''The Mill of Good Luck'' () is a 1955 Romanian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Victor Iliu. It was entered into the
1957 Cannes Film Festival.
It is a version of the novella ''Moara cu noroc'' ("The lucky mill"), published in the collection ''
Nuvele din popor'' (1881) by
Ioan Slavici.
Cast
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Constantin Codrescu – Ghiță, the innkeeper
* – Lică Sămădăul, chief of the swineherds
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Ioana Bulcă
Ioana Bulcă (born 7 January 1936) is a Romanian film actress. She appeared in 20 films between 1955 and 2007.
Selected filmography
* '' The Mill of Good Luck'' (1955) – Ana
* ' (1961) – Silvia
* ''A Woman for a Season'' (1969)
* '' ...
(as Ioana Bulcă-Diaconescu) – Ana, Ghiță's wife
*
Colea Răutu – Pintea, the
gendarme
A gendarmerie () is a paramilitary or military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population. The term ''gendarme'' () is derived from the medieval French expression ', which translates to "men-at-arms" (). In France and som ...
* – the old woman (as Marieta Rareș)
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Gheorghe Ghițulescu – Răut
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Benedict Dabija – Buză Ruptă ("Split Lip")
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I. Atanasiu-Atlas – Saila Boarul
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Willy Ronea – the commissar
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Valeria Gagialov – the lady in mourning
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Sandu Sticlaru – Martzi, the inn hand
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Aurel Cioranu – Lae
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George Manu (as G. Manu)
See also
* ''
Orizont'' (2015 film)
References
External links
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1955 films
Romanian drama films
1950s Romanian-language films
1955 drama films
Romanian black-and-white films
Films directed by Victor Iliu
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