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Gutta-Percha Boy is a film of genre Drama with Andrei Popov
Gutta-Percha Boy (1957)
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Add to a movie listGuttaperchevyy malchik - a Soviet feature film adaptation of the novel by Russian writer Dmitry Grigorovich.
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The end of the XIX century. Peter, an eight-year orphan who has been cast in training German acrobat Charles Becker, who curses and beatings would incorporate the new assistant to the circus profession and ruthlessly exploited child in their speeches. The only consolation, brightens the harsh life gutta-percha boy, as referred to Pete on the posters was concern kovёrnogo clown Edwards (one of the best roles of the outstanding Russian actor Alexey Gribov), who regretted the fatherless and secretly taught him this circus arts ... The finale is tragic: while one of Peter performances, performing on-demand Becker difficult trick on the eyes of the public fell from a height.Actors
Andrei Popov
(Count Sergey Listomirov)
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