Watch When the Trees Were Tall (1961) Official Trailer
6.7 / 10 IMDb December 25, 1961 1h 35m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 35m
Release Date
December 25, 1961
Genre
Drama, Romance
Status
Released
Languages
Russian
Country
Soviet Union
Writers
Producers
Cast
Inna Gulaya
as Natasha
Yuriy Nikulin
as Kuzma Kuzmich Iordanov
Leonid Kuravlyov
as Lenka
Vasiliy Shukshin
as Chairman of the Kolkhoz
Lyudmila Chursina
as Zoya
Viktor Pavlov
Yekaterina Mazurova
as Anastasiya Borisovna
Yelena Korolyova
as Nyurka
Yevgeniya Melnikova
Arkadi Trusov
Pavel Shalnov
No photo
Georgi Shapovalov
Marina Gavrilko
as Kuzma's neighbor
Danuta Stolyarskaya
Vera Orlova
No photo
Vladimir Lebedev
Iya Marks
Production Companies
Gorky Film StudiosAdvertisement
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