The Ball (1958 film)
The Ball | |
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Directed by | Andrei Blaier |
Starring | Ion Bodeanu |
Cinematography | Lupu Gutman |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Romania |
Language | Romanian |
The Ball (Romanian: Mingea "ball" in the sense of a football) is a 1958 Romanian drama film directed by Andrei Blaier and . It was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival.[1] In the Romania of the 1930s the economic crisis has serious impact on society. A teacher is fired from work and fights to make ends meet, while his paralyzed son dreams of a soccer ball with which to play. The father falls in with communist activists, one of whom helps him find a ball for his son.
Cast[]
- as the Father
- Ion Bodeanu as Ionel
- as Chiriță
- as the Policeman
- Ion Ulmeni as the High School Principal
- as the wife of Chiriță
References[]
- ^ "1st Moscow International Film Festival (1959)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1958 films
- Romanian-language films
- 1958 drama films
- Romanian films
- Films directed by Andrei Blaier
- Romanian drama films
- Romanian film stubs
- Films about communism
- Great Depression films