Road to Life

Road to Life

108 mins | Drama | March 12, 1931

Young hobos are taken 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 built railroad to the camp.

Road to Life

108 mins | Drama | March 12, 1931

Road to Life
Young hobos are taken 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 built railroad to the camp.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Mezhrabpomfilm
Original title Путёвка в жизнь
Directors Nikolai Ekk
Writers Anton Makarenko, Nikolai Ekk, Aleksandr Stolper

Cast

Nikolai Batalov

as Nikolai Sergeiev

Yvan Kyrlya

as 'Dandy' Mustapha

Mikhail Zharov

as Tomka Zhigan, leader of the wild boys

Aleksander Novikov

as Vasha Busa, a Wild Boy

Mariya Andropova

as Maria Skriabina, social worker

Vladimir Vesnovsky

as Mr. Rebrov

Mariya Gonfa

as Lelka, aka 'Merizhka'

Vasiliy Kachalov

as introduction and final speech