Forest of the Hanged | |
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Directed by | Liviu Ciulei |
Written by |
Titus Popovici Liviu Rebreanu |
Starring |
Victor Rebengiuc Ștefan Ciubotărașu Liviu Ciulei Emil Botta |
Music by | Theodor Grigoriu |
Cinematography | Ovidiu Gologan |
Edited by | Yolanda Mîntulescu |
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Running time
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158 minutes |
Country | Romania |
Language | Romanian |
Forest of the Hanged (Romanian: Pădurea spânzuraților) is a 1964 Romanian drama film directed by Liviu Ciulei, and based on the eponymous novel by Liviu Rebreanu. Ciulei won the award for Best Director at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival. In 2010, the World Cinema Foundation released a restored version as part of their restoration projects.
Forest of the Hanged became the first Romanian film to achieve wide international recognition.