Movie: The Protar Affair

Top 10 Billed Cast

Ion Iancovescu
Ion Iancovescu

Borcea

Ion Finteşteanu
Ion Finteşteanu

Bucșan

Radu Beligan
Radu Beligan

Prof. Alexandru Andronic

Ioana Zlotescu
Ioana Zlotescu

Magda Mihu

Jenica Constantinescu
Jenica Constantinescu

Ion Talianu
Ion Talianu

Agopian

Constantin Ramadan
Constantin Ramadan

Ion Lucian
Ion Lucian

Pompilian

Florin Vasiliu
Florin Vasiliu

Voicu

Nicolae Gărdescu
Nicolae Gărdescu

Brănescu

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    The Protar Affair (Romanian: Afacerea Protar) is a 1956 Romanian comedy film directed by Haralambie Boroș. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.

  • Release Date

    1956-10-05

  • Average

    6.6

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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  • Languages:

    Română
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