The First Teacher
5.5/10
October 31, 1965
100 minutes
Andrei Konchalovsky
Drama
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.
Movie Details
Release Date
October 31, 1965
Runtime
100 minutes
Director
Andrei Konchalovsky
Rating
5.5/10
Production Companies
Mosfilm
Kirghizfilm
