Ivan's Childhood
In WW2, twelve year old Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev works for the Soviet army as a scout behind the German lines and strikes a friendship with three sympathetic Soviet officers.
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Cast
13 people
Nikolay Burlyaev
Ivan
Known for
Andrei Rublev
Admiral
Valentin Zubkov
Kholin
Known for
The Cranes Are Flying
Yevgeni Zharikov
Galtsev
Known for
Three Plus Two
It Can't Be!
Stepan Krylov
Katasonov
Known for
Andrei Rublev
Mykola Hrynko
Gryaznov
Known for
Stalker
Andrei Rublev
Dmytro Milyutenko
Old Man
Also in
A Spring for the Thirsty
Our Honest Bread
Valentina Malyavina
Masha
Also in
King Stag
Red Square
Irma Raush
Ivan's Mother
Known for
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Konchalovsky
Soldier with Glasses
Known for
I Am Twenty
Ivan Savkin
Also in
Miles of Fire
Nesterka
Vladimir Marenkov
Also in
Ugryum-River
There Will Be No Leave Today
Vera Miturich
Girl
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Andrei Tarkovsky Director · Andrei Konchalovsky Screenplay Mikhail Papava Screenplay
United States release June 27, 1963 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Languages German, Russian
Production
Mosfilm
Production · Studio
Trete Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie
Production
Russia · Russia
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Languages
Original title
Иваново детство
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
German · Russian
Release dates
Russia · April 6, 1962
Premiere · Moscow
United States · June 27, 1963
Theatrical
United States · January 22, 2013
Physical · Blu-ray
Argentina
September 6, 1963 · Theatrical
November 25, 2014 · Theatrical · (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Brazil
August 22, 2011 · Physical · DVD
March 26, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray
January 4, 2022 · Digital · CineSesc
Canada
January 22, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
China
June 13, 2015 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
June 16, 2016 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
January 20, 2017 · Digital · Souhu
October 23, 2019 · Digital · bilibili
Czechia
November 15, 2010 · Digital · (DVD premiere)
Denmark
May 10, 1963 · Theatrical
Finland
January 18, 1963 · Theatrical
France
November 8, 1963 · Theatrical
July 5, 2017 · Theatrical · re-release, restored version
November 7, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray
Germany
April 26, 1963 · Theatrical · East Germany
October 23, 1963 · Theatrical · West Germany
Hong Kong SAR China
October 15, 2004 · Theatrical
Iran
May 27, 2021 · Premiere · Fajr International Film Festival
Italy
September 1, 1962 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
April 3, 1963 · Theatrical
Japan
August 23, 1963 · Theatrical
October 23, 2002 · Theatrical · (Andrei Tarkovsky Retrospective)
December 20, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
Mexico
May 2, 1963 · Theatrical
October 15, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
Netherlands
August 23, 2002 · Physical · DVD
June 27, 2016 · Physical · Blu ray
September 19, 2019 · Theatrical · Re-release
Poland
May 9, 1962 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 23, 2016 · Theatrical
Serbia
January 28, 2008 · Theatrical · (Belgrade Film Festival)
Sweden
January 7, 1963 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 20, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
May 20, 2016 · Theatrical · (re-release)
June 27, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray
January 29, 2018 · Physical · Blu-ray
Uruguay
June 18, 1963 · Theatrical
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