The First Teacher
1966 · Movie · 102 min. · Soviet Union (USSR)
Soviet Union, near the Chinese border, 1923. A stranger has just come in this little country village. He is a teacher, sent by the Communist Party to teach the ignorant masses. But the countrymen are to help him, and even to let their children go and "sleep" at school instead of giving a hand. There is only, Altynai, an orphan, to seem fascinated by the teacher and his knowledge.
Direction Andrei Konchalovsky
Cast Bolot Beyshenaliyev · Natalya Arinbasarova · Idris Nogajbayev · Darkul Kuyukova · Kirey Zharkimbayev · Sovetbek Dzhumadylov · Iskender Ryskulov
Soundtrack Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
Screenplay Chingiz Aitmatov · Boris Dobrodeyev · Andrei Konchalovsky
Cinematography Georgi Rerberg
Original title Pervyy uchitel
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84 votes (FilmAffinity)
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