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The Old Alphabet

Viktor Prokhorov

1987 • 1h 25m

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.

The Old Alphabet

Cast

Vyacheslav Baranov

Vyacheslav BaranovTeacher

Valentin Smirnitskiy

Valentin Smirnitskiy

Rimma Markova

Svetlana Tormakhova

Svetlana Tormakhova

Elena Mikhailova

Aleksandr Sayko

Aleksandr Sayko

Anastasiya Nemolyaeva

Anastasiya Nemolyaeva

Fyokla Tolstaya(as Anna Tolstaya)

Mikhail Svirin(as Misha Svirin)

Leonid Porter(as Lyonya Porter)

Alexey Bolshakov(as Lyosha Bolshakov)

Aleksandr Dobrikov

Aleksandr Dobrikov(as Sasha Dobrikov)

Aleksei Shabanov(as Lyosha Shabanov)

Crew

Aleksandr Aleksandrov

Aleksandr AleksandrovWriter

Anton Vasilyev

Anton VasilyevWriter

Valentin Konovalov

Valentin KonovalovProduction Design

Leo Tolstoy

Leo TolstoyNovel

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The Old Alphabet (1987) — Backlot Notes