Ivan's Childhood
Seen it?1962 | 95 min | Drama, War
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (7.8 out of 10) and it was a solid box office hit. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Letters from Iwo Jima, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1962: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
In WW2, twelve year old Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev works for the Soviet army as a scout behind the German lines and strikes a friendship with three sympathetic Soviet officers.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesStrong
7.8 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Won 1 Venice award: Golden Lion.
- Reach & staying powerStrong
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 91K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
- Nikolay BurlyaevIvan
- Valentin ZubkovKholin
- Yevgeni ZharikovGaltsev
- Stepan KrylovKatasonov
- Mykola HrynkoGryaznov
- Dmytro MilyutenkoOld Man
- Valentina MalyavinaMasha
- Irma RaushIvan's Mother
- Andrei KonchalovskySoldier with Glasses
- Ivan Savkin