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Close to the Sun

19611h 38mSavel Știopul

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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.

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What is Close to the Sun (1961) about?

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.

Who stars in Close to the Sun?

Close to the Sun stars Florin Piersic (Petre Orsa), Vasilica Tastaman (Livia), Titus Lapteș (Todor Baci), Dorin Dron (Solca), Aurel Cioranu (Gică Pisică). The film was directed by Savel Știopul.

How long is Close to the Sun?

Close to the Sun has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1961.

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