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.
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Cast
22 people
Grigore Grigoriu
Radu Negostin (as Grigori Grigoriu)
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Svetlana Toma
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Sergey Lunkevich
Toma Alistar
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Marianna
Dumitru Hãbãsescu
Jenea Rolko
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Dimitrie Cantemir
Exam Preparation
Olga Câmpeanu
Angelica Iascencu
Galina Vodnyatskaya
Leanca
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Haralambie Berdaga
Lăutar
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Dumitru Mocanu
Lăutar
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Liubomir Iorga
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Ilie Moschei
Lăutar
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Emil Loteanu Director · Eugen Doga Composer Isidor Burdin Composer
First release July 19, 1972 · Produced in Russia, Moldova · Original title Lăutarii
Production
Moldova-Film
Production
Russia · Moldova
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Lăutarii
Original language
Romanian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Spain · July 19, 1972
Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
Russia · April 2, 1973
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
December 1, 1972 · Premiere · Quinzaine du Cinéma des Républiques Soviétiques
Italy
September 1, 1972 · Premiere · Naples International Film Festival
September 2, 1972 · Premiere · Orvieto International Film Festival
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