The Actor and the Savages (1975)
Toma Caragiu plays Costica Caratase character inspired by the personality of the great actor Constantin Tanase. The action takes place in the interwar period and focuses on the conflict between actor and Iron Guard movement ("savages") offended by a satirizes artistic performances. Film question the artist's freedom of expression and the danger posed by his involvement in social issues existing in a dictatorship world.
Released: Jan 20, 1975
Runtime: 150 minutes
Stars: Toma Caragiu, Mircea Albulescu, Margareta Pogonat, Ion Besoiu, Mircea Diaconu, Carmen Petrescu
Crew: Titus Popovici (Writer), Manole Marcus (Director), Ioana Mocanu (Makeup Artist), Corneliu Leu (Producer), Virgil Moise (Production Design), George Grigoriu (Music)