''Mitrea Cocor'' is a 1953 Romanian

war War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Victor Iliu Victor Iliu (24 November 1912 – 4 September 1968) was a Romanian film director. He directed seven films between 1948 and 1964. His film ''The Mill of Good Luck'' was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography * '' Anul 1848'' ...

and Marieta Sadova.Liehm & Liehm p.142 It is based on the 1949

socialist realist Socialist realism is a style of idealized realistic art that was developed in the Soviet Union and was the official style in that country between 1932 and 1988, as well as in other socialist countries after World War II. Socialist realism is ...

novel of the same name by

Mihail Sadoveanu Mihail Sadoveanu (; occasionally referred to as Mihai Sadoveanu; November 5, 1880 – October 19, 1961) was a Romanian novelist, short story writer, journalist and political figure, who twice served as acting head of state for the communis ...

. A poor young Romanian goes off to fight during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

, and returns home at the same time as the

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army ( Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and, afte ...

advances into the country.

Cast

* Toma Dimitriu * Constantin Ramadan * Cornel Rusu * Marieta Sadova * Dem Savu *

Septimiu Sever Septimiu is a Romanian male given name that may refer to: * Septimiu Albini Septimiu Albini (June 9, 1861 – November 7, 1919) was an Imperial Austrian-born Romanian journalist and political activist. A native of Transylvania, he attended the Un ...

* Aurelia Sorescu *

Ion Talianu Ion Talianu (; 1898–1956) was a Romanian stage actor.Sandache p.275 He also appeared in six films. Filmography * '' The Valley Resounds'' (1950) * '' A Lost Letter'' (1953) * '' Mitrea Cocor'' (1953) * ''The Sun Rises ''The Sun Rises'' (Roma ...

* Nicolae Tomazoglu * George Manu * Andrei Codarcea * Vasile Lazarescu * Nucu Paunescu * Titus Laptes * Maria Voluntaru * Gheorghe Ionescu-Gion * Ion Henter

References

Bibliography

* Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. ''The Most Important Art: Eastern European Film After 1945''. University of California Press, 1977.

External links

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