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Close to the Sun

Plot: Petre Orsa, a young peasant gets a job at the Hunedoara Steel Mill with the dream of becoming a top-notch steel man, having Mihai Solca – a sort of communist industrial hero – as his role model. He starts low moving dirt around with a shovel but he soon gets into the team of an old steel man, foreman Tudor Baci
Release Date: Tuesday, September 26 1961
63 years ago
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Portrait of Florin PiersicFlorin Piersic. Florin Piersic was 25 in Close to the Sun as 'Petre Orsa'.
Birthday: Mon, Jan 27 1936
Portrait of Vasilica TastamanVasilica Tastaman. Vasilica Tastaman was 27 in Close to the Sun as 'Livia'.
Birthday: Fri, Oct 06 1933 –
Died: Sun, Mar 30 2003
Portrait of Titus LapteșTitus Lapteș. Titus Lapteș was 58 in Close to the Sun as 'Todor Baci'.
Birthday: Wed, Apr 01 1903 –
Died: Mon, Sep 16 1974
Portrait of Dorin DronDorin Dron. Dorin Dron was 41 in Close to the Sun as 'Solca'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 27 1920 –
Died: Sat, Apr 30 1994
Portrait of Aurel CioranuAurel Cioranu. Aurel Cioranu was 31 in Close to the Sun as 'Gică Pisică'.
Birthday: Thu, Oct 17 1929
Portrait of Nicolae PraidaNicolae Praida. Nicolae Praida was 28 in Close to the Sun as 'Dinuț'.
Birthday: Wed, Sep 20 1933 –
Died: Wed, Dec 24 2008
Portrait of Grigore Vasiliu-BirlicGrigore Vasiliu-Birlic. Grigore Vasiliu-Birlic was 56 in Close to the Sun
Birthday: Tue, Jan 24 1905 –
Died: Sat, Feb 14 1970
Portrait of Ion MantaIon Manta. Ion Manta was >> in Close to the Sun as 'Toma'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ion PrisăcaruIon Prisăcaru. Ion Prisăcaru was >> in Close to the Sun as 'Uzum'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Silviu StănculescuSilviu Stănculescu. Silviu Stănculescu was 29 in Close to the Sun as 'Abrudan'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 24 1932 –
Died: Fri, Oct 23 1998
Portrait of George ConstantinGeorge Constantin. George Constantin was 28 in Close to the Sun as 'Șoni'.
Birthday: Wed, May 03 1933 –
Died: Sat, Apr 30 1994
Portrait of Vasile TomazianVasile Tomazian. Vasile Tomazian was 36 in Close to the Sun as 'Spiridon'.
Birthday: Mon, Jan 05 1925 –
Died: Tue, Jan 03 1978
Portrait of Rodica TapalagăRodica Tapalagă. Rodica Tapalagă was 22 in Close to the Sun
Birthday: Thu, Jan 12 1939 –
Died: Sun, Dec 19 2010
Portrait of Aurora ȘotropaAurora Șotropa. Aurora Șotropa was >> in Close to the Sun
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eugenia EftimieEugenia Eftimie. Eugenia Eftimie was >> in Close to the Sun
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Savel ȘtiopulSavel Știopul. Savel Știopul was 35 in Close to the Sun as 'Director'
Birthday: Sat, May 15 1926 –
Died: Fri, Sep 28 2007
Portrait of Paul AnghelPaul Anghel. Paul Anghel was >> in Close to the Sun as 'Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Adina GeorgescuAdina Georgescu. Adina Georgescu was >> in Close to the Sun as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Gheorghe DumitrescuGheorghe Dumitrescu. Gheorghe Dumitrescu was >> in Close to the Sun as 'Music'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ion AntonIon Anton. Ion Anton was 32 in Close to the Sun as 'Cinematography'
Birthday: Sun, Jul 21 1929 –
Died: Thu, Nov 28 2002
Portrait of Paul PopescuPaul Popescu. Paul Popescu was >> in Close to the Sun as 'Conductor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ladislau LabanczLadislau Labancz. Ladislau Labancz was >> in Close to the Sun as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Aurelia BaciuAurelia Baciu. Aurelia Baciu was >> in Close to the Sun as 'Makeup Artist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday