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When I Will Become a Giant
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When I Will Become a Giant

1979-08-08 · 84 min · ★ 6.5

Romance · Family

Eight-grader Petya Kopeikin, despite his short stature and nondescript appearance, is constantly in the spotlight. Petya is noble, witty, well versed in literature, he writes wonderful poems. Kopeikin has long been secretly in love with his classmate Masha Goroshkina, and she is passionate about the new student from 9 "A" Kolya Kristallov. Masha tells Petya about her feelings and asks him to hand over a note to Kolya. Deeply worried from unrequited love, Petya not only doesn't stand in the way of a happier rival, but even helps him win Masha's heart. He wants to prove that courage and honor were not only inherent in the times of “musketeer” novels, but exist in our time. Petya chooses to follow the example of the hero of the famous play Edmond Rostan and in his actions copies Cyrano de Bergerac.

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Directors
Inna Tumanyan
Production companies
Gorky Film Studios
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mikhail EfremovMikhail EfremovKopeikin
Liya AkhedzhakovaLiya AkhedzhakovaDzhulietta Ashotovna
Inna UlyanovaInna UlyanovaElvira Pavlovna
Marina ShimanskayaMarina ShimanskayaLidiya Nikolaevna
Oleg EfremovOleg EfremovSergei Konstantinovich
Vladimir KachanVladimir Kachantaxi driver
Natalya SezemanNatalya SezemanMasha Goroshkina
Aleksei DmitriyevAleksei DmitriyevKristallov
Andrey VasilyevAndrey VasilyevLastochkin
Arsen BagratuniPaikin
Aleksandr Kuznetsovliterature teacher
Olga AnikinaOlga Anikina

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