The Woman from the Great Bear

The Woman from the Great Bear

A construction site is set up next to a colony of forest workers. Murgu, a worker on the construction site, and Maria, a girl raised by foresters and who took care of the colony's household affairs, fall in love with each other.

1982 · 89 min · ★ 7.7 · Romance, Drama

A construction site is set up next to a colony of forest workers. Murgu, a worker on the construction site, and Maria, a girl raised by foresters who took care of the colony's household affairs, fall in love with each other.

Directed by Adrian Petringenaru · Written by Paul Eugen Banciu

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Florina Cercel Maria
Dorel Vișan Murgu
Emanoil Petruţ Ciortea
Petru Felezu Mihu
Ioana Crăciunescu Ana Ciortea
Matei Alexandru Ing. Constantin
Marietta Rareș Parasta
Rodica Popescu Bitănescu Dna. Marinescu
Simion Hetea Zdrenghea
Andrei Torock Ghio
Alexandru Virgil Platon Forestier 1
Octavian Cosmuță Forestier 2

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