The Return of Maxim (1937)
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.
Director: Grigori Kozintsev, Leonid Trauberg
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 105 min
Release Date: April 1, 1937
Cast
- Boris Chirkov - Maksim
- Valentina Kibardina - Natasha Artemieva, alias Elena
- Anatoliy Kuznetsov - Worker's Deputy Turnyev
- Aleksandr Zrazhevsky - Vassili Kuzmich Yerofeyev, worker
- Aleksandr Chistyakov - Mishchenko, white-wooly mustached worker
- Mikhail Zharov - Platon Dymba
- Stepan Kayukov - Dema
- Vasili Vanin - Bolshevik Nikolai
- Aleksey Bondi - Menshevik
- Vasili Merkuryev - Menshevik student
Screenplay
Music: Dmitri Shostakovich
Cinematography: Andrey Moskvin
Editing: Vladimir Sukhobokov
Production: Lenfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Return of Maxim about?
- 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.
- Who directed The Return of Maxim?
- The Return of Maxim was directed by Grigori Kozintsev, Leonid Trauberg.
- Who stars in The Return of Maxim?
- The Return of Maxim stars Boris Chirkov, Valentina Kibardina, Anatoliy Kuznetsov, Aleksandr Zrazhevsky, Aleksandr Chistyakov, Mikhail Zharov.
- How long is The Return of Maxim?
- The Return of Maxim has a runtime of 1h 45m (105 minutes).
- What genre is The Return of Maxim?
- The Return of Maxim is a Drama film.
- Where was The Return of Maxim produced?
- The Return of Maxim was produced in Soviet Union.