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Fiddlers 1973 Directed by Emil Loteanu Lăutarii

Leader of a traveling gypsy band from the steppes of Bessarabia (now Moldova), Toma Alistar is a skilled violinist whose fame takes him on tours around European capitals and royal courts. He remains obsessed with his first love, beautiful Leanca who was married elsewhere while Toma was traveling, and spends his life and fortune trying to find her.

Production Country Soviet Union
Language Moldavian
Spoken Language Moldavian
Gneres Drama , Music , Romance
Production Company Moldova-Film
Release Date 2 April 1973
140 mins
Cast
Grigore Grigoriu
Grigore Grigoriu Radu Negostin (as Grigori Grigoriu)
Svetlana Toma
Svetlana Toma
Sergey Lunkevich
Sergey Lunkevich Toma Alistar
Dumitru Hãbãsescu
Dumitru Hãbãsescu
Jenea Rolko
Jenea Rolko
Olga Câmpeanu
Olga Câmpeanu
Angelica Iascencu
Angelica Iascencu
Galina Vodnyatskaya
Galina Vodnyatskaya Leanca
Haralambie Berdaga
Haralambie Berdaga Lăutar
Dumitru Mocanu
Dumitru Mocanu Lăutar
Liubomir Iorga
Liubomir Iorga Lăutar
Ilie Moschei
Ilie Moschei Lăutar
Vasile Zubcu-Codreanu
Vasile Zubcu-Codreanu Lăutar
N. Fagurel
N. Fagurel Lăutar
Mihai Timofti
Mihai Timofti Vasile (credited as M. Timofte)
Willy Musoian
Willy Musoian Dragomir
Valeriu Cupcea
Valeriu Cupcea
Mircea Soțchi-Voinicescu
Mircea Soțchi-Voinicescu First Lieutenant Baturin
Victor Soțchi-Voinicescu
Victor Soțchi-Voinicescu Duca
Dumitru Fusu
Dumitru Fusu
Victor Ciutac
Victor Ciutac Alistar's Father
Constantsa Tirtseu
Constantsa Tirtseu
Crew
Director
Emil Loteanu
Emil Loteanu
Writer
Emil Loteanu
Emil Loteanu
Cinematography
Vitali Kalashnikov
Vitali Kalashnikov
Composers
Isidor Burdin
Isidor Burdin
Eugen Doga
Eugen Doga
Production Design
Gheorghe Dimitriu
Gheorghe Dimitriu
Costume Design
Mariana Dimitriu
Mariana Dimitriu
Assistant Director
Valentina Plugaru
Valentina Plugaru