''Răscoala'' is a 1965 Romanian

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-g ...

directed by

Mircea Mureșan Mircea Mureșan (11 November 1928 – 24 April 2020) was a Romanian film director. He directed 22 films between 1961 and 2004. Mureșan won the prize for Best First Work at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival for the film '' Răscoala''. Born in ...

based on a novel by

Liviu Rebreanu Liviu Rebreanu (; November 27, 1885 – September 1, 1944) was a Romanian novelist, playwright, short story writer, and journalist. Life Born in Felsőilosva (now Târlișua, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania), then part of the Kingd ...

about the Romanian peasant uprising of 1907. Mureșan won the prize for Best First Work at the

1966 Cannes Film Festival The 19th Cannes Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 May 1966. To honour the festival's 20th anniversary, a special prize was given. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to the '' Signore & Signori'' by Pietro Germi, in tie wit ...

. It was the first Romanian film to be submitted to the

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. However, it failed to be

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.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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* (as Serafim Mogoș) *

Ion Besoiu Ion Besoiu (; 11 March 1931 – 18 January 2017) was a Romanian actor. Biography He was born in Sibiu in 1931 and graduated the city's Theater and Music Academy. After making his debut in 1957, he played for 16 years at the Radu Stanca National T ...

(as Grigore Iuga) * Adriana Bogdan (as Nadina) *

Emil Botta Emil Botta (; 15 September 1911, Adjud – 24 July 1977, Bucharest) was a Romanian actor and writer. Together with Emil Cioran, Eugen Ionescu, and , he was a member of the literary group called ''Corabia cu ratați'' ("The Losers' Ship"). Bo ...

(as Anton Nebunul) *

Ilarion Ciobanu Ilarion Ciobanu (; 28 October 1931 – 7 September 2008) was a Romanian actor. He has been described as "a legend" in the press and the last true Romanian comic. Biography Ciobanu was born in Ciucur, Tighina County, Kingdom of Romania (now Mold ...

(as Petre Petre) *

Constantin Codrescu Constantin Codrescu (; 5 September 1931 – 13 November 2022) was a Romanian actor. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1953. Born in Huși, he was raised in northern Bukovina, but had to move to Bucharest after the region was annexed ...

(as Baloleanu) *

Gheorghe Cozorici Gheorghe Cozorici (; 16 July 1933 – 18 December 1993) was a Romanian actor.Ernest Maftei Ernest Maftei (; 6 March 1920 – 19 October 2006) was a Romanian film actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1953 to 2006. Biography Born in Prăjești, Bacău County, he attended high school in Bacău, and, at age 17, he joined the ...

(as Stan Marin) *

Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila (; 3 February 1925 – 19 September 1996) was a Romanian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1959 to 1984. Selected filmography References External links * 1925 births 1996 deaths Romanian m ...

(as Lupu Chirițoiu) * Draga Olteanu-Matei (as Nadina's friend) *

Amza Pellea Amza Pellea (; 7 April 1931 – 12 December 1983) was a Romanian actor noted for playing Romanian national heroes on film. He was born in Băilești, Oltenia, and attended the Carol I High School in Craiova. He later played at the Craiova T ...

(as the military commander) *

Valentin Plătăreanu Valentin Plătăreanu (; 15 November 1936 – 16 April 2019) was a Romanian actor, Theatre director, director and drama teacher. Biography From 1958 to 1980, he played more than 30 parts at the Theatre of Youth (Teatrul Tineretului) in Piatra Nea ...

Colea Răutu Colea Răutu (; 18 November 1912 – 13 May 2008) was a Romanian actor, born in Bălți (Russian Empire, now Republic of Moldova).Nicolae Secăreanu Nicolae Secăreanu (; 12 July 1901 - 29 September 1992) was a well-known Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Eur ...

(as Miron Iuga) * (as sergeant Boiangiu) * (as Toader)

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* 1965 films 1965 drama films 1960s Romanian-language films Romanian black-and-white films Films based on works by Liviu Rebreanu Films directed by Mircea Mureşan Films set in Romania Films set in 1907 Romanian drama films {{1960s-Romania-film-stub

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