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Status
Released
Release
1968
Runtime
1h 46m
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A respected history teacher, Ilya Semenovich Melnikov, decides to quit his job due to distressing rumors about a colleague who is in love with him. His final week is disrupted when a student's controversial essay on happiness sparks a classroom conflict. Melnikov's intervention in the situation ultimately causes him to reconsider his decision to resign.
25 Cast Members
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Ilya Semyonovich Melnikov - History Teacher
Irina Pechernikova
Natalya Sergeevna Gorelova - English Language Teacher
Nina Menshikova
Svetlana Mikhailovna - Russian Language and Literature Teacher
Mikhail Zimin
Nikolai Borisovich
Dalvin Shcherbakov
Borya Rudnitskiy
Nadir Malishevsky
TV presenter
Olga Zhizneva
Polina Andreevna
Lyudmila Arkharova
Nadya Ogarysheva
Valeri Zubarev
Genka Shestopal
Olga Ostroumova
Rita Cherkasova
Igor Starygin
Kostya Batishchev
Roza Grigoryeva
Sveta Demidova
Yuriy Chernov
Syromyatnikov
Lyubov Sokolova
Levikova
Arkadi Listarov
Vova Levikov
Nina Emelyanova
Taisiya Nikolayevna (as N. Yemelyanova)
German Kachin
Igor Stepanovich
Klavdiya Lepanova
Klavdiya Sergeevna
Sofya Garrel
Raisa Pavlovna
Nina Emelyanova
Taisiya Nikolaevna
