''Ciulinii Bărăganului'' (''The Thistles of the Bărăgan''; ) is a 1958 Franco-

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

n film directed by

Louis Daquin Louis Daquin (20 May 1908 – 2 October 1980) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 14 films between 1938 and 1963. He also appeared in 11 films between 1937 and 1979. Selected filmography * ''The Man from Nowhere ...

and Gheorghe Vitanidis, based on a novel of the same title by Panait Istrati. The film was nominated for the Golden Palm award at the

1958 Cannes Film Festival The 11th Cannes Film Festival took place from 2 to 18 May 1958. French writer Marcel Achard served as Jury President for the main competition. The '' Palme d'Or'' was awarded to '' The Cranes Are Flying'' by Mikhail Kalatozov. Juries The follo ...

Cast

* Nuța Chirlea, as Matache * Ana Vlădescu, as Tudorița * Ruxandra Ionescu, as Stana * Florin Piersic, as Tănase * , as Mărin * , as Duduca * Matei Alexandru * Marcel Anghelescu, as Ursu * Maria Tănase * * Ernest Maftei * Benedict Dabija *

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* 1958 films Films based on Romanian novels French historical drama films Romanian historical drama films 1950s Romanian-language films Films set in Romania Films directed by Louis Daquin Films directed by Gheorghe Vitanidis 1950s French films 1950s historical drama films {{1950s-France-film-stub