Overview
Leader of a traveling gypsy band from the steppes of Bessarabia (now Moldova), Toma Alistar is a skilled violinist whose fame takes him on tours around European capitals and royal courts. He remains obsessed with his first love, beautiful Leanca who was married elsewhere while Toma was traveling, and spends his life and fortune trying to find her.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Eugen Doga and Isidor Burdin
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Vitaly Kalashnikov
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Emil LoteanuWriter
- Original title
- Lăutarii
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 2, 1973
- Original language
- Romanian
- Countries
- Soviet Union
Production
Cast
Grigore GrigoriuRadu Negostin (as Grigori Grigoriu)
Svetlana Toma- Sergey LunkevichToma Alistar
- Dumitru Hãbãsescu
- Jenea Rolko
- Olga Câmpeanu
- Angelica Iascencu
Galina VodnyatskayaLeanca- Haralambie BerdagaLăutar
- Dumitru MocanuLăutar
- Liubomir IorgaLăutar
- Ilie MoscheiLăutar
Vasile Zubcu-CodreanuLăutar- N. FagurelLăutar
Mihai TimoftiVasile (credited as M. Timofte)- Willy MusoianDragomir
- Valeriu Cupcea
Mircea Soțchi-VoinicescuFirst Lieutenant Baturin- Victor Soțchi-VoinicescuDuca
Dumitru Fusu
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