The Key That Should Not Be Handed On
Released: May 10, 1977Runtime: 99 minLanguage: RU
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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Elena Proklova
as Marina Maksimovna
Aleksey Petrenko
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Lidiya Fedoseeva Shukshina
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Lyubov Malinovskaya
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Zinoviy Gerdt
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Yekaterina Vasilyeva
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Oleg Khromenkov
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Anvar Asanov
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Marina Levtova
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