When the Trees Were Tall
1961 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 832 VOTES · DIR. Lev Kulidzhanov
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 725 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:00 MAXIM GORKY FILM STUDIO
00:04:21 Three months ago you had a warning. Did they talk to you?
00:06:11 - Have a good day. - Wish you all the best. Next, please!
00:10:07 Right away.
00:13:33 it's not working.
00:15:24 Why did I start talking about the farm?
00:17:50 I even felt a lump in my throat.
00:21:33 It may still come true.
00:25:31 Have you selected me for the substitute position?
00:29:50 We're almost there.
00:33:51 No, dad, I don't need it. I'm good without wine.
00:38:10 Is this for me?
00:41:33 What? Happiness.
00:47:31 Look how many men! Can't they help out?
00:51:51 I should try...
00:55:00 - Be sure to bring it back in the evening. - All right.
00:57:23 Not true!
01:05:09 Had a hard time finding you.
01:10:05 Before it was like I didn't have it at all, but now...
01:14:33 - What should I give him? - Something easy.
01:17:55 - Did I offend you somehow? - No, of course not!
01:20:07 I don't know myself. Just thought why not make up a lie.
01:23:09 Those who invent all these papers are the bureaucrats. I just suffer.
01:29:44 THE END
Cast & Characters
Inna Gulaya
Natasha
Yuriy Nikulin
Kuzma Kuzmich Iordanov
Leonid Kuravlyov
Lenka
Yekaterina Mazurova
Anastasiya Borisovna
Vasiliy Shukshin
Chairman of the Kolkhoz
Lyudmila Chursina
Zoya
Yelena Korolyova
Nyurka
Viktor Pavlov
Postman
Yevgeniya Melnikova
Conductor
Arkadi Trusov
Grisha - chairman of the village
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed725
Dialogue density7.6 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line01:29:44
Production Record
DirectorLev Kulidzhanov
LanguageRussian
IMDb votes832