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The First Teacher

5.519651h 40mMovieDrama

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…

DirectorAndrei Konchalovsky
WritersChinghiz Aitmatov·Andrei Konchalovsky
ProducersMikhail Volovik·I. Abdykulov

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Cast · Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky

BBBolot Beyshenaliev
Bolot Beyshenaliev
Dyuyshen, the school teacher
NANatalya Arinbasarova
Natalya Arinbasarova
Altynai
INIdris Nogajbayev
Idris Nogajbayev
Narmagambet
DK
Darkul Kuyukova
Koltynay
KZKirey Zharkimbayev
Kirey Zharkimbayev
Kartynbay
KYKlara Yusupzhanova
Klara Yusupzhanova
AK
Asanbek Kydyrnazarov
SDSovetbek Dzhumadylov
Sovetbek Dzhumadylov
IR
Iskender Ryskulov
MM
Medel Maniyazov
DS
Dzhumash Sydykbekova
KR
Kaliycha Rysmendieva

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The First Teacher hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 19, 1965. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.