Pacala is an important hero in Romanian popular tradition. He is always making fun of everything wrong with the human behaviour such as stupidity, greed or vanity. His attitude and actions always bring damages to the mean, evil and materialistic people. So beside the jokes, the movie has this philosophical layer, undoubtedly because Pacala's independent way of being, free spirit and his love for the nature creates a way of seeing life, bringing joy. Filmed in a very beautiful part of Romania in 1974, the movie had an important success at that time and it is considered one of the most loved movies in Romania ever. Like the hero, found in many stories and jokes, the movie forwards the spirit of true freedom and pure link with the nature, forgetting about times and governments.
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Cast
35 people
Sebastian Papaiani
Păcală
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Uncle Marin, the Billionaire
Mariella Petrescu
Păcălița
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The Saturday Night Dance
Tonight We'll Celebrate in the Family
Vasilica Istrate
Dumitru Radu Popescu
Rozalia Bartha
Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila
The Forester
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Bucharest Identity Card
In the Dust of the Stars
Ileana Oroveanu
Vasilica Tastaman
Forester's Wife
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Tonight We'll Celebrate in the Family
Veronica
Mircea George Cornea
Octavian Cotescu
The Collector
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Operation 'The Monster'
Circus Performers
Margareta Anescu
Mariana Mihuț
Collector's Wife
Known for
The Oak
Geo Saizescu Director · Dumitru Radu Popescu Writer Margareta Anescu Editor
First release January 9, 1974 · Produced in Romania · Production Casa de Filme Cinci
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Casa de Filme 5
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Casa de Filme Cinci
Production
Romania
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Original language
Romanian
Spoken on screen
Romanian
Release dates
Romania · January 9, 1974
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