The Republic of ShKID (1966)

Directed by Gennadi Poloka1h 43mFamily,Comedy,Drama

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.

Year
1966
Country
SU
Language
Russian
Release date
29 December 1966
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6.7 (41)
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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
A
Aleksandr Tovstonogov
Dzhaparidze (Dze)
V
Vyacheslav Golubkov
Yaponets (Ionin)
A
Artur Isayev
Panteleyev
Aleksandr Kavalerov
Aleksandr Kavalerov
Kostya Fedotov
Vladimir Maksimov
Vladimir Maksimov
School Principal
Vladimir Vasilyev
Vladimir Vasilyev
School Principal
M
Mikhail Vasilyev
Yazykov
Lyudmila Volynskaya
Lyudmila Volynskaya
Amvon
A
Anna Yesipovich
Vicknixor's Mother
Liliya Gurova
Liliya Gurova
Head of Reception Centre
Galina Teplinskaya
Galina Teplinskaya
Panteleyev's Mother
N
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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