The Punishment
1976, Romanian. Directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu.
In 1919 at the end of WW1 Romanian peasant Manolache Preda returns to his native village where he finds his woman taken by another and his land sold to the local landowner.
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Romanian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Sergiu NicolaescuDirector
- Sergiu NicolaescuProcurorul Tudor Marian
- Amza Pelleațăranul Manolache Preda
- Ernest Mafteicantonierul Sava Petrache
- Gheorghe DinicăIon, Seful de Post de Jandarmi
- Aimee IacobescuMagda Paraianu
- Ioana Pavelescutaranca Ruxsandra
- Emmerich SchäfferBoierul Leon Paraianu
- Mihai MereuţăPlutonierul Bobinca
- Nae MaziluIordan
- Vasile NițulescuThe Priest
- Elena DacianManolache Preda's Mother
- Alexandru DobrescuJudge Elefterescu
Details
- Released
- 13 September 1976
- Original title
- Osânda
- Country
- Romania
- Written by
- Sergiu Nicolaescu, Anusavan Salamanian
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The Punishment runs 112 minutes (1h 52m).
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The Punishment isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 September 1976. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Punishment?
The Punishment (1976) was directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu and stars Sergiu Nicolaescu, Amza Pellea, Ernest Maftei.