Forest of the Hanged

Forest of the Hanged (Pădurea spânzuraților) is a 1965 Romanian drama film directed by Liviu Ciulei, and based on the eponymous novel by Liviu Rebreanu. Ciulei won the award for Best Director at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.

Forest of the Hanged became the first Romanian film to achieve wide international recognition.

Cast

 * Victor Rebengiuc as Lieutenant Apostol Bologa
 * Anna Széles as Ilona
 * Ștefan Ciubotărașu as Petre Petre
 * György Kovács as Habsburg General Von Karg
 * Gina Patrichi as Roza Jánosi
 * Liviu Ciulei as Captain Otto Klapka
 * Costache Antoniu as The Priest
 * George Aurelian as Domșa (Marta's father)
 * Emil Botta as Captain Cervenko
 * Constantin Brezeanu as The Military Prosecutor
 * Ion Caramitru as Petre Petre
 * Toma Caragiu as Habsburg officer
 * Nicolae Tomazoglu as The Army Doctor
 * András Csiky as Lieutenant Sándor Varga
 * Emmerich Schäffer as Johan Maria Müller
 * Gheorghe Cozorici as captured Romanian officer
 * Mihai Mereuță as Corporal overseeing gravediggers
 * Mariana Mihuț as Marta Domșa
 * Nae Roman as a Colonel
 * László Kiss (actor) as Paul Vidor (Ilona's father)
 * Valeriu Arnăutu as Captain Svoboda
 * Ferenc Bencze as an NCO
 * Alexandra Polizu as Rodovica
 * Radu Dunăreanu as an NCO
 * Nicolae Luchian Botez as an Officer
 * Constantin Lipovan as a Soldier
 * Val Lefescu as The Telegraph Operator
 * Marga Barbu
 * Angela Moldovan as Sofica Domșa (Marta's mother)