---
title: 'The Foundling (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tatyana Lukashevich'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 68
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-foundling-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184823/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Foundling (1940)

1940 · 68 min · Comedy, Family · Soviet Union

Original title: Подкидыш

## Synopsis

The Foundling is a 1940 comedy drama directed by Tatyana Lukashevich. The film was a production of Mosfilm based on the script by Rina Zelyonaya and Agniya Barto and was released on 27 January 1940. It was one of the first Russian family films. Originally in black and white, it was reproduced in colour in 2010.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Rina Zelyonaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/rina-zelyonaya), [Agniya Barto](https://cinepixo.com/people/agniya-barto)
- **Director:** [Tatyana Lukashevich](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatyana-lukashevich)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nikolay Kryukov](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolay-kryukov)
- **Director of Photography:** [Semyon Sheynin](https://cinepixo.com/people/semyon-sheynin)

## Cast

- [Tatyana Barysheva](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatyana-barysheva)
- [Pyotr Repnin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pyotr-repnin)
- [Rina Zelyonaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/rina-zelyonaya)
- [Olga Zhizneva](https://cinepixo.com/people/olga-zhizneva)
- [Viktor Gromov](https://cinepixo.com/people/viktor-gromov)
- [Rostislav Plyatt](https://cinepixo.com/people/rostislav-plyatt)
- [Faina Ranevskaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/faina-ranevskaya)

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