''The Bugler's Grandsons'' (Romanian: ''Nepoții gornistulu'') is a 1953
Romania
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drama film
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directed by
.
[Liehm & Liehm p.143] The film was shot at the
Buftea Studios in
Bucharest
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. It was the first in a two-part production portraying ordinary Romanian life of recent decades, covering the period between the
Romanian War of Independence
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and the 1930s. It was followed by the sequel ''
The Sun Rises'' in 1954.
Cast
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Marga Barbu
Margareta-Yvonne Barbu also known as Marga Barbu born ''Margareta-Yvonne Butuc'' (24 February 1929 – 31 March 2009) was a Romanian actress.
She was born in 1929 in Ocna Șugatag, Maramureș County, and moved to Bucharest at age 14. In 1950 s ...
– Simina
* – Pintea Dorobanțu
*
Liviu Ciulei
Liviu Ciulei (; 7 July 1923 – 24 October 2011) was a Romanian theater and film director, film writer, actor, architect, educator, costume and set designer. During a career spanning over 50 years, he was described by ''Newsweek'' as "one of th ...
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Constantin Codrescu
Constantin Codrescu (; 5 September 1931 – 13 November 2022) was a Romanian actor. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1953.
Born in Huși, he was raised in northern Bukovina, but had to move to Bucharest after the region was annexed ...
– Ilieș
* – Stanca Dorobanțu
*
Iurie Darie
Iurie Darie (; 14 March 1929 – 9 November 2012) was a Romanian actor.
Biography
He was born in Vadul-Rașcov, Soroca County, Kingdom of Romania. He studied at the Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in Bucharest, graduating in ...
– Miron
*
Ernest Maftei
Ernest Maftei (; 6 March 1920 – 19 October 2006) was a Romanian film actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1953 to 2006.
Biography
Born in Prăjești, Bacău County, he attended high school in Bacău, and, at age 17, he joined the ...
*
Constantin Ramadan – Grigore Leahu
*
George Vraca
George Vraca (; 1896–1964) was a Romanian stage and film actor.
Born in Bucharest in an Aromanian family, he attended the city's Matei Basarab High School. He then studied at the Music and Drama Conservatory under the guidance of actor .
V ...
– Dobre Răcoviceanu
References
Bibliography
* Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. ''The Most Important Art: Eastern European Film After 1945''. University of California Press, 1977.
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1953 films
1950s war drama films
Romanian war drama films
1950s Romanian-language films
Films directed by Dinu Negreanu
1953 drama films
Romanian black-and-white films
Romanian World War I films
Romanian World War II films
World War I films set on the Eastern Front
Eastern Front of World War II films
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