When the Trees Were Tall

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 25, 1961

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Gorky Film Studios

Cast

Viktor Pavlov,Danuta Stolyarskaya,Arkadi Trusov,Vasiliy Shukshin,Marina Gavrilko,Yelena Korolyova,Lyudmila Chursina,Iya Marks,Pavel Shalnov,Inna Gulayaand 7 more

Director

Lev Kulidzhanov

Writer

Valeriya Pogozheva,Aleksey Fatyanov,Nikolai Figurovsky

Producer

Boris Krakovskiy

Cinematography

Valeriy Ginzburg

Music

Leonid Afanasyev

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0055051