Having as “covers” the leaving for battle and the coming back of Penes Curcanul, the hero of a popular poem by Vasile Alecsandri, the film represents the well-known episodes of the Romanian-Russian-Turkish war (the “Independence War”) of 1877, such as: the mobilization, the Romanian army’s crossing of the Danube, the battles of Plevna and Grivita, aspects from the hospitals full of wounded soldiers and the surrender of Osman Pasha. The film ends with newsreel sequences from the Royal Parade in Bucharest on the 10th of May, 1912. This is the first feature-length Romanian film.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Societatea filmul de artă Leon Popescu
Keywords
- war of independence
- romania
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Top Cast
Aristide Demetriade as Carol I
Constanta Demetriade as Principesa Elisabeta
Constantin Nottara as Osman Pasa
Pepi Machauer as Tarul Alexandru II
Aurel Athanasescu as Penes Curcanul
Jeny Metaxa-Doro as Rodica
Top Crew
Aristide Demetriade · Director, Screenplay
Petre Liciu · Screenplay
Constantin Nottara · Story
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