The First Teacher

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 31, 1965

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Mosfilm,Kyrgyzfilm,Kirghizfilm

Cast

Bolot Beyshenaliev,Natalya Arinbasarova,Idris Nogajbayev,Darkul Kuyukova,Kirey Zharkimbayev,Klara Yusupzhanova,Asanbek Kydyrnazarov,Sovetbek Dzhumadylov,Iskender Ryskulov,Medel Maniyazovand 5 more

Director

Andrei Konchalovsky

Writer

Boris Dobrodeev,Andrei Konchalovsky,Chinghiz Aitmatov,Andrei Tarkovsky,N. Rudakova

Producer

Mikhail Volovik,I. Abdykulov

Cinematography

Georgi Rerberg

Music

Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0059585