

Foma Gordeyev
1959, Russian. Directed by Mark Donskoy.
Foma Gordeyev, the son of a wealthy Volga merchant, doesn't want to continue his father's work. The mind is sickened by the dirt and injustice of life around him. Foma is seeking solace in a drunken rampage and wild antics. After many years of desolation, he is half-ill at the opening of a night shelter built with his father’s money.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Mark DonskoyDirector
- Georgi YepifantsevFoma Gordeyev
- Sergei LukyanovIgnat Gordeyev
- Pavel TarasovYakov Mayakin
- Alla LabetskayaLyuba
- Marianna StrizhenovaSasha
- Maria MilkovaSofya Medynskaya
- Igor SretenskyNikolay Yezhov
- Gennadiy SergeevAfrikan Smolin
- Isay GurovUkhtishchev
- Boris SitkoKnyazev
- Aleksandr TimontayevVoronov
- Aleksandr ZhukovZobov
Details
- Released
- 14 November 1959
- Original title
- Фома Гордеев
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Mark Donskoy, Boris Byalik
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What Foma Gordeyev is based on
Foma Gordeyev is based on Foma Gordeyev, an 1899 novel by Maxim Gorky, published by Znanie.
Novel · 1899
Foma Gordeyev
By Maxim Gorky
Published by Znanie
Source details from Wikidata and TMDB.
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Foma Gordeyev runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Foma Gordeyev isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 November 1959. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Foma Gordeyev?
If you liked Foma Gordeyev, try Winged Creatures, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, A Wrinkle in Time.
Who directed Foma Gordeyev?
Foma Gordeyev (1959) was directed by Mark Donskoy and stars Georgi Yepifantsev, Sergei Lukyanov, Pavel Tarasov.
What is Foma Gordeyev based on?
Foma Gordeyev is based on Foma Gordeyev, an 1899 novel by Maxim Gorky, published by Znanie.