Păcală
1974, Romanian. Directed by Geo Saizescu.
Pacala is an important hero in Romanian popular tradition. He is always making fun of everything wrong with the human behaviour such as stupidity, greed or vanity. His attitude and actions always bring damages to the mean, evil and materialistic people. So beside the jokes, the movie has this philosophical layer, undoubtedly because Pacala's independent way of being, free spirit and his love for the nature creates a way of seeing life, bringing joy. Filmed in a very beautiful part of Romania in 1974, the movie had an important success at that time and it is considered one of the most loved movies in Romania ever. Like the hero, found in many stories and jokes, the movie forwards the spirit of true freedom and pure link with the nature, forgetting about times and governments.
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Romanian
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Cast & crew
- Geo SaizescuDirector
- Sebastian PapaianiPăcală
- Mariella PetrescuPăcălița
- Ștefan Mihăilescu-BrăilaThe Forester
- Vasilica TastamanForester's Wife
- Octavian CotescuThe Collector
- Mariana MihuțCollector's Wife
- Aurel CioranuIon
- Cosma BrașoveanuGheorghe
- Tanți CoceaPăcală's Mother
- Ion BesoiuThieves Leader
- Ștefan BănicăThin Bandit
- Ovid TeodorescuFat Bandit
Details
- Released
- 9 January 1974
- Country
- Romania
- Written by
- Dumitru Radu Popescu, Geo Saizescu
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Păcală runs 122 minutes (2h 2m).
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Păcală isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 January 1974. (Checked 2 November 2026.)
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Who directed Păcală?
Păcală (1974) was directed by Geo Saizescu and stars Sebastian Papaiani, Mariella Petrescu, Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila.