''The Earth's Most Beloved Son'' (originally ''Cel mai iubit dintre pământeni'') is a 1993 Romanian drama film, directed by

Șerban Marinescu Șerban Marinescu (born 27 May 1956) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. In December 2004 he was awarded by then-President of Romania Ion Iliescu Ion Iliescu (; born 3 March 1930) is a Romanian politician and engineer who served a ...

, based on the novel '' Cel mai iubit dintre pământeni'' by

Marin Preda Marin Preda (; 5 August 1922, Siliștea Gumești, Teleorman County, Kingdom of Romania – 16 May 1980, Mogoșoaia, Ilfov County], Socialist Republic of Romania) was a Romanian novelist, post-war writer and director of Cartea Românească p ...

Cast

Ștefan Iordache Ștefan Iordache (; 3 February 1941 – 14 September 2008) was a Romanian actor. Born in Calafat, Dolj County, he spent his childhood there before moving to the Rahova neighborhood of Bucharest. He failed being admitted into medical school, wo ...

– Victor Petrini *

Gheorghe Dinică Gheorghe Dinică (; 1 January 1934 – 10 November 2009) was a Romanian actor. Career Dinică showed an early interest in acting, being part of different amateur theater troupes since he was 17. In 1957, he entered The National Institute of Thea ...

–

Securitate The Department of State Security (), commonly known as the Securitate (, ), was the secret police agency of the Socialist Republic of Romania. It was founded on 30 August 1948 from the '' Siguranța'' with help and direction from the Soviet MG ...

investigator *

Dorel Vișan Dorel Vișan (; born 25 June 1937) is a Romanian actor. He has appeared in 65 films since 1974. He was nominated for the award of Best Actor at the 1988 European Film Awards. Vișan was born in Tăușeni, Cluj County. In 1965 he graduated from ...

– Guardian "Dumnezeu" *

Maia Morgenstern Maia Emilia Ninel Morgenstern (; born 1 May 1962) is a Romanian film and stage actress, Gabriela Dumba, ("Pure and simple, Maia Morgenstern", but with a pun, because Simplu is a Romanian musical group with whom she had done a video), ''Gardi ...

– Matilda *

Tora Vasilescu Tora Vasilescu (22 March 1951) is a Romanian actress. She was born in Tulcea and went to local School no. 5, and then went on to High School no. 2. She showed talent for acting since she was young and later studied at the Theater Institute in B ...

– Nineta *

Mircea Albulescu Iorgu Constantin Albulescu (4 October 1934 – 8 April 2016), known professionally as Mircea Albulescu (), was a Romanian actor, university professor, journalist, poet, writer, and member of the Writers' Union of Romania (''Uniunea Scriitorilor'' ...

– inmate Grecul *

Victor Rebengiuc Victor Rebengiuc (; known in full as Victor-George Rebengiuc; born 10 February 1933) is a Romanian film and stage actor, also known as a civil society activist. Since 1957, he has been a member of the Bulandra Theater company, acting in more t ...

– apparatchik *

Valentin Uritescu Valentin Uritescu (; 4 June 1941 – 17 June 2022) was a Romanian film, television, and theatre actor. He is best known for his parts in '' The Conjugal Bed'' and '' The Last Assault''. In 2011, Uritescu was chosen by Sony Pictures Animation ...

– Dr. Marcu *

Colea Răutu Colea Răutu (; 18 November 1912 – 13 May 2008) was a Romanian actor, born in Bălți (Russian Empire, now Republic of Moldova).Emil Hossu Emil Hossu (; 24 November 1941 – 25 January 2012) was a Romanian actor. Hossu was born into a Greek-Catholic family in Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County and grew up in Cluj. Since his father was a diplomat during the time of Ion Antonescu, his whole ...

– Iustin Comănescu *

Mitică Popescu Mitică Popescu (; 2 December 1936 – 3 January 2023) was a Romanian actor. Biography Popescu was born in Bucharest on 2 December 1936. He started his studies in the mid-1950s at the Institute of Theatrical and Cinematographic Art, but he was ...

– Securitate officer * Ștefan Bănică – rodent exterminator Belitu

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* 1993 films 1993 drama films Romanian drama films 1990s Romanian-language films Films based on Romanian novels {{Romania-film-stub