The First Teacher
1965, NR, 102 min. Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. Starring Natalya Arinbasarova, Bolot Bejshenaliyev.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Mon., Nov. 26, 2001
The award-winning first film by Andrei Konchalovsky (Runaway Train) tells the story of an ideological fanatic who learns to temper his beliefs with the help of the isolated townsfolk.
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The esteemed Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky, who made a couple of well-regarded movies (Runaway Train, Shy People) during a sojourn in Hollywood during the Eighties, ...
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The First Teacher, Andrei Konchalovsky, Natalya Arinbasarova, Bolot Bejshenaliyev
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