Close to the Sun
1961, Romanian. Directed by Savel Știopul.
Petre Orsa, a young peasant gets a job at the Hunedoara Steel Mill with the dream of becoming a top-notch steel man, having Mihai Solca – a sort of communist industrial hero – as his role model. He starts low moving dirt around with a shovel but he soon gets into the team of an old steel man, foreman Tudor Baci.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Romanian
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- Released
- 26 September 1961
- Original title
- Aproape de soare
- Country
- Romania
- Written by
- Paul Anghel
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Close to the Sun runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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Close to the Sun isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 September 1961. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Close to the Sun?
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Who directed Close to the Sun?
Close to the Sun (1961) was directed by Savel Știopul and stars Florin Piersic, Vasilica Tastaman, Titus Lapteș.