Beyond the Sands (Dincolo de nisipuri) 50 years old

Bad luck and bad judgment follow two generations of men in this Rumanian tragedy, set in the World War II era. Ion (Dan Nutu) seeks to find out why many years ago his father was falsely accused of being a communist, an accusation which led to his execution. He discovers that his father's mistress, now married to a wealthy man, made the accusation for money, as she was deathly afraid of poverty. Ion's own girlfriend seems to be similarly concerned about issues of livelihood, and abandons him for a richer suitor. Frustrated and angry, he burns down these couple's houses and takes up with some anti-communist arms smugglers.

Credits

Beyond the Sands Cast

Name Character
Gheorghe Dinică He was 41, 75 years old when he died as maiorul Ionescu
Mitică Popescu He was 38, now 88 years old as Romniceanu
George Constantin He was 41, 60 years old when he died as Nae Caramet
Violeta Andrei She was 33, now 83 years old as Bișcă
Mircea Albulescu He was 40, 81 years old when he died as Che Andrei
Gina Patrichi She was 39, 58 years old when she died as Vetina
Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila He was 50, 71 years old when he died as Gheorghe Jinga
Vasile Nițulescu He was 49, 65 years old when he died as Pavel Berechet

Beyond the Sands Crew

Name Department
Radu Gabrea as Director. He was 37 (79) years old when He died Directing
Helmut Stürmer as Production Design. He was 33 (73) years old when He died Art
Yolanda Mîntulescu as Editor. Editing
Beyond the Sands poster
Beyond the Sands (50 years)

  • Release day: Monday, February 18, 1974
  • Runtime: 98 minutes