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.
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Vyacheslav Baranov
Teacher
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Valentin Smirnitskiy
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D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers
Legend No. 17
Rimma Markova
Known for
Night Watch
Wings
Feliksas Einas
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The Devil's Bride
The Devil's Seed
Svetlana Tormakhova
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The Bird Watcher
Love at the Death Island
Yelena Mikhaylova
Also in
Flights in Dreams and in Reality
The Kiss
Aleksandr Sayko
Also in
Человек без пистолета
Gladiator for Rent
Anastasiya Nemolyaeva
Known for
Messenger Boy
Fyokla Tolstaya
(as Anna Tolstaya)
Also in
Seraphim Polubes and Other Inhabitants of the Earth
Inna Zolnikova
Mikhail Svirin
(as Misha Svirin)
Leonid Porter
(as Lyonya Porter)
Viktor Prokhorov Director · Aleksandr Aleksandrov Writer Anton Vasilyev Writer
First release January 1, 1987 · Produced in Russia · Original title Старая азбука
Production
Mosfilm
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Russia
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Original title
Старая азбука
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · January 1, 1987
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No release date listed for United States.
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