
1957 · Vladimir Gerasimov · 76 min
The end of the XIX century. Petya, an eight-year orphan who has been cast in training German acrobat Karl 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 Petya on the posters, is the concern of the carpet clown Edwards, who regretted the fatherless and secretly taught him this circus arts...
Aleksei GribovEdwards
Mikhail NazvanovKarl BeckerAleksandr PopovPetya Subbotin
Inna FyodorovaVarvara Akimovna
Ivan Koval-SamborskiyCircus Director
Andrei PopovCount Sergey Listomirov
Marianna StrizhenovaCountess Listomirova
Aleksandra PopovaAunt SonyaMarina GutkovichVerochka (8 y.o)Natalya VolkovaZinochka (6 y.o)Vitaly LarinPaf
Vladimir GribkovDoctor
Anna PavlovaGovernessVladimir KirillinGuard
Sergei FilippovDoorman