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The Stake and the Flame (1980)

The Stake and the Flame (1980)

War
Release Date: 1980, January 21
Directors: Adrian Petringenaru
Countries: Romania
Cast: Ion Caramitru, Simona Măicănescu, Florin Piersic, Teofil Vâlcu, Ilarion Ciobanu

Overview:

The young Alexandru Bota, a former Romanian volunteer in Garibaldi's army, joins the secret organization "Order of the Rose" which initiates an action meant to lead to the liberation of the peoples from the Habsburg tyranny. One of the leaders of the order violates the agreement established with Prince Cuza and plots the assassination of Prime Minister Barbu Catargiu, in order to initiate an outbreak of war on Romanian territory.