The Village Teacher
Сельская учительница
Synopsis
A life-long story of a romantic school teacher who left imperial St. Petersburg for teaching country children. Driven by noble intentions to enlighten people and examples by 1880s revolutionary "People's Will" member teachers, a young woman spent her life in a village and evidenced the changes a Russian village has undergone from pre-revolutionary tsarist times to late 1940s.
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Vera Maretskaya
Varvara "Varenka" Vasilievna Martinovna
Pavel Olenev
Igor Petrovich, school custodian
Daniil Sagal
Sergei Dmitriyevich Martinov
Rostislav Plyatt
The Secondary School Headmaster
Ivan Ryzhov
гость Букова (нет в титрах)
Natalia Sadovskaya
student of Varvara Vasilievna (uncredited)
Aleksandr Zhukov
kulak (peasant)
Sergei Antimonov
The priest, member of the committee (uncredited)
Emma Malaya
Vladimir Maruta
Klim Voronov
Ariadna Lysak
Mashenka
Olga Chepurova
Margarita Yuryeva
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Mark Donskoy
- Screenplay & Story
- Mariya Smirnova
- Original Score
- Lev Shvarts
- Original Title
- Сельская учительница
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Production Studios
- Soyuzdetfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Mark Donskoy
Mariya Smirnova
Lev Shvarts
Sergei Urusevsky
A. Soboleva
Leonid Lukov, Vladimir Chayka
Department Leadership Roster
Mark Donskoy
Director
Mariya Smirnova
Writer
Sergei Urusevsky
Director of Photography
Leonid Lukov
Producer
Lev Shvarts
Original Music Composer
David Vinitsky
Production Design
Pyotr Pashkevich
Production Design
Olga Kruchinina
Costume Design
A. Soboleva
Editor
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Village Teacher
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What is The Village Teacher about?
A life-long story of a romantic school teacher who left imperial St. Petersburg for teaching country children. Driven by noble intentions to enlighten people and examples by 1880s revolutionary "People's Will" member teachers, a young woman spent her life in a village and evidenced the changes a Russian village has undergone from pre-revolutionary tsarist times to late 1940s.
Who directed The Village Teacher?
The Village Teacher was directed by Mark Donskoy.
Who stars in The Village Teacher?
The principal cast of The Village Teacher includes Vera Maretskaya, Pavel Olenev, Daniil Sagal, Rostislav Plyatt, Ivan Ryzhov.
When was The Village Teacher released and how long is it?
The Village Teacher was released in 1947 with a total runtime of 1h 40m.
Who composed the musical score for The Village Teacher?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Village Teacher was composed by Lev Shvarts.