ROAD TO LIFE
ПУТЁВКА В ЖИЗНЬ
director
NIKOLAI EKK 
USSR, 1931
113'
113'
The first Russian talking picture which won a prize at the 1st Venice IFF
The action is set in 1923. The USSR is struggling with hunger and economic ruin. It is a story of homeless teenagers for whom a work commune is set up with the idea of uniting and reforming them.
| script | nikolai ekk, alexander stolper, regina yanushkevich |
|---|---|
| camera | vasily pronin |
| design | ivan stepanov, boris desnitsky |
| music | yakov stollyar |
| cast | nikolai batalov, iyvan kyrla, mikhail dzhagofarov, mikhail zharov, alexander novikov, maria andropova, vladimir vesnovsky, maria gonta, regina yanushkevich |
| production | mezhrabpomfilm |
| evgeny nesterov |
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