The Actor and the Savages (1975)

  • NR
  • 01/20/1975 (RO)
  • Comedy, Drama, Family
  • 2h 30m

Overview

Toma Caragiu plays Costica Caratase character inspired by the personality of the great actor Constantin Tanase. The action takes place in the interwar period and focuses on the conflict between actor and Iron Guard movement ("savages") offended by a satirizes artistic performances. Film question the artist's freedom of expression and the danger posed by his involvement in social issues existing in a dictatorship world.

Manole Marcus

Director

Titus Popovici

Writer

Cast

Toma Caragiu's headshot

Toma Caragiu

Costică Caratase
Mircea Albulescu's headshot

Mircea Albulescu

Ionel Fridman
Margareta Pogonat's headshot

Margareta Pogonat

Elvira Caratase
Ion Besoiu's headshot

Ion Besoiu

Guță Popescu
Mircea Diaconu's headshot

Mircea Diaconu

Radu Toma
Carmen Petrescu's headshot

Carmen Petrescu

Puși
Maria Chira's headshot

Maria Chira

Luci Caratase
George Paul Avram's headshot

George Paul Avram

Puiu Mugur

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