If I Were Harap Alb

If I Were Harap Alb
Directed byIon Popescu-Gopo
Written byIon Creangă
Ion Popescu-Gopo
StarringFlorin Piersic
CinematographyGrigore Ionescu
Release date
  • July 1965 (1965-07)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryRomania
LanguageRomanian

If I Were Harap Alb (Romanian: De-aș fi... Harap Alb) is a 1965 Romanian fantasy film directed by Ion Popescu-Gopo. It was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival where Popescu-Gopo won the award for Best Director.[1] The film is based on the fairy tale The Story of Harap Alb by Romanian writer Ion Creangă.

Plot

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Taken from an old fairy tale. White Moor is the prince who is second in line to the throne. After the king sends him to visit his uncle, the prince meets various memorable people and is captured by a bad guy who assumes his identity and forces him to become a slave.[2]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "4th Moscow International Film Festival (1965)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. ^ "The White Moor".
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