Păcală (1974)
Pacala is an important hero in Romanian popular tradition. He is always making fun of everything wrong with the human behaviour such as stupidity, greed or vanity. His attitude and actions always bring damages to the mean, evil and materialistic people. So beside the jokes, the movie has this philosophical layer, undoubtedly because Pacala's independent way of being, free spirit and his love for the nature creates a way of seeing life, bringing joy. Filmed in a very beautiful part of Romania in 1974, the movie had an important success at that time and it is considered one of the most loved movies in Romania ever. Like the hero, found in many stories and jokes, the movie forwards the spirit of true freedom and pure link with the nature, forgetting about times and governments.
Director: Geo Saizescu
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Sebastian Papaiani as Păcală |
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Mariella Petrescu as Păcălița |
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Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila as The Forester |
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Vasilica Tastaman as Forester's Wife |
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Octavian Cotescu as The Collector |
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Mariana Mihuț as Collector's Wife |
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Aurel Cioranu as Ion |
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Cosma Brașoveanu as Gheorghe |
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Tanți Cocea as Păcală's Mother |
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Ion Besoiu as Thieves Leader |
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Ștefan Bănică as Thin Bandit |
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Ovid Teodorescu as Fat Bandit |
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Geo Saizescu as The Judge |
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Nucu Păunescu as The Innkeeper |
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Ileana Stana Ionescu as Judge's Wife |
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Dorina Lazăr as The Alewife |
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Mihai Mereuţă as Drummer 1 |
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Jorj Voicu as Executioner |
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Dorel Vișan as Executioner |
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Hamdi Cerchez as |
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Constantin Diplan as |
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Eugenia Bosânceanu as |
| Sound | Radu Șerban | Music |
| Directing | Geo Saizescu | Director |
| Writing | Dumitru Radu Popescu | Writer |
| Production | Vasilica Istrate | Producer |
| Writing | Geo Saizescu | Writer |
| Art | Virgil Moise | Production Design |
| Sound | Paul Popescu | Conductor |
| Crew | George Cornea | Cinematography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rozalia Bartha | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Margareta Anescu | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ileana Oroveanu | Costume Design |