DramaRomance
When the Trees Were Tall
The story of a man who routinely dodges all responsibility, bemoans fate, spends his days boozing, and refuses to work. The act of playing long-lost father to a pretty teenager spurs him to turn over a new leaf.
Directed by Lev Kulidzhanov, Boris Krakovskiy
67
User score
34 votes
Status
Released
Released
December 25, 1961
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
Russian
Top cast
Inna Gulaya
Natasha
Yuriy Nikulin
Kuzma Kuzmich Iordanov
Leonid Kuravlyov
Lenka
Vasiliy Shukshin
Chairman of the Kolkhoz
Lyudmila Chursina
Zoya
Viktor Pavlov
Yekaterina Mazurova
Anastasiya Borisovna
Yelena Korolyova
Nyurka
Yevgeniya Melnikova
Arkadi Trusov
Pavel Shalnov
Georgi Shapovalov
Marina Gavrilko
Kuzma's neighbor
Danuta Stolyarskaya
Vera Orlova
Vladimir Lebedev
Iya Marks
