When the Oaks Were Falling (1978)
A faithful adaptation of the story of famous Lithuanian author Baltusis both in subject and artistic presentation. Three brothers Laurynas, Stanislovas and Antanas fall in love with one woman Kazyte and dramatic events make all three brothers go to jail for homicide, while she lives alone on their land.
Director: Gytis Lukšas
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Nijolė Lepeškaitė as Kazytė |
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Vladas Bagdonas as Antanėlis "Skystimas" |
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Jonas Pakulis as Laurynas |
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Juozas Jaruševičius as Stanislovas |
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Kazimieras Vitkus as Father |
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Alfonsas Dobkevičius as Untulis |
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Kostas Smoriginas as Adomėlis "Čigonas" |
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Aras Lukšas as Shepherd |
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Antanas Pikelis as Neighbor |
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Karolis Dapkus as |
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Milė Šablauskaitė as |
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Ieva Gurinaitė-Paskienė as |
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Juozas Kiselius as Klemensas |
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Eugenija Šulgaitė as Mother |
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Violeta Podolskaitė as Elzė |
| Directing | Gytis Lukšas | Director |
| Writing | Virgilijus Juozas Čepaitis | Writer |
| Writing | Gytis Lukšas | Writer |
| Sound | Giedrius Antanas Kuprevičius | Music |
| Editing | Mingailė Murmulaitienė | Editor |
| Art | Filomena Linčiūtė-Vaitiekūnienė | Art Direction |
| Camera | Algimantas Mockus | Director of Photography |