Forest of the Hanged (Romanian: Pădurea spânzuraților) is a 1965 Romanian drama film directed by Liviu Ciulei, and based on the eponymous novel by Liviu Rebreanu. Ciulei won the award for Best Director at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
| Forest of the Hanged | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Liviu Ciulei |
| Written by | Titus Popovici Liviu Rebreanu |
| Starring | Victor Rebengiuc Ștefan Ciubotărașu Liviu Ciulei Emil Botta |
| Cinematography | Ovidiu Gologan |
| Edited by | Yolanda Mîntulescu |
| Music by | Theodor Grigoriu |
Release date |
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Running time | 158 minutes |
| Country | Romania |
| Language | Romanian |
Forest of the Hanged became the first Romanian film to achieve wide international recognition.[2]
Cast edit
- Victor Rebengiuc as Lieutenant Apostol Bologa
- Anna Széles as Ilona
- Ștefan Ciubotărașu as Petre Petre
- György Kovács as Habsburg General Von Karg
- Gina Patrichi as Roza Jánosi
- Liviu Ciulei as Captain Otto Klapka
- Costache Antoniu as The Priest
- George Aurelian as Domșa (Marta's father)
- Emil Botta as Captain Cervenko
- Constantin Brezeanu as The Military Prosecutor
- Ion Caramitru as Petre Petre
- Toma Caragiu as Habsburg officer
- Nicolae Tomazoglu as The Army Doctor
- András Csiky as Lieutenant Sándor Varga
- Emmerich Schäffer as Johan Maria Müller
- Gheorghe Cozorici as captured Romanian officer
- Mihai Mereuță as Corporal overseeing gravediggers
- Mariana Mihuț as Marta Domșa
- Nae Roman as a Colonel
- László Kiss as Paul Vidor (Ilona's father)
- Valeriu Arnăutu as Captain Svoboda
- Ferenc Bencze as an NCO
- Alexandra Polizu as Rodovica
- Radu Dunăreanu as an NCO
- Nicolae Luchian Botez as an Officer
- Constantin Lipovan as a Soldier
- Val Lefescu as The Telegraph Operator
- Marga Barbu
- Angela Moldovan as Sofica Domșa (Marta's mother)
References edit
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Forest of the Hanged". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ^ "Forest of the Hanged". Film Society of Lincoln Center. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
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