''Telegrame'' is a 1959 Romanian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by and

Gheorghe Naghi Gheorghe Naghi (; 18 August 1932 – 10 March 2019) was a Romanian film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in th ...

and starring

Grigore Vasiliu Birlic Grigore Vasiliu Birlic (; January 24, 1905 – February 14, 1970) was a Romanian actor who appeared on stage, television and in films. He was best known for comedic roles. Early life Grigore Vasiliu was born on 24 January 1905 into the family ...

. The film, based on the eponymous sketch by Ion Luca Caragiale, premiered in Romania on 1 March 1960. It was entered into the

1960 Cannes Film Festival The 13th Cannes Film Festival was held from 4 to 20 May 1960. The Palme d'Or went to the ''La Dolce Vita'' by Federico Fellini. The festival opened with '' Ben-Hur'', directed by William Wyler. Jury The following people were appointed as the Ju ...

Cast

Coca Andronescu Coca Andronescu (3 July 1932 – 5 August 1998) was a Romanian stage, television and film actress. In 1967, she was awarded the , 4th class.Decretul nr. 1017 din 6 noiembrie 1967 al Consiliului de Stat al Republicii Socialiste România privind co ...

as the prosecutor's daughter *

Marcel Anghelescu Marcel Anghelescu (; 1909–1977) was a Romanian stage and film actor.Goble p.70 Partial filmography * ''Ziua cumpătării'' (1942) * ''Squadriglia bianca'' (1944) - Nello * '' The Valley Resounds'' (1950) - Ion * ''Arendașul român'' (1952) * ...

as Popic *

Costache Antoniu Costache Antoniu (; 1900–1979) was a Romanian stage and film actor. He graduated in 1926 from the Conservatory of Dramatic Art in Iași. After playing at a theater in Sibiu, he went to the Popular Theater in Bucharest, then at the National The ...

as Antonache Pamfil * as Raul Grigorașcu * as the guard Zapcianu *

Jules Cazaban Jules Cazaban (1903-1963) was a Romanian playwright and director. Born in Fălticeni, Romania, he studied law at the University of Iaşi, and then at the Conservatory of Dramatic Art in the same city. At the beginning of his activity, he was a th ...

as Iordăchel Gudurău *

Ștefan Ciubotărașu Ștefan Ciubotărașu (; 21 March 1910 – 27 August 1970) was a Romanian actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1954 to 1970. He was born into a poor farming family in Lipovăț, Vaslui County, a village in the Moldavia region of Rom ...

as the owner of the café * as general Grigorașcu * * Fory Etterle as a Minister * Mihai Fotino as the Minister of Interior *

Alexandru Giugaru Alexandru Giugaru (; 23 June 1897 – 15 March 1986) was a Romanian stage and film actor. Early life Born in Huși, Fălciu (present day Vaslui County), Romania, Giugaru began his stage career in 1916 after graduating from school in Cuza Vodă ...

as the County Court prosecutor * as the Lady * as the bandmaster * * as the sweeper * * as the general's servant * as Iorgu, the Prime Minister * Draga Olteanu as a commenting wife * as a pool player *

Dem Rădulescu Dem Rădulescu (; 21 September 1931 – 17 September 2000) was a Romanian theatre, film and television actor, and academic. He was also a professor at the Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest. Personal life Rădul ...

as another pool player * as the Minister of Justice * as Jenică * Carmen Stănescu as Atenaisa Perjoiu * as woman in love with Turturel * as Albert Gudurău * as Mr. Turturel *

as Costăchel Gudurău * ''Unknown yet'' as telegraph operator Crudela

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* 1959 films 1959 comedy films Romanian comedy films 1950s Romanian-language films Romanian black-and-white films Films directed by Gheorghe Naghi {{1950s-comedy-film-stub