A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
November 14, 1959
Original Title:
Фома Гордеев
Alternate Titles:
Det goda livet
Foma Gorgyejev
Kultaiset kahleet
Protestuje
Thomas Gordeiev
Genres:
Drama
Production Countries:
Soviet Union
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 94
Foma Gordeyev, the son of a wealthy Volga merchant, doesn't want to continue his father's work. The mind is sickened by the dirt and injustice of life around him. Foma is seeking solace in a drunken rampage and wild antics. After many years of desolation, he is half-ill at the opening of a night shelter built with his father’s money.
Cinematography:
Margarita Pilikhina
Director:
Mark Donskoy
Editor:
A. Klebanov
Music:
Lev Shvarts
Novel:
Maxim Gorky
Production Design:
Pyotr Pashkevich
Sound:
Sergey Yurtsev
Writer:
Mark Donskoy
Boris Byalik
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