My Apprenticeship (1939)

  • NR
  • 09/12/1939 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 40m

Overview

Second entry in Ukrainian director Mark Donskoy's "Maxim Gorki" trilogy. Picking up where 1938's My Childhood left off, the story covers the years in Gorki's life when the future writer (Alexei Lyarsky) was on his own, looking for a purpose and place in life.

Mark Donskoy

Director, Writer

Ilya Gruzdev

Writer

Cast

Aleksei Lyarsky's headshot

Aleksei Lyarsky

Aleksei Peshkov (later, Maxim Gorky)
Irina Zarubina's headshot

Irina Zarubina

Natalya, the washer-woman
Varvara Massalitinova's headshot

Varvara Massalitinova

Akulina Ivanovna Kashirina
Ye. Lilina's headshot

Ye. Lilina

Matriona Ivanovna
Ivan Kudryavtsev's headshot

Ivan Kudryavtsev

Sergeyev, the son-in-law
N. Berezovskaya's headshot

N. Berezovskaya

Ivanovna-Sergeyeva, daughter
Ye. Seleznyov's headshot

Ye. Seleznyov

Viktor Ivanov, son
Darya Zerkalova's headshot

Darya Zerkalova

The Rich Woman With Books (segment "like Queen Margo")

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