The First Teacher (1965)
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.
- Released
- 1965-10-31
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Andrei Konchalovsky, Andrei Konchalovsky, Chinghiz Aitmatov, Boris Dobrodeev
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 26 votes
Cast
- Bolot Beyshenaliev as Dyuyshen, the school teacher
- Natalya Arinbasarova as Altynai
- Idris Nogajbayev as Narmagambet
- Darkul Kuyukova as Koltynay
- Kirey Zharkimbayev as Kartynbay
- Klara Yusupzhanova
- Asanbek Kydyrnazarov
- Sovetbek Dzhumadylov
- Iskender Ryskulov
- Medel Maniyazov
- Dzhumash Sydykbekova
- Kaliycha Rysmendieva