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Ivan (1933)
A young farmer Ivan and his lazy father Stepan try to help with the construction of the Dniprohes, but he learns that strength is not enough for a worker and joins the Communist party.
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A young farmer Ivan and his lazy father Stepan try to help with the construction of the Dniprohes, but he learns that strength is not enough for a worker and joins the Communist party.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Oleksandr Dovzhenko
In Theaters:2/26/1933
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Runtime:102 minutes
Studio:Ukrainfilm, Kyivska Kinofabryka
Cast
Oleksandr Dovzhenko
Director
Konstantin Bondarevsky
Young Ivan
Dmytro Holubynskyi
Secretary
Elena Golik
Mother of Killed Worker
Mikhail Gornatko
Aleksandr Zapolski
Supervisor
Petro Masokha
Ivan Guba
Mykola Nademskyi
Peter Pastushkov
Stepan Shahaida
Stepan Vasiliyevich, the Foreman
Stepan Shkurat
Stepan Iosovich Guba, the Idler
Terentiy Yura
Philistine Foreman
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