The Forest of the Hanged (1964)

Pădurea spânzuraţilor (1964)

158 min. - Drama - PG - 16.03.1965

Synopsis: Screenplay after the novel with the same title Liviu Rebreanu.

Director: Liviu Ciulei

Writer: Titus Popovici

Stars: Victor Rebengiuc, Liviu Ciulei, Ştefan Ciobotăraşu

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Casting:

	Victor Rebengiuc	Apostol Bologa
	Liviu Ciulei	Klapka
	Ştefan Ciobotăraşu	Petre

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Produced By

„Bucharest” Cinematographic Studio

Production info

Shootings: 14.01.– 31.05.1964, exteriors in Purcăreni, Feldioara, Hoghiz, Araci, Prejmer, Rotbav (Brașov County), Bonțida, Turda (Cluj County), Bucharest; indoors in Buftea; (61 days for organizing and rehearsals with actors; 120 days for shooting on location; 135 days for shooting outdoors; 70 days for editing; 4796 m standard copy – Cinema, issue no. 4, April 1965. Production expenses: Lei 10,542,000.
Cinemascope, black and white, 18 acts, 4397 m.

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Festivals, Awards

1964 - Milano - Excellency Award for quality of image and novelty of camera movements
1965 - Cannes - Directing Award
1965 - Mamaia - Grand Prize „Pelicanul Alb”, Image Award and Best Actress Award (Ana Széles)

Trivia

The film Pădurea spânzuraților (The Forest of the Hanged) ranks 2nd in the ”Top 10 Best Romanian Movies of All Time”, published in 2008 and ranked by 40 film reviewers
Actor Şerban Cantacuzino was initially cast for the part of Apostol Bologa
This film is the last cinema creation of director Liviu Ciulei
It marked the film debut of actress Gina Patrichi.

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