
Film
My Apprenticeship
1939 · 1h 40m · Drama
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Overview
Picking up where 1938's My Childhood left off, the story covers the years in Gorki's life when the future writer was on his own, looking for a purpose and place in life.
Cast

Aleksei Lyarsky
Aleksei Peshkov (later, Maxim Gorky)

Irina Zarubina
Natalya, the washer-woman

Varvara Massalitinova
Akulina Ivanovna Kashirina

Elizaveta Lilina
Matriona Ivanovna

Ivan Kudryavtsev
Sergeyev, the son-in-law
N. Berezovskaya
Ivanovna-Sergeyeva, daughter
Ye. Seleznyov
Viktor Ivanov, son

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

Aleksandr Timontayev
Smury, the cook

Mikhail Povolotsky
Sergei, the ship's waiter

Nikolay Gorlov
Ship's Steward

Mikhail Troyanovsky
Grandfather Kachirin

Vyacheslav Novikov
Uncle Yakov Kashirin

Nikolai Plotnikov
Zhikaryov, icon painter
N. Chugunov
Ivan Larionovich

Ivan Chuvelyov
Sitanev, craftsman
Crew
- Mark DonskoyDirector · Writer
- Ilya GruzdevWriter
- Maria TorgantsevaExecutive Producer
- Pyotr YermolovDirector of Photography
- Lev ShvartsOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 12, 1939
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama
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