Romania / Sep 26, 1961
Overall average
5.0/10
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ion Manta | Toma |
| Ion Prisăcaru | Uzum |
| Silviu Stănculescu | Abrudan |
| George Constantin | Șoni |
| Vasile Tomazian | Spiridon |
| Rodica Tapalagă | |
| Aurora Șotropa | |
| Eugenia Eftimie |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Aproape de soare |
| Original language | Română (RO) |
| Spoken languages | Română |
| Production countries | Romania |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Studioul Cinematografic București |
| Release date | 26 settembre 1961 |
| Writer | Paul Anghel |
| Editing | Adina Georgescu |
| Cinematography | Ion Anton |
| Assistant directors | Savel Știopul |
| Production design | Ladislau Labancz |
| Art direction | Ladislau Labancz |
| Set decoration | Ladislau Labancz |
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| Music | Gheorghe Dumitrescu, Paul Popescu |
| Sound | Gheorghe Dumitrescu, Paul Popescu |
| Costume design | Aurelia Baciu |
| Makeup | Aurelia Baciu |
| Hairstyling | Aurelia Baciu |
Release dates
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