Codine
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An ex-convict struggles to survive by brute force alone in a turn-of-the-century slum in Bucharest. Codine is the thug who served 10 years for murdering a friend. He returns home to his miserly mother, whose penny-pinching ways infuriate her son. A young boy looks up to Codine, and through the man's eyes he sees the economic and social injustices from an adult perspective. When Codine kills another man who violated his trust, his mother becomes more unhinged and paranoid. Thinking her son will steal her hoarded money, she plots to kill her only son. The impressionable child watches in horror and amazement at the cruel machinations of the adult work that surrounds him.
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Cast
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Alexandru Virgil Platon
Codine
Known for
The Prophecy: Uprising
Răzvan Petrescu
Adrian Zografi
No other roles listed
Françoise Brion
Irène
Known for
Very Happy Alexander
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly Borgeaud
Zoița Zograffi
Known for
The Man Who Loved Women
Mississippi Mermaid
Germaine Kerjean
Anastasia
Known for
Deadlier Than the Male
Maurice Sarfati
Alexis
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Lost Command
Eliza Petrăchescu
Catrina
Also in
The Stone Wedding
Lust for Gold
Graziela Albini
Anghelina
Also in
Sunday at Six
The Kiss
Eugenia Bosânceanu
Mara
Known for
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Sieranevada
Dorin Dron
Ștefan
Also in
Full Sail
Eruption
Victor Moldovan
Anton
Also in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Four Steps Away From Infinity
Mihai Mereuţă
Also in
Iancu Jianu, Tax Collector
Ecaterina Teodoroiu
Henri Colpi Director · Panait Istrati Author Theodor Grigoriu Composer
First release May 15, 1963 · Produced in France, Romania · Production Cosmo Film, Unifilm
Production
Studioul Cinematografic București
Production
Cosmo Film
Production
Unifilm
Production
France · Romania
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Languages
Original title
Codin
Original language
Romanian
Spoken on screen
Romanian
Release dates
France · May 15, 1963
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
March 16, 1964 · Theatrical
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