The First Teacher (Первый учитель) 58 years old

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.

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The First Teacher Cast

Name	Character
Natalya Arinbasarova was 19, now 77 years old	as Altynai
Sovetbek Dzhumadylov He was 32, 68 years old when he died

The First Teacher Crew

Name	Department
Mikhail Romadin as Production Design. He was 25 (now 84) years old	Art
Mikhail Romadin as Costume Design. He was 25 (now 84) years old	Costume & Make-Up
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov as Music. He was 29 (82) years old when He died	Sound
Georgi Rerberg as Director of Photography. He was 28 (61) years old when He died	Camera
Andrei Konchalovsky as Director. He was 28 (now 86) years old	Directing
Andrei Konchalovsky as Screenplay. He was 28 (now 86) years old	Writing
Fridrikh Gorenshteyn as Writer. He was 33 (69) years old when He died	Writing