My Apprenticeship

1h 40min

Drama

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.

Cast

Aleksei Lyarsky

Aleksei Lyarsky

Aleksei Peshkov (later, Maxim Gorky)
Irina Zarubina

Irina Zarubina

Natalya, the washer-woman
Varvara Massalitinova

Varvara Massalitinova

Akulina Ivanovna Kashirina
Elizaveta Lilina

Elizaveta Lilina

Matriona Ivanovna
Ivan Kudryavtsev

Ivan Kudryavtsev

Sergeyev, the son-in-law
N. Berezovskaya

N. Berezovskaya

Ivanovna-Sergeyeva, daughter
Ye. Seleznyov

Ye. Seleznyov

Viktor Ivanov, son
Darya Zerkalova

Darya Zerkalova

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

Aleksandr Timontayev

Smury, the cook
Mikhail Povolotsky

Mikhail Povolotsky

Sergei, the ship's waiter
Nikolay Gorlov

Nikolay Gorlov

Ship's Steward
Mikhail Troyanovsky

Mikhail Troyanovsky

Grandfather Kachirin
Vyacheslav Novikov

Vyacheslav Novikov

Uncle Yakov Kashirin
Nikolai Plotnikov

Nikolai Plotnikov

Zhikaryov, icon painter
N. Chugunov

N. Chugunov

Ivan Larionovich
Ivan Chuvelyov

Ivan Chuvelyov

Sitanev, craftsman
V. Terentyev

V. Terentyev

Kapendiukin
Vladimir Maruta

Vladimir Maruta

Mitropolsky

Release date

12th Sep 1939

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Pусский