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.
Cast
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), Taisiya Nikolaevna
German Kachin
Igor Stepanovich
Klavdiya Lepanova
Klavdiya Sergeevna
Sofya Garrel
Raisa Pavlovna
Valentina Telegina
school nanny
Nina Grebeshkova
Allochka
Sofiya Pilyavskaya
Teacher
Yakov Lents
Elderly Geography Teacher
Viktor Markin
Teacher
Crew
Stanislav Rostotsky
Director
Artyom Anfinogenov
Script Editor
Georgi Polonsky
Screenplay
Valentina Mironova
Editor
Vyacheslav Shumskiy
Director of Photography
Zoya Kurdumova
First Assistant Director
Svetlana Rimalis
Assistant Director
Aleksandr Kolosov
Assistant Director
Liliya Bakhtiarova
Assistant Director
Boris Dulenkov
Production Design
Yury Postnikov
Camera Operator
D. Dmitrov
Assistant Camera
V. Chistyakov
Assistant Camera
Elza Rappoport
Costume Design
V. Boykova
Makeup Designer
Vladimir Prilensky
Sound Assistant
Aleksandr Izbutskiy
Sound
Nikolay Gromov
Lighting Technician
Vladimir Nikitchenko
Special Effects
Konstantin Alekseyev
Special Effects
Kirill Molchanov
Original Music Composer
I. Kashigina
Assistant Production Design
V. Orlov
Assistant Production Design
Grigoriy Rimalis
Production Manager
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