Toward the Dawn
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Siberia, 1916-1917. Bolshevik Pyotr Sapozhkov is engaged in revolutionary propaganda and agitation in a small Siberian town after the end of his exile. He is assisted by his wife Varya. After the February Revolution, the Bolshevik party is still outlawed, Pyotr and Varya go into hiding and face arrest. The guards manage to capture their son Timu and the boy is taken to an orphanage.
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Cast
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Vladimir Mazaev
Tyma
Yuriy Yakovlev
Pyotr Sapozhkov
Known for
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
Kin-dza-dza!
Tatyana Lukashevich
Volodya Masayev
Tyma
Aleksandr Antokolsky
Evgeniy Samoylov
Savych
Known for
They Fought for Their Motherland
Vyacheslav Gostinsky
Known for
Gentlemen of Fortune
Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors
Valerian Kazanskiy
Panteley Zolotaryov
Also in
Soldiers of Freedom
Adventures of a Dentist
Yuri Leonidov
Zolotaryov's son
Also in
Sadko
Alitet Leaves for the Hills
Afanasi Kochetkov
Also in
Oleksa Dovbush
Ugryum-River
Viktor Koval
Яков
Also in
A Brave Hare
Little Friend
Sergey Borisov
Also in
Shadows Disappear at Noon
But What If This Is Love?
Tatyana Lukashevich Director · Aleksandr Antokolsky Writer Boris Chaikovsky Composer
First release January 1, 1959 · Produced in Russia · Original title Заре навстречу
Production
Mosfilm
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Russia
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Original title
Заре навстречу
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · January 1, 1959
Russia · April 19, 1960
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No release date listed for United States.
Spain
April 19, 1960
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