
Those Who Pay with Their Lives
1989, Romanian. Directed by Șerban Marinescu.
An uncompromising journalist obsessed with the idea of absolute justice ends up committing suicide after reading his father's biography. Based on three novels by Camil Petrescu.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Romanian
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Cast & crew
- Șerban MarinescuDirector
- Adrian PinteaGelu Ruscanu
- Ştefan IordacheȘerban Saru-Sinești
- Gheorghe VisuN.D. Velescu
- Marcel IureșDinu Dorcea
- Ovidiu GhinițăGeorge Demetru Ladima
- Mariana MihuțNora
- Irina PetrescuIrena
- Julieta SzönyiMrs. T.
- Șerban CantacuzinoCast
- Tudorel FilimonCast
- Valentin UritescuPenciulescu
- Ileana PredescuDoamna Sineşti
Details
- Released
- 16 October 1989
- Original title
- Cei care plătesc cu viața
- Country
- Romania
- Written by
- Șerban Marinescu
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What Those Who Pay with Their Lives is based on
Those Who Pay with Their Lives is adapted from a novel.
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Those Who Pay with Their Lives runs 102 minutes (1h 42m).
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Which OTT platform is Those Who Pay with Their Lives on?
Those Who Pay with Their Lives isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 October 1989. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Those Who Pay with Their Lives?
If you liked Those Who Pay with Their Lives, try Pride and Prejudice, The Secret: Dare to Dream, Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between.
Who directed Those Who Pay with Their Lives?
Those Who Pay with Their Lives (1989) was directed by Șerban Marinescu and stars Adrian Pintea, Ştefan Iordache, Gheorghe Visu.
What is Those Who Pay with Their Lives based on?
Those Who Pay with Their Lives is adapted from a novel.