''The White Moor'' ( ro, De-aș fi... Harap Alb) is a 1965 Romanian fantasy film directed by

Ion Popescu-Gopo Ion Popescu-Gopo (; 1 May 1923 – 28 November 1989) was a Romanian graphic artist and animator, but also writer, film director, and actor. He was born in Bucharest, Romania. He was a prominent personality in the Romanian cinematography and the ...

. It was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival where Popescu-Gopo won the award for Best Director.
Taken from an old fairy tale. White Moor is the prince who is second in line to the throne. After the king sends him to visit his uncle, the prince meets various memorable people and is captured by a bad guy who assumes his identity and forces him to become a slave.

Cast

Florin Piersic Florin Piersic (; born 27 January 1936) is a well-known Romanian actor and TV personality. He is particularly famous for his leading roles in ''The White Moor'' and the ''Margelatu'' series films. He has a reputation, often parodied in popular ...

as Harap-Alb *

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 Roșu Împarat *

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 Verde Împarat * George Demetru as Alb Împarat *

Chris Avram Chris Avram (born Cristea Avram; August 31, 1931 – January 10, 1989) was a Romanian- Italian film actor. Early life and career Avram was born in Bucharest, into a family of active communists (his father being a member of the Romanian Communist ...

as Spânul * Liliana Tomescu as Ochilă * Florin Vasiliu as Setilă * Puiu Călinescu as Gerilă * Mircea Bogdan as Flămânzilă * Viorel Manta as Păsărilă

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* 1965 films 1960s fantasy films 1960s Romanian-language films Romanian fantasy films Films directed by Ion Popescu-Gopo Romanian children's films {{fantasy-film-stub