Drama · Soviet Union · 1987 · 1h 25m

The Old Alphabet

Старая азбука

Director

Cast

Vyacheslav Baranov as Teacher Valentin Smirnitskiy as Rimma Markova as Feliksas Einas as Svetlana Tormakhova as Elena Mikhailova as

Crew

Oleg Martynov — Director of Photography Anton Vasilyev — Writer Aleksandr Aleksandrov — Writer Leo Tolstoy — Novel Valentin Konovalov — Production Design

Synopsis

A rural teacher, whose letters to Leo Tolstoy are read in the movie, sees the meaning of his work not just in teaching children to read and write, but in the education of human personality.

Key Collaborators

Viktor Prokhorov Director Oleg Martynov Director of Photography Anton Vasilyev Writer Aleksandr Aleksandrov Writer Leo Tolstoy Novel Valentin Konovalov Production Design

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