''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 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 Ion Luca Caragiale (; commonly referred to as I. L. Caragiale; According to his birth certificate, published and discussed by Constantin Popescu-Cadem in ''Manuscriptum'', Vol. VIII, Nr. 2, 1977, pp. 179-184 – 9 June 1912) was a Romanian playw ...

, 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 as the prosecutor's daughter * Marcel Anghelescu 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 Bucharest ( , ; ...

as Antonache Pamfil * as Raul Grigorașcu * as the guard Zapcianu * Jules Cazaban 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 Fory Etterle (; 24 May 1908–16 September 1983) was a Romanian film actor. Biography Born in Ploiești, he attended the city's Ion Luca Caragiale High School. After taking courses at the Faculty of Law of the University of Bucharest, he studied ...

as a Minister *

Mihai Fotino Mihai Fotino (; 14 September 1930 – 13 January 2014) was a prolific Romanian actor who has appeared in theatre, film, television, and radio, in a career spanning 70 years. Born in Bucharest, he spent his early years in Brașov, where his f ...

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 as another pool player * as the Minister of Justice * as Jenică *

Carmen Stănescu Carmen Stănescu (29 July 1925 – 11 April 2018) was a Romanian stage and film actress. She was born in Bucharest and died in Snagov. Filmography * '' Bădăranii'' (1960) as Felice, Canciano Tartuffola's wife * ''Frații Jderi'' (1974) * '' ...

as Atenaisa Perjoiu * as woman in love with Turturel * as Albert Gudurău * as Mr. Turturel *

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

References

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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