The Pale Light of Sorrow (1980)
Summer 1913, in a village near Buzăul. Ionica, the schoolteacher's son, witnesses the hard life of the poor villagers. The war is coming and his landless neighbors have to work 16 hours a day at the oil wells for miserable wages. Is there hope for them?
Director: Iulian Mihu
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Liliana Tudor as Liana |
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Gheorghe Marin as Ionut |
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Violeta Andrei as Florenta |
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Florina Luican as Marita |
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Siegfried Sigmund as Nicolae Paramon |
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Emanoil Petruţ as Popa Petre |
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Andrei Finti as Calugarul Atanasie |
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Mária Bodor as Preoteasa |
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Alexandru Racoviceanu as Muran |
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Gerhard Kwanka as Hans |
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Florin Babau as |
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Ana Stoica as |
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Ioana Popescu as |
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Alida Colceag as |
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Ruxandra Macovescu as |
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Coca Enescu as |
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Gheorghe Novac as |
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Savel Știopul as |
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Geo Saizescu as |
| Writing | George Macovescu | Writer |
| Directing | Iulian Mihu | Director |
| Production | Atanasie Toma | Producer |
| Crew | Gábor Tarko | Cinematography |
| Editing | Elena Pașca | Editor |
| Sound | Dan Ionescu | Sound |
| Sound | Dorin Liviu Zaharia | Sound |