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One of Russian's most influential and important literary figures, Maxim Gorky wrote his widely read autobiography in 1913. This 1938 film adapts the moving and lyrical book to the big screen, capturing Gorky's dramatic childhood in beautiful black and white. Against a backdrop of tumult and poverty, the boy is shown in his formative 12th year, when he has just been put into his grandparents' custody.... See Full Description
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