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Mother(1956)
Status: Released
Date: 1956-02-14
43%
6 Votes
Time: 1h 44m
Overview:
Timid old woman Pelageya Nilovna observes the revolutionary activities of her son Pavel Vlasov and gradually comes to realize that his cause is a great and noble one. She involves herself in the movement and finds joy and great courage in her new life as a revolutionary. Based on Gorky's novel, filmed in the silent era by Pudovkin.
Languages: Russian.
Countries:
Soviet Union
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Mother
Top 10 Billed Cast
Вера Марецкая
Алексей Баталов
Татьяна Пилецкая
Сергей Курилов
Лілія Гриценко
Павел Усовниченко
Никифор Колофидин
Олег Борисов
Борис Битюков
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Overview
Timid old woman Pelageya Nilovna observes the revolutionary activities of her son Pavel Vlasov and gradually comes to realize that his cause is a great and noble one. She involves herself in the movement and finds joy and great courage in her new life as a revolutionary. Based on Gorky's novel, filmed in the silent era by Pudovkin.
Release Date
1956-02-14
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4.3
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