The Key That Should Not Be Handed On
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Synopsis
AKirill Sergeyevich, a retired Army officer, becomes the new school Headmaster. Used to a strict and orderly routine, he at first finds the chaotic bustle of everyday school life hard... It is not easy to deal with both the children and the teachers, especially with the students' favorite Marina Maximovna who teaches Literature. Well then, wasn't Marina surprised to discover the "martinet" Nazarov to be a perceptive and tactful person and an experienced tutor.
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Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina
Emma Pavlovna
Zinoviy Gerdt
Oleg Grigorievich
Marina Levtova
Yulya
Lyubov Malinovskaya
Olga Denisovna
Aleksey Petrenko
Kirill Alekseevich
Elena Proklova
Marina Maksimovna
Elena Tsyplakova
Tanya
Yekaterina Vasilyeva
Bayushkina
Oleg Khromenkov
Bayushkin
Anvar Asanov
Anton
Andrey Lavrikov
Andrey
Liliya Gritsenko
Liliya
German Lupekin
Geliy Sysoev
Lyubov Tishchenko
Elena Arzhanik
Alexander Goldstein
Elena Popova
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Dinara Asanova
- Screenplay & Story
- Georgi Polonsky, Bulat Okudzhava, Svetlana Ponomarenko
- Original Score
- Evgeniy Krylatov
- Original Title
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- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Production Studios
- Lenfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Dinara Asanova
Georgi Polonsky, Bulat Okudzhava, Svetlana Ponomarenko
Evgeniy Krylatov
Dmitriy Dolinin, Yuriy Veksler
Gulsum Subayeva
Yuriy Gubanov
Department Leadership Roster
Dinara Asanova
Director
Georgi Polonsky
Writer
Evgeniy Krylatov
Original Music Composer
Dmitriy Dolinin
Director of Photography
Yuriy Veksler
Director of Photography
Vladimir Svetozarov
Production Design
Olga Kokovkina
Costume Design
Gulsum Subayeva
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What is The Key That Should Not Be Handed On about?
AKirill Sergeyevich, a retired Army officer, becomes the new school Headmaster. Used to a strict and orderly routine, he at first finds the chaotic bustle of everyday school life hard... It is not easy to deal with both the children and the teachers, especially with the students' favorite Marina Maximovna who teaches Literature. Well then, wasn't Marina surprised to discover the "martinet" Nazarov to be a perceptive and tactful person and an experienced tutor.
Who directed The Key That Should Not Be Handed On?
The Key That Should Not Be Handed On was directed by Dinara Asanova.
Who stars in The Key That Should Not Be Handed On?
The principal cast of The Key That Should Not Be Handed On includes Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina, Zinoviy Gerdt, Marina Levtova, Lyubov Malinovskaya, Aleksey Petrenko.
When was The Key That Should Not Be Handed On released and how long is it?
The Key That Should Not Be Handed On was released in 1977 with a total runtime of 1h 39m.
Who composed the musical score for The Key That Should Not Be Handed On?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Key That Should Not Be Handed On was composed by Evgeniy Krylatov.