My Apprenticeship

Mark Donskoy
1939-09-12


5.9
100 min

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

Name Character Team
Aleksei Lyarsky Aleksei Peshkov (later, Maxim Gorky) Unowned
Irina Zarubina Natalya, the washer-woman Unowned
Varvara Massalitinova Akulina Ivanovna Kashirina Unowned
Ye. Lilina Matriona Ivanovna Unowned
Ivan Kudryavtsev Sergeyev, the son-in-law Unowned
N. Berezovskaya Ivanovna-Sergeyeva, daughter Unowned
Ye. Seleznyov Viktor Ivanov, son Unowned
Darya Zerkalova The Rich Woman With Books (segment "like Queen Margo") Unowned
Aleksandr Timontayev Smury, the cook Unowned
Mikhail Povolotsky Sergei, the ship's waiter Unowned
Nikolay Gorlov Ship's Steward Unowned
Mikhail Troyanovsky Grandfather Kachirin Unowned
Vasili Novikov Uncle Yakov Kashirin Unowned
Nikolai Plotnikov Zhikaryov, icon painter Unowned
N. Chugunov Ivan Larionovich Unowned
Ivan Chuvelyov Sitanev, craftsman Unowned
V. Terentyev Kapendiukin Unowned
Vladimir Maruta Mitropolsky Unowned
Nikolai Valbert Unowned