My Apprenticeship
1939, Russian. Directed by Mark Donskoy.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Mark DonskoyDirector
- Aleksei LyarskyAleksei Peshkov (later, Maxim Gorky)
- Irina ZarubinaNatalya, the washer-woman
- Varvara MassalitinovaAkulina Ivanovna Kashirina
- Elizaveta LilinaMatriona Ivanovna
- Ivan KudryavtsevSergeyev, the son-in-law
- N. BerezovskayaIvanovna-Sergeyeva, daughter
- Ye. SeleznyovViktor Ivanov, son
- Darya ZerkalovaThe Rich Woman With Books (segment "like Queen Margo")
- Aleksandr TimontayevSmury, the cook
- Mikhail PovolotskySergei, the ship's waiter
- Nikolay GorlovShip's Steward
- Mikhail TroyanovskyGrandfather Kachirin
Details
- Released
- 12 September 1939
- Original title
- В людях
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Ilya Gruzdev, Mark Donskoy
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My Apprenticeship: quick answers
What should I watch before My Apprenticeship?
Watch The Childhood of Maxim Gorky (1938) first.
What comes after My Apprenticeship?
Next in the series: My Universities (1940).
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How long is My Apprenticeship?
My Apprenticeship runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Which OTT platform is My Apprenticeship on?
My Apprenticeship isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 September 1939. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like My Apprenticeship?
If you liked My Apprenticeship, try Eleanor the Great, The Girl in the Book, Chaplin.
Who directed My Apprenticeship?
My Apprenticeship (1939) was directed by Mark Donskoy and stars Aleksei Lyarsky, Irina Zarubina, Varvara Massalitinova.