Road to Life (1931)
Putyovka v zhizn (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Passed
- 1h 59min
- Crime, Drama
- 01 Jun 1931 (Soviet Union)
- Movie
Young hobos are brought to a new camp to become good Soviet citizens. This camp works without any guards. But crooks kill one of the young people when they try to damage the newly build railroad to that camp.
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Awards:
- 2 wins.
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Cast
| Nikolay Batalov | ... |
Nikolay Sergeev
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Yvan Kyrlya | ... |
'Dandy' Mustapha
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Mikhail Dzhagofarov | ... |
Nikolay 'Kolka' Rebrov
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| Mikhail Zharov | ... |
Fomka Zhigan
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Aleksandr Novikov | ... |
Vas'ka 'Buza'
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Mariya Andropova | ... |
Mariya Skryabina
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Vladimir Vesnovsky | ... |
Mr. Rebrov
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Mariya Gonfa | ... |
Lyol'ka 'Mazikha'
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| Nikolai Gladkov | ... |
Samgin
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| Vasili Kachalov | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Tsifan Kyriya |
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| Viktor Lazarev | ... |
Homeless Child
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| Nikolay Romanov | ... |
Homeless Child
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| Vladimir Uralskiy | ... |
Head of Distributor of Children's Commission
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Regina Yanushkevich | ... |
Mrs. Rebrova
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| Rina Zelyonaya | ... |
Songstress from Zhigan's gang
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| Georgi Zhzhyonov | ... |
Homeless Child
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Directed by
| Nikolai Ekk | ||
Written by
| Osip Brik | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Nikolai Ekk | ... | () |
| Anton Makarenko | ... | (book) |
| Aleksandr Stolper | ... | () |
| Regina Yanushkevich | ... | () (as R. Yanushkevich) |
Music by
| Yakov Stollyar | ||
Cinematography by
| Vasili Pronin | ||
Art Department
| Aleksandr Evmenenko | ... | set designer (as A. Yevmenenko) |
| Ivan Stepanov | ... | set designer |
Sound Department
| Yevgeni Nesterov | ... | sound (as Ye. Nesterov) |
Additional Crew
| Michael Gold | ... | subtitler: USA |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Prometheus-Film-Verleih und Vertriebs-GmbH (1931) (Germany) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- National Distributors (1932) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Amkino Corporation (1932) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Telewizja Polska (TVP) - I Program (1956) (Poland) (tv)
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Storyline
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Young hobos are brought to a new camp to become good Soviet citizens. This camp works without any guards, and it works well. But crooks kill one of the young people when they try to damage the newly build railroad to that camp.
Written by Stephan Eichenberg |
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| Taglines | FIRST RUSSIAN TALKING PICTURE - Titles In English See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | First Soviet talking film. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in A szovjet hangosfilm 1930-1953 (1990). See more » |