Vsevolod PudovkinCast
Vera Baranovskaya Nikolai Batalov 
Aleksandr Chistyakov
Credits
Written by: 
Maxim Gorky
Plot
A woman in 1905 Russia turns from supporting the authorities to joining her son's revolutionary cause. It is based on a novel by Maxim Gorky.
Sinekatalog’s take
Vsevolod Pudovkin's silent classic follows a mother who turns against the authorities to join her son's 1905 revolution. Emotional and montage-driven, based on Gorky, it is a stirring, powerful landmark of Soviet cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (3,362 votes)
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