Forest of the Hanged explained
Forest of the Hanged (ro|'''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 became the first Romanian film to achieve wide international recognition.[2]
Cast
- Victor Rebengiuc as Lieutenant Apostol Bologa
- as Ilona
- Ștefan Ciubotărașu as Petre Petre
- as Habsburg General Von Karg
- as Roza Jánosi
- Liviu Ciulei as Captain Otto Klapka
- Costache Antoniu as The Priest
- 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
- as The Army Doctor
- as Lieutenant Sándor Varga
- as Johan Maria Müller
- Gheorghe Cozorici as captured Romanian officer
- as Corporal overseeing gravediggers
- as Marta Domșa
- as a Colonel
- as Paul Vidor (Ilona's father)
- Valeriu Arnăutu as Captain Svoboda
- 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)
Notes and References
- Web site: Festival de Cannes: Forest of the Hanged . 5 March 2009. festival-cannes.com.
- Web site: Forest of the Hanged. Film Society of Lincoln Center. 26 August 2013.
