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The First Teacher

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In post-Civil War 1923, a young Red Army veteran is sent to the mountainous Kirghiz region of Kyrgyzstan to establish the first school. The former soldier becomes a teacher, bringing Leninist doctrine to the remote Moslem area where elders forbade children to attend school. He falls in love with one of his students, but the young woman is sold by her father to a wealthy chieftain.

Directed byAndrei Konchalovsky

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
RU
Released
October 31, 1965
Studios
MosfilmKirghizfilm

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Первый учитель

Первый учитель

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Bolot Beyshenaliev

Bolot Beyshenaliev

Dyuyshen, the school teacher

Natalya Arinbasarova

Natalya Arinbasarova

Altynai

Idris Nogajbayev

Idris Nogajbayev

Narmagambet

Darkul Kuyukova

Koltynay

Kirey Zharkimbayev

Kirey Zharkimbayev

Kartynbay

Klara Yusupzhanova

Klara Yusupzhanova

Asanbek Kydyrnazarov

Sovetbek Dzhumadylov

Sovetbek Dzhumadylov

Iskender Ryskulov

Medel Maniyazov

Creative team
Directed by
Andrei Konchalovsky
Andrei Konchalovsky
Written by
Andrei Konchalovsky
Andrei Konchalovsky
Chinghiz Aitmatov
Chinghiz Aitmatov

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