Forest of the Hanged (Romanian: Pădurea spânzuraților) is a 1964 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. In 2010, the World Cinema Foundation released a restored version, as part of their restoration projects.
Forest of the Hanged became the first Romanian film to achieve wide international recognition.
^ "Festival de Cannes: Forest of the Hanged". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
^ World Cinema Foundation Restoration completed in 2010 and carried out at Cineteca di Bologna / L’Immagine Ritrovata Laboratory in collaboration with the Centrul National al Cinematografiei and Liviu Ciulei
^ "Forest of the Hanged". Film Society of Lincoln Center. Retrieved 26 August 2013.Synopsis
Front austro-hongrois, 1916. Engagé volontaire dans l’armée impériale, le lieutenant roumain Bologa fait partie de la Cour Martiale qui condamne à mort un soldat tchèque pour désertion. Devant l’attitude de certains officiers, Bologa se laisse gagner par des troubles de conscience.
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