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title: 'When the Trees Were Tall (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lev Kulidzhanov'
released: '1962-03-26'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/when-the-trees-were-tall-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055051/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# When the Trees Were Tall (1962)

1962 · 95 min · Drama, Romance · Soviet Union

Original title: Когда деревья были большими

## Synopsis

When the Trees Were Tall is a 1961 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Lev Kulidzhanov. The film was screened at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lev Kulidzhanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/lev-kulidzhanov)
- **Screenplay:** [Nikolai Figurovsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolai-figurovsky)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leonid Afanasyev](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonid-afanasyev)
- **Director of Photography:** [Valeri Ginzburg](https://cinepixo.com/people/valeri-ginzburg)

## Cast

- [Vera Orlova](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-orlova)
- [Yuri Nikulin](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuri-nikulin)
- [Inna Gulaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/inna-gulaya)
- [Yekaterina Mazurova](https://cinepixo.com/people/yekaterina-mazurova)
- [Vasily Shukshin](https://cinepixo.com/people/vasily-shukshin)
- [Lyudmila Chursina](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyudmila-chursina)
- [Leonid Kuravlyov](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonid-kuravlyov)

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