When the Trees Were Tall
Dec 25 1961
•2h 35m
•Drama, Romance
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.
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Inna Gulaya
Natasha
Yuriy Nikulin
Kuzma Kuzmich Iordanov
Leonid Kuravlyov
Lenka
Vasiliy Shukshin
Chairman of the Kolkhoz
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