The First Teacher

Name: The First Teacher
Genre: Drama
Released: 1966-08-15
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 7.60
Cast: Darkul Kuyukova, Idris Nogajbayev, Bolot Beyshenaliev, Natalya Arinbasarova

– Dyuishen is assigned to the mountainous Kirghiz region of Central Asia by the Young Communist League..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.60 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 42 Minutes

Release Year:

1965

Original Name:

Первый учитель

The First Teacher (1965) - Also known as Первый учитель

Dyuishen is assigned to the mountainous Kirghiz region of Central Asia by the Young Communist League after he is discharged from the Red Army. It is 1923 and the Civil war has ended. The former soldier becomes a teacher, bringing the Leninist doctrine to the remote Moslem area where elders did not allow children to go to school. He falls in love with one of his students, but the young woman is sold by her father to a wealthy chieftain. When the school is burned down, the majestic poplar trees that are a source of local pride are cut down to rebuild the new structure.

Producing Country:

Soviet Union, Kyrgyzstan

Filming Locations:

Soviet Union, Russia

Genre:

Drama

Release Date:

15 Aug 1966

Language:

Russian

Directed by:

Andrey Konchalovskiy

Story Written By:

Boris Dobrodeyev, Chingiz Aitmatov, Andrey Konchalovskiy

Main Actors:

Darkul Kuyukova, Idris Nogajbayev, Bolot Beyshenaliev, Natalya Arinbasarova

Plot:

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.

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.6/10