
Overview
A black child rescued from by Russian sailors, whom they name Maksimka, having overcome his fear of white people, turns out to be an unusually smart and kind little boy. The rude drunken sailor Ivan Luchkin was especially attached to the boy. Once it was Maksimka who managed to save Luchkin from foreign recruiters of labor. For resourcefulness and courage, the young hero is enlisted in the team of the corvette and becomes the cabin boy of the Russian fleet.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Russian Empire
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Music
Music by Ihor Shamo and Vadym Homoliaka
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Oleksiy Mishuryn
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Grigoriy KoltunovScreenplay
- Konstantin StanyukovichBook
- Original title
- Максимка
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 19, 1952
- Original language
- Russian
- Countries
- Soviet Union





































