When the Trees Were Tall

When the Trees Were Tall
1962 When the Trees Were Tall poster by Vilen Karakashev and Liliya Levshunova
Directed byLev Kulidzhanov
Written byNikolai Figurovsky
Produced byLev Kulidzhanov
StarringYuri Nikulin
Inna Gulaya
Vasily Shukshin
Leonid Kuravlyov
CinematographyValeri Ginzburg
Edited byNatalya Loginova
Music byLeonid Afanasyev
Release date
  • 1961 (1961)
Running time
95 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

When the Trees Were Tall (Russian: Когда деревья были большими, translit. Kogda derevya byli bolshimi) is a 1961 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Lev Kulidzhanov. The film was screened at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

This film happened to be one of the first for Yuri Nikulin. This was also one of the most significant role for Inna Gulaya's career, female lead role performer in this film. It was also Lydmila Chursina's debut film.

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: When the Trees Were Tall". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 23 February 2009.