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Cast
Boris Chirkov
as Maksim
Valentina Kibardina
as Natasha Artemieva, alias Elena
Anatoliy Kuznetsov
as Worker's Deputy Turnyev
Aleksandr Zrazhevsky
as Vassili Kuzmich Yerofeyev, worker
Aleksandr Chistyakov
as Mishchenko, white-wooly mustached worker
Mikhail Zharov
as Platon Dymba
Stepan Kayukov
as Dema
Vasili Vanin
as Bolshevik Nikolai
Aleksey Bondi
as Menshevik
Vasili Merkuryev
as Menshevik student
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1937
Runtime1h 45m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes10
DirectorGrigori Kozintsev, Leonid Trauberg
WritersGrigori Kozintsev, Lev Slavin, Leonid Trauberg
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Return of Maxim
About The Return of Maxim
The second part of trilogy about the life of a young factory worker, Maxim. In July 1914, the Bolsheviks and Mensehviks compete for representation of the working-class in the Duma. Maksim, who just returned from exile, calls the workers to strike as a protest against the firing of six of their colleagues. The traitor Platon Dymba assaults Maksim, wounding him severely. When the strike unfolds the workers demonstrate by the thousands, the news of the outbreak of World War I suddenly arrives. Maksim gets drafted.
Directed by Grigori Kozintsev, Leonid Trauberg, The Return of Maxim leans on a strong ensemble — Boris Chirkov, Valentina Kibardina, Anatoliy Kuznetsov — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1937.
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