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The Old Alphabet
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The Old Alphabet 1987 Directed by Viktor Prokhorov Старая азбука

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.

Production Country Soviet Union
Language Russian
Spoken Language Russian
Gnere Drama
Production Company Mosfilm
Release Date 1 January 1987
85 mins
Cast
Vyacheslav Baranov
Vyacheslav Baranov Teacher
Valentin Smirnitskiy
Valentin Smirnitskiy
Rimma Markova
Rimma Markova
Feliksas Einas
Feliksas Einas
Svetlana Tormakhova
Svetlana Tormakhova
Yelena Chernyak
Yelena Chernyak
Aleksandr Sayko
Aleksandr Sayko
Anastasiya Nemolyaeva
Anastasiya Nemolyaeva
Fyokla Tolstaya
Fyokla Tolstaya (as Anna Tolstaya)
Inna Zolnikova
Inna Zolnikova
Mikhail Svirin
Mikhail Svirin (as Misha Svirin)
Leonid Porter
Leonid Porter (as Lyonya Porter)
Alexey Bolshakov
Alexey Bolshakov (as Lyosha Bolshakov)
Aleksandr Dobrikov
Aleksandr Dobrikov (as Sasha Dobrikov)
Aleksei Shabanov
Aleksei Shabanov (as Lyosha Shabanov)
Crew
Director
Viktor Prokhorov
Viktor Prokhorov
Writers
Anton Vasilyev
Anton Vasilyev
Aleksandr Aleksandrov
Aleksandr Aleksandrov
Cinematography
Oleg Martynov
Oleg Martynov
Production Design
Valentin Konovalov
Valentin Konovalov
Sound
Valentin Bobrovsky
Valentin Bobrovsky
Original Writer
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Music
Aleksandr Goldshteyn
Aleksandr Goldshteyn