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My Name Is Ivan

1963, Drama/War, 1h 37m

24 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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Ostensibly an atypical Tarkovsky work (less than 100 minutes!), Ivan's Childhood carries the poetry and passion that would characterize the director from here on. Read critic reviews

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When Nazi invaders destroy his Russian village and kill his family, 12-year-old Ivan (Kolya Burlyayev) is placed in a German prison camp. Ivan escapes from the camp and crosses back over to Russia, and comes under the care of Capt. Kholin (Valentin Zubkov), who wants to send Ivan to military school. Ivan refuses, requesting that he be allowed to use his powers of stealth to return to Germany to spy on the Nazis and avenge the killing of his family.
  • Genre:
    Drama, War
  • Original Language:
    Russian
  • Director:
    Andrei Tarkovsky
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Cast & Crew

Nikolay Burlyaev
Nikolay Burlyaev
Ivan
Valentin Zubkov
Valentin Zubkov
Capt. Kholin
Evgeniy Zharikov
Evgeniy Zharikov
Lt. Galtsev
Stepan Krylov
Stepan Krylov
Katasonov
Nikolay Grinko
Nikolay Grinko
Gryaznov
Dmitri Milyutenko
Dmitri Milyutenko
Old Man
Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky
Director
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