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The Ball is a 1958 Romanian drama film directed by Andrei Blaier and Sinișa Ivetici. It was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. In the Romania of the 1930s the economic crisis has serious impact on society. A teacher is fired from work and fights to make ends meet, while his paralyzed son dreams of a soccer ball with which to play. The father falls in with communist activists, one of whom helps him find a ball for his son.
Original Release
04/07/1959
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lazar Vrabie | Tatal / Father |
| Ion Bodeanu | Ionel |
| Andrei Codarcea | Chirita |
| Ion Ulmeni | Directorul liceului / High school principal |
| Sandu Sticlaru | Politalul |
| Lucia Mara Dabija | Profesoara de muzica / Music teacher |
| Antoaneta Gilmeanu | |
| Chirita Misail | |
| Consuela Rosu | |
| Mircea Stroe |
Directors
Writers
Andrei Blaier, Sinisa Ivetici, Francisc Munteanu
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lazar Vrabie | Tatal / Father |
| Ion Bodeanu | Ionel |
| Andrei Codarcea | Chirita |
| Ion Ulmeni | Directorul liceului / High school principal |
| Sandu Sticlaru | Politalul |
| Lucia Mara Dabija | Profesoara de muzica / Music teacher |
| Antoaneta Gilmeanu | |
| Chirita Misail | |
| Consuela Rosu | |
| Mircea Stroe | |
| Mircea Constantin-Govora | (as Constantinescu-Govora) |
| Tatiana Stefanescu | |
| Pavel Enache | |
| Zaharia Ionescu | |
| Georges Stanescu | (as Gheorghe Stanescu) |
