The Actor and the Savages
1975Toma Caragiu plays Costica Caratase character inspired by the personality of the great actor Constantin Tanase. The action takes place in the interwar period and focuses on the conflict between actor and Iron Guard movement ("savages") offended by a satirizes artistic performances. Film question the artist's freedom of expression and the danger posed by his involvement in social issues existing in a dictatorship world.
Acted in
Toma Caragiu
as Costică Caratase
Mircea Albulescu
as Ionel Fridman
Margareta Pogonat
as Elvira Caratase
Ion Besoiu
as Guță Popescu
Mircea Diaconu
as Radu Toma
Carmen Petrescu
as Puși
Maria Chira
as Luci Caratase
George Paul Avram
as Puiu Mugur
Marin Moraru
as Vasile
Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan
as Legionarul
Carmen Berbecaru
as Mărioara
Gheorghe Șimonca
as Carol II
Florin Zamfirescu
as Gheorghiță
Ioana Crăciunescu
as Juna patetică