Road to Life
6.9
1931
1 hr 48 min
Drama
Young hobos are taken to a new camp to become good Soviet citizens. This camp works without any guards, and it works well. But crooks kill one of the young people when they try to damage the newly built railroad to the camp.
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- Cast:
- Nikolai Batalov , Mikhail Zharov , Vladimir Uralskiy , Rina Zelyonaya , Georgi Zhzhyonov , Vasiliy Kachalov
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Reviews
good back-story, and good acting
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Awesome Movie
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I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
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Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.
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