The Old Alphabet
5.3
3 votes
January 1, 1987
1h 25m
Overview
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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Where to watch
In United States
Not available to stream, rent, or buy in United States right now.
Cast
Vyacheslav Baranov
Teacher
Valentin Smirnitskiy
Rimma Markova
Feliksas Einas
Svetlana Tormakhova
Yelena Mikhaylova
Aleksandr Sayko
Anastasiya Nemolyaeva
Fyokla Tolstaya
(as Anna Tolstaya)Inna Zolnikova
Mikhail Svirin
(as Misha Svirin)Leonid Porter
(as Lyonya Porter)Alexey Bolshakov
(as Lyosha Bolshakov)
Aleksandr Dobrikov
(as Sasha Dobrikov)Aleksei Shabanov
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