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The Republic of ShKID
The Republic of ShKID

The Republic of ShKID

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The film is based on the eponymous book, written by two former street gangsters - Grigori Belykh and Leonid Panteleyev. Film is set in the 1920s St. Petersburg, Russia. Streets of the city are full of the homeless boys. They are caught to be raised and educated at the correction school named after Dostoevsky. The boys are street smart and difficult. But the faculty stands up to the challenge. The teaches are being devoted and caring, and gradually win the respect of the most difficult kids. The school director Vicknixor is a refined intellectual, who becomes a role model for the boys.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

6.542/10

Release Date

29 December 1966

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Sergei Yursky

Sergei Yursky

Vicknixor

Yuliya Burygina

Yuliya Burygina

Elanlyum

Pavel Luspekayev

Pavel Luspekayev

Kostalmed

Aleksandr Melnikov

Aleksandr Melnikov

Alnikpop

Anatoli Stolbov

Anatoli Stolbov

Palvan

Georgy Kolosov

Georgy Kolosov

Meftakhutdyn

Vera Titova

Vera Titova

Marta

Violetta Zhukhimovich

Violetta Zhukhimovich

Tonya Markoni

Lev Vajnshtejn

Lev Vajnshtejn

Yankel

Viktor Perevalov

Viktor Perevalov

Goga

Anatoliy Podshivalov

Anatoliy Podshivalov

Tsygan

Yuri Rychkov

Yuri Rychkov

Kupa Kupych Genialniy

Aleksandr Tovstonogov

Aleksandr Tovstonogov

Dzhaparidze (Dze)

Vyacheslav Golubkov

Vyacheslav Golubkov

Yaponets (Ionin)

Artur Isayev

Artur Isayev

Panteleyev

Aleksandr Kavalerov

Aleksandr Kavalerov

Kostya Fedotov

Vladimir Maksimov

Vladimir Maksimov

School Principal

Vladimir Vasilyev

Vladimir Vasilyev

School Principal

Mikhail Vasilyev

Mikhail Vasilyev

Yazykov

Lyudmila Volynskaya

Lyudmila Volynskaya

Amvon

Anna Yesipovich

Anna Yesipovich

Vicknixor's Mother

Liliya Gurova

Liliya Gurova

Head of Reception Centre

Galina Teplinskaya

Galina Teplinskaya

Panteleyev's Mother

Nikolay Kuzmin

Nikolay Kuzmin

Makarov

Boris Lyoskin

Boris Lyoskin

Policeman

German Lupekin

German Lupekin

Teacher

Tamara Kolesnikova

Tamara Kolesnikova

Nurse (uncredited)

Nikolai Godovikov

Nikolai Godovikov

Street Urchin (uncredited)

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