THE KIDNAPPING OF THE MAIDENS (1968) - by Dinu Cocea – adventure film online on CINEPUB
"The Kidnapping of the Maidens" is not just a tour de force. Its creators understood that in addition to bang-bangs and horse trotters, viewers also look for people in the stories they see. And the people in the movie are not portrayed singularly, but reveal themselves through the tensions, desires and actions they make towards each other - rules of good screenwriting practice, sadly too little heeded in movies of the time. (cinepub.ro)
Synopsis: At the beginning of the 19th century, through a tacit agreement with Mrs. Haricleea (Olga Tudorache), who wants to unseat her husband from the throne, the gangs of Pazvanoglu (George Constantin), Pasha of Vidin, ruthlessly attack villages, kidnapping girls. Haricleea sends her son to a monastery, but Amza's (Emanoil Petruț) hajduks kidnap him in exchange for a halt to the looting. While the hajduks are chasing a nobleman, who wants to flee the country with his fortune, Pazvanoglu attacks again. In turn, the hajduks, aided by Anița (Marga Barbu), break into the Pasha's palace and free the girls. In the chaos, Hariclea's son is killed.
Directed by: Dinu Cocea
Cast: Emanoil Petruț, Marga Barbu, George Constantin, Toma Caragiu, Olga Tudorache, Gheorghe Ionescu Gion, Florin Scărlătescu, Tanți Cocea, Alexandru Giugaru, Colea Răutu, Marian Hudac, Mihai Pălădescu, Ileana Gurgulescu, Jean Constantin, Elena Caragiu, Draga Olteanu Matei, Telly Barbu, Aimée Iacobescu, Lucia Boga, Marin Moraru, Constantin Guriță, Ernest Maftei
Script by: Eugen Barbu, Mihai Opriş, Dinu Cocea
Producer: Bucharest Film Studios
Cinematography: George Voicu
Edited by: Adina Codrescu
Sound: Siliu Camil
Music: Mircea Istrate
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