The end of the XIX century. Petya, an eight-year orphan who has been cast in training German acrobat Karl Becker, who curses and beatings would incorporate the new assistant to the circus profession and ruthlessly exploited child in their speeches. The only consolation, brightens the harsh life gutta-percha boy, as referred to Petya on the posters, is the concern of the carpet clown Edwards, who regretted the fatherless and secretly taught him this circus arts...
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Cast
18 people
Aleksei Gribov
Edwards
Known for
Striped Trip
The Twelve Months
Mikhail Nazvanov
Karl Becker
Known for
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Hamlet
Aleksandr Popov
Petya Subbotin
Known for
The Cranes Are Flying
Inna Fyodorova
Varvara Akimovna
Also in
Dead Souls
If War Comes Tomorrow
Ivan Koval-Samborskiy
Circus Director
Known for
Mother
Chess Fever
Andrei Popov
Count Sergey Listomirov
Known for
Oblomov
Marianna Strizhenova
Countess Listomirova
Also in
The Gadfly
Captain Nemo
Aleksandra Popova
Aunt Sonya
Also in
Battle Beyond the Sun
The Sky Calls
Marina Gutkovich
Verochka (8 y.o)
Also in
The Secret Agent's Blunder
The Chairman
Natalya Volkova
Zinochka (6 y.o)
Vitaly Larin
Paf
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Vladimir Gribkov
Doctor
Known for
The Snow Queen
Vladimir Gerasimov Director · Mikhail Volpin Writer Dmitriy Grigorovich Author
First release August 26, 1957 · Produced in Russia · Original title Гуттаперчевый мальчик
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Mosfilm
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Russia
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Original title
Гуттаперчевый мальчик
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · August 26, 1957
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No release date listed for United States.
Russia
August 27, 1957
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