Mother

Mother

Mother

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Mother

1926

1h 27m

7.1(79 votes)

Drama

Overview

A Soviet woman is caught between her husband and son, who find themselves on opposing sides of the Russian Revolution.

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11 members

Acting

Vera Baranovskaya

Pelageya Nilovna Vlasova, the Mother

Vera Baranovskaya

Acting

Николай Баталов

Pavel Vlasov, the Son

Николай Баталов

Acting

Александр Чистяков

Vlasov, the Father

Александр Чистяков

Acting

Анна Земцова

Anna

Анна Земцова

Acting

Иван Коваль-Самборский

Vessovchtchnikov

Иван Коваль-Самборский

Directing

Всеволод Пудовкин

Police Officer

Всеволод Пудовкин

Acting

Иван Бобров

Young Prisoner

Иван Бобров

Acting

Павел Полторацкий

Judge

Павел Полторацкий

Acting

Фёдор Иванов

Prison warden

Фёдор Иванов

Acting

Владимир Уральский

Student

Владимир Уральский

Acting

Вячеслав Новиков

Worker

Вячеслав Новиков

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