested, among them Maksim, who subsequently becomes Social Democratic activist.
Cast
- Boris ChirkovBoris ChirkovBoris Petrovich Chirkov was a Soviet actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1928 and 1975. In 1941, he was awarded the Stalin Prize; in 1975, he was awarded the Hero of Socialist Labour.-Selected filmography:* Alone * Chapaev...
- Maksim - Valentina Kibardina - Natasha
- Mikhail Tarkhanov - Polivanov
- Stepan KayukovStepan KayukovStepan Yakovlevich Kayukov was a Soviet actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1935 and 1960.-Selected filmography:* Golden Mountains * The Youth of Maxim * Friends * The Return of Maxim...
- Dmitri "Dyema" Savchenko - Aleksandr Kulakov - Andrei
- Boris Blinov
- S. Leontyev
- M. Shelkovsky
- Vladimir Sladkopevtsev
- Leonid Lyubashevky
- Pavel Volkov - The workman with the accordion (uncredited)
External links
- http://books.google.com/books?id=Cuw1vHuxITYC&pg=PA427&dq=In+1910,+a+revolutionary+underground+group+spreads+leaflets+featuring+anti-tsarist+slogans.+Maksim,+a+young,+happy-go-lucky+worker+and+his+comrades+help+the+teacher+Natasha,+who+is+engaged+in+illegal+activities+in+the+factory,+hide+from+the+police.+Maksim%27#v=onepage&q=&f=falseHistorical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema By Peter Rollberg]