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When the Trees Were Tall

6.719611h 35mMovieDramaRomance

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.

DirectorLev Kulidzhanov
WriterNikolai Figurovsky
ProducerBoris Krakovskiy

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Not available in United Kingdom
Streaming in 5 other countries

When the Trees Were Tall isn't on any streaming service in United Kingdom right now, but it's available in Hong Kong SAR China, Iceland, Russia, Slovakia and 1 more. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Lev Kulidzhanov

IGInna Gulaya
Inna Gulaya
Natasha
YNYuriy Nikulin
Yuriy Nikulin
Kuzma Kuzmich Iordanov
LKLeonid Kuravlyov
Leonid Kuravlyov
Lenka
VSVasiliy Shukshin
Vasiliy Shukshin
Chairman of the Kolkhoz
LCLyudmila Chursina
Lyudmila Chursina
Zoya
VPViktor Pavlov
Viktor Pavlov
YMYekaterina Mazurova
Yekaterina Mazurova
Anastasiya Borisovna
YKYelena Korolyova
Yelena Korolyova
Nyurka
YMYevgeniya Melnikova
Yevgeniya Melnikova
ATArkadi Trusov
Arkadi Trusov
PSPavel Shalnov
Pavel Shalnov
GS
Georgi Shapovalov

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