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The Punishment
The Punishment

The Punishment

Genres

Drama

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In 1919 at the end of WW1 Romanian peasant Manolache Preda returns to his native village where he finds his woman taken by another and his land sold to the local landowner.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Romanian

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

13 September 1976

Country

Romania

Cast

Sergiu Nicolaescu

Sergiu Nicolaescu

Procurorul Tudor Marian

Amza Pellea

Amza Pellea

țăranul Manolache Preda

Ernest Maftei

Ernest Maftei

cantonierul Sava Petrache

Gheorghe Dinică

Gheorghe Dinică

Ion, Seful de Post de Jandarmi

Aimee Iacobescu

Aimee Iacobescu

Magda Paraianu

Ioana Pavelescu

Ioana Pavelescu

taranca Ruxsandra

Emmerich Schäffer

Emmerich Schäffer

Boierul Leon Paraianu

Mihai Mereuţă

Mihai Mereuţă

Plutonierul Bobinca

Nae Mazilu

Nae Mazilu

Iordan

Vasile Nițulescu

Vasile Nițulescu

The Priest

Elena Dacian

Elena Dacian

Manolache Preda's Mother

Alexandru Dobrescu

Alexandru Dobrescu

Judge Elefterescu

Elisabeta Jar

Elisabeta Jar

Manolache's Wife

Vasile Popa

Vasile Popa

Lamplighter

Constantin Rauțchi

Constantin Rauțchi

Lamplighter

Corneliu Gîrbea

Corneliu Gîrbea

Shepherd Badin

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