---
title: 'Road to Life (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nikolai Ekk'
released: '1931-06-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/road-to-life-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022289/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Road to Life (1931)

1931 · 106 min · Drama, Crime · Soviet Union

Original title: Путёвка в жизнь

## Synopsis

Road to Life is a 1931 Soviet crime drama film written and directed by Nikolai Ekk. The film won an award at the 1932 Venice International Film Festival, which went to Ekk for Most Convincing Director.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nikolai Ekk](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolai-ekk)
- **Screenplay:** [Nikolai Ekk](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolai-ekk), [Aleksandr Stolper](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-stolper), [Regina Yanushkevich](https://cinepixo.com/people/regina-yanushkevich)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Yakov Stollyar](https://cinepixo.com/people/yakov-stollyar)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vasili Pronin](https://cinepixo.com/people/vasili-pronin)

## Cast

- [Mikhail Zharov](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-zharov)
- [Yvan Kyrlya](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvan-kyrlya)
- [Nikolai Batalov](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolai-batalov)

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