Road to Life (Russian: Педагогическая поэма, translit. Pedagogicheskaya poema) is a 1955 Soviet biographical drama film directed by Aleksei Maslyukov and Mechislava Mayevskaya and based on the book by Anton Makarenko. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.
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Plot
The story takes place in 1920. The first colony for homeless children, named after Gorky, was established in the village of Rakitnoye near Poltava. The children undergo a challenging journey from homelessness to becoming a cohesive community, overcoming hardships and adversities alongside the adults.
Cast
Vladimir Yemelyanov as Anton Semyonovich Makarenko
Georgi Yumatov as Sasha Zadorov
Mikhail Pokotilo as Kalina Ivanovich
Yelena Litskanovich as Yekaterina Grigoryevna
Nina Krachkovskaya as Lidia Petrovna
Misha Chernov as Toska Solovyov
Yuri Sarantsev as Grisha Burun
Pavel Kadochnikov as Maxim Gorky
P. Grubnik as Mityagan
Ya. Panichev as Gud
A. Chistik as Taranets
Yulian Panich as Semyon Karabanov
A. Susnin as Ivan Lapot
K. Yevgenyev as Vetikovsky
V. Zhinovyev as Zhorka Volkov
Ye. Zhinovyev as Galamenko