Where to Watch The First Teacher Online

Fancy watching 'The First Teacher' in the comfort of your own home? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Andrei Konchalovsky-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The First Teacher' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The First Teacher' right now, here are some particulars about the Mosfilm, Kirghizfilm drama flick.

Released October 31st, 1965, 'The First Teacher' stars Bolot Beyshenaliev, Natalya Arinbasarova, Idris Nogajbayev, Darkul Kuyukova The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 42 min, and received a user score of 56 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 20 respected users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Dyuishen is assigned to the mountainous Kirghiz region of Central Asia by the Young Communist League after he is discharged from the Red Army. It is 1923 and the Civil war has ended. The former soldier becomes a teacher, bringing the Leninist doctrine to the remote Moslem area where elders did not allow children to go to school. He falls in love with one of his students, but the young woman is sold by her father to a wealthy chieftain. When the school is burned down, the majestic poplar trees that are a source of local pride are cut down to rebuild the new structure." .